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UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers release top-performing AI model for medical imaging
https://cdss.berkeley.edu/news/uc-berkeley-and-ucsf-researchers-release-top-performing-ai-model-medical-imaging
https://cdss.berkeley.edu/news/uc-berkeley-and-ucsf-researchers-release-top-performing-ai-model-medical-imaging
UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers release top-performing AI model for medical imaging
UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers today released Pillar (Pillar-0), an open-source AI model that a…
cdss.berkeley.edu
December 20, 2025 at 4:35 AM
UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers release top-performing AI model for medical imaging
https://cdss.berkeley.edu/news/uc-berkeley-and-ucsf-researchers-release-top-performing-ai-model-medical-imaging
https://cdss.berkeley.edu/news/uc-berkeley-and-ucsf-researchers-release-top-performing-ai-model-medical-imaging
Oracle and the hard truths about software
https://economist.com/business/2025/12/11/oracle-and-the-hard-truths-about-software
https://economist.com/business/2025/12/11/oracle-and-the-hard-truths-about-software
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Oracle and the hard truths about software
https://economist.com/business/2025/12/11/oracle-and-the-hard-truths-about-software
https://economist.com/business/2025/12/11/oracle-and-the-hard-truths-about-software
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sank Without a Trace | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-next-big-thing-in-carbon-removal-sunk-without-a-trace/
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-next-big-thing-in-carbon-removal-sunk-without-a-trace/
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sank Without a Trace | WIRED
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting ed…
www.wired.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sank Without a Trace | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-next-big-thing-in-carbon-removal-sunk-without-a-trace/
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-next-big-thing-in-carbon-removal-sunk-without-a-trace/
How OpenAI is using GPT-5 Codex to improve the AI tool itself
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/how-openai-is-using-gpt-5-codex-to-improve-the-ai-tool-itself/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/how-openai-is-using-gpt-5-codex-to-improve-the-ai-tool-itself/
How OpenAI is using GPT-5 Codex to improve the AI tool itself
“The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex,” OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent.…
arstechnica.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How OpenAI is using GPT-5 Codex to improve the AI tool itself
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/how-openai-is-using-gpt-5-codex-to-improve-the-ai-tool-itself/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/how-openai-is-using-gpt-5-codex-to-improve-the-ai-tool-itself/
The Normalization of Deviance in AI
https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/the-normalization-of-deviance-in-ai/
https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/the-normalization-of-deviance-in-ai/
The Normalization of Deviance in AI
The gradual and systemic over-reliance on LLM outputs, especially with agentic systems, leads to …
embracethered.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The Normalization of Deviance in AI
https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/the-normalization-of-deviance-in-ai/
https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/the-normalization-of-deviance-in-ai/
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert ca…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
The world in brief
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The world in brief
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief
AI’s Future May Be Written in Railroads’ Past
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-05/ai-future-may-be-written-in-railroads-past
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-05/ai-future-may-be-written-in-railroads-past
AI’s Future May Be Written in Railroads’ Past
The historian A.J.P. Taylor once quipped that the only thing people learn from the mistakes of th…
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
AI’s Future May Be Written in Railroads’ Past
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-05/ai-future-may-be-written-in-railroads-past
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-05/ai-future-may-be-written-in-railroads-past
Salman Rushdie: Free Speech Should Feel Uncomfortable
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-salman-rushdie-weekend-interview/?utm_campaign=202512_BATC_subs_eng_mishal_interview_subs_eng_mishal_interview_dec2025%26utm_term=20795529%26utm_source=subs-email%26utm_medium=email%26utm_content=15980227
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-salman-rushdie-weekend-interview/?utm_campaign=202512_BATC_subs_eng_mishal_interview_subs_eng_mishal_interview_dec2025%26utm_term=20795529%26utm_source=subs-email%26utm_medium=email%26utm_content=15980227
Salman Rushdie: Free Speech Should Feel Uncomfortable
The Booker Prize-winner on surviving a knife attack, returning to fiction and the challenge of de…
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
At home and at school, AI is transforming childhood
https://economist.com/briefing/2025/12/04/at-home-and-at-school-ai-is-transforming-childhood
https://economist.com/briefing/2025/12/04/at-home-and-at-school-ai-is-transforming-childhood
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
At home and at school, AI is transforming childhood
https://economist.com/briefing/2025/12/04/at-home-and-at-school-ai-is-transforming-childhood
https://economist.com/briefing/2025/12/04/at-home-and-at-school-ai-is-transforming-childhood
Say Goodbye to the Billable Hour, Thanks to AI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-goodbye-to-billable-hours-cba198fe?st=JR5paU
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-goodbye-to-billable-hours-cba198fe?st=JR5paU
Say Goodbye to the Billable Hour, Thanks to AI
With AI taking over their grunt work, lawyers and other professionals may have to charge for outc…
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Say Goodbye to the Billable Hour, Thanks to AI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-goodbye-to-billable-hours-cba198fe?st=JR5paU
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-goodbye-to-billable-hours-cba198fe?st=JR5paU
How Microsoft Excel Conquered Corporate America
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/how-microsoft-excel-is-navigating-ai-new-competition-big-take-podcast
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/how-microsoft-excel-is-navigating-ai-new-competition-big-take-podcast
How Microsoft Excel Conquered Corporate America
On today’s Big Take podcast: Love it or hate it, Microsoft Excel is as ubiquitous as ever. But ca…
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
How Microsoft Excel Conquered Corporate America
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/how-microsoft-excel-is-navigating-ai-new-competition-big-take-podcast
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/how-microsoft-excel-is-navigating-ai-new-competition-big-take-podcast
Amazon releases ai agents it says can work for days at a time c
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-releases-ai-agents-it-says-can-work-for-days-at-a-time-79c82902?st=81bT1C
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-releases-ai-agents-it-says-can-work-for-days-at-a-time-79c82902?st=81bT1C
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Amazon releases ai agents it says can work for days at a time c
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-releases-ai-agents-it-says-can-work-for-days-at-a-time-79c82902?st=81bT1C
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-releases-ai-agents-it-says-can-work-for-days-at-a-time-79c82902?st=81bT1C
Claude the albino alligator dead at 30
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/albino-alligator-claude-passes/
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/albino-alligator-claude-passes/
Claude the albino alligator dead at 30
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Claude, an albino alligator that was beloved by generations of visitors to…
www.kron4.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Claude the albino alligator dead at 30
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/albino-alligator-claude-passes/
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/albino-alligator-claude-passes/
Security as Culture in the Age of AI
https://joshuaburgin.substack.com/p/building-a-culture-of-security-in-the-age-of-ai?utm_source=post-email-title%26publication_id=1800282%26post_id=178709097%26utm_campaign=email-post-title%26isFreemail=true%26r=lvk38%26triedRedirect=true%26utm_medium=email
https://joshuaburgin.substack.com/p/building-a-culture-of-security-in-the-age-of-ai?utm_source=post-email-title%26publication_id=1800282%26post_id=178709097%26utm_campaign=email-post-title%26isFreemail=true%26r=lvk38%26triedRedirect=true%26utm_medium=email
Security as Culture in the Age of AI
AI is changing how fast systems evolve. Security has to become part of how teams work, not someth…
joshuaburgin.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Is America’s jobs market nearing a cliff?
https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/30/is-americas-jobs-market-nearing-a-cliff
https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/30/is-americas-jobs-market-nearing-a-cliff
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is America’s jobs market nearing a cliff?
https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/30/is-americas-jobs-market-nearing-a-cliff
https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/30/is-americas-jobs-market-nearing-a-cliff
Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/30/consumer-high-prices-economy/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/30/consumer-high-prices-economy/
Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do
Though Americans might be clamoring for relief on groceries, housing and energy costs, economists…
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/30/consumer-high-prices-economy/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/30/consumer-high-prices-economy/
Why Kevon Looney's warm welcome from Warriors, Dub Nation in Chase Center return is richly deserved
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/kevon-looney-chase-center/1895345/
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/kevon-looney-chase-center/1895345/
Why Kevon Looney's warm welcome from Warriors, Dub Nation in Chase Center return is richly deserved
Kevon Looney's standing ovation from Golden State Warriors fans on Saturday was richly deserved f…
www.nbcsportsbayarea.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Why Kevon Looney's warm welcome from Warriors, Dub Nation in Chase Center return is richly deserved
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/kevon-looney-chase-center/1895345/
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/kevon-looney-chase-center/1895345/
The end of progress against extreme poverty?
https://ourworldindata.org/end-progress-extreme-poverty?utm_source=OWID%2BNewsletter%26utm_campaign=42ba25e655-owid-brief-2025-11-28%26utm_medium=email%26utm_term=0_-0c7f305164-537185294
https://ourworldindata.org/end-progress-extreme-poverty?utm_source=OWID%2BNewsletter%26utm_campaign=42ba25e655-owid-brief-2025-11-28%26utm_medium=email%26utm_term=0_-0c7f305164-537185294
The end of progress against extreme poverty?
In the last three decades, the world has made progress against extreme poverty faster than ever b…
ourworldindata.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/solars-growth-in-us-almost-enough-to-offset-rising-energy-use/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/solars-growth-in-us-almost-enough-to-offset-rising-energy-use/
Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
Over the course of 2025, electricity demand has gradually declined.…
arstechnica.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/solars-growth-in-us-almost-enough-to-offset-rising-energy-use/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/solars-growth-in-us-almost-enough-to-offset-rising-energy-use/
It Really Is Possible to Spend Too Much on AI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/it-really-is-possible-to-spend-too-much-on-ai-7bb68df1?st=uumioJ
https://www.wsj.com/tech/it-really-is-possible-to-spend-too-much-on-ai-7bb68df1?st=uumioJ
It Really Is Possible to Spend Too Much on AI
Tech giants are betting they won’t end up like Intel by overinvesting in computing infrastructure…
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It Really Is Possible to Spend Too Much on AI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/it-really-is-possible-to-spend-too-much-on-ai-7bb68df1?st=uumioJ
https://www.wsj.com/tech/it-really-is-possible-to-spend-too-much-on-ai-7bb68df1?st=uumioJ
Harvard Database Hacked in Latest Ivy League Cyberattacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/harvard-hacked-in-most-recent-case-of-ivy-league-cyberattacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/harvard-hacked-in-most-recent-case-of-ivy-league-cyberattacks
Harvard Database Hacked in Latest Ivy League Cyberattacks
A Harvard University database of alumni, donors, some students and faculty was accessed by “an un…
www.bloomberg.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Harvard Database Hacked in Latest Ivy League Cyberattacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/harvard-hacked-in-most-recent-case-of-ivy-league-cyberattacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/harvard-hacked-in-most-recent-case-of-ivy-league-cyberattacks
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
https://www.wsj.com/economy/aidan-toner-rodgers-mit-ai-research-78753243?st=dxp2bq
https://www.wsj.com/economy/aidan-toner-rodgers-mit-ai-research-78753243?st=dxp2bq
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
Aidan Toner-Rodgers shot to academic fame in a field hungry for new insights and revelatory resea…
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
https://www.wsj.com/economy/aidan-toner-rodgers-mit-ai-research-78753243?st=dxp2bq
https://www.wsj.com/economy/aidan-toner-rodgers-mit-ai-research-78753243?st=dxp2bq
China’s ‘autonomous’ AI-powered hacking campaign still required a ton of human work
https://cyberscoop.com/anthropic-ai-orchestrated-attack-required-many-human-hands/
https://cyberscoop.com/anthropic-ai-orchestrated-attack-required-many-human-hands/
China’s ‘autonomous’ AI-powered hacking campaign still required a ton of human work
Anthropic and AI security experts told CyberScoop that behind the hype, effective AI-driven cyber…
cyberscoop.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
China’s ‘autonomous’ AI-powered hacking campaign still required a ton of human work
https://cyberscoop.com/anthropic-ai-orchestrated-attack-required-many-human-hands/
https://cyberscoop.com/anthropic-ai-orchestrated-attack-required-many-human-hands/
UK Halts Caribbean Drug-Ship Intel Sharing Following US Strikes: Report
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/11/14/uk-caribbean-intel-sharing-us/
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/11/14/uk-caribbean-intel-sharing-us/
UK Halts Caribbean Drug-Ship Intel Sharing Following US Strikes: Report
The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the US for its campaign against suspected drug-traff…
thedefensepost.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
UK Halts Caribbean Drug-Ship Intel Sharing Following US Strikes: Report
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/11/14/uk-caribbean-intel-sharing-us/
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/11/14/uk-caribbean-intel-sharing-us/