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- I’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse
A leading existential psychologist doubts that big tech is right to bet on AI companions during America's social disconnection crisis.
- Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it
The U.S. is optimizing humanoid robots for factory demos and backflips. A former NASA robotics division chief explains why adaptability — not performance — is the metric that will determine who leads global manufacturing.
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO filing just told us what business he’s betting on for the future—and it’s not rockets
Elon Musk's creation has essentially re-invented itself from a commercial space pioneer facing little competition, to an AI-centric player battling all the hyperscalers.
- Sketchy Imbalances In Data Training Are Distorting AI-Generated Mental Health Guidance
Most people do not realize that AI has imbalances due to the initial training of the AI. This is worrisome for AI giving out mental health advice. An AI Insider scoop.
- My startup hit $200 million ARR. But first I walked away from 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and nearly went bankrupt
Fanvue CEO Joel Morris built one of the creator economy's fastest-growing platforms — after giving up a teenage YouTube fortune and sweating through a Spanish villa with days of runway left. Here's what the middle looked like.
Technology
- Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
"This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
- Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
- First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.
- Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show
FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."
- US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
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