Legislation To Slow The Pace Of Frontier AI Could Spur A Highly Dangerous Preemptive Acceleration

Lawmakers might opt to pass a law on slowing down the pace of AI. If this happens, expect a dangerous preemptive acceleration. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Today’s Wordle #1879: Hints And Answer, Tuesday August 11

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today’s Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Tuesday, August 11

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Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live

Recently, a man I was rock climbing with told me about how he’d used AI to make a motivational poster for himself, which he’d hung on his bedroom wall: a bear, walking a slackline over a canyon, holding a sign that said, “Do cool shit.” I made what I hoped was a polite noise. What […]

Valve is warning Steam Machine buyers that scammers have their address
Valve is warning Steam Machine buyers that scammers have their address

Valve has emailed European customers who ordered a Steam Machine or a Steam Controller. A cyberattack on CEVA Logistics,  the firm that ships Valve hardware across Europe, took their delivery details. CNET’s Tyler Graham reported the warning on Monday….

UFC 332: Former TUF Champion Announces His Retirement Fight

Court McGee will fight for the final time at UFC 332 on October 3 at Delta Center. The TUF 11 winner retires after 16 years and 29 UFC appearances. No opponent yet.

The Arena Group is renaming itself Paradium.AI, and its revenue just halved
The Arena Group is renaming itself Paradium.AI, and its revenue just halved

The Arena Group is renaming itself Paradium.AI. The publisher of TheStreet, Parade and Men’s Journal expects the change to finish by the end of August. Business Insider had it first. Steven Tweedie and Ben Shimkus obtained a staff memo from chief execu…

Google is testing a homepage without a Search button
Google is testing a homepage without a Search button

Google is testing a homepage with no Search button. A small group of signed-out users see three AI shortcuts in its place, and the familiar layout returns the moment they log in. Search Engine Watch spotted the change on Monday and reproduced it across…

Hackers talked their way into Levi’s, and three computers were enough
Hackers talked their way into Levi’s, and three computers were enough

Levi Strauss has disclosed a breach that involved no software vulnerability at all. Attackers used social engineering to reach three employees’ work computers, then took corporate data out with them. The company set out the incident in a regulatory fil…

Cybersecurity stocks hit record highs, and one analyst target lasted a morning
Cybersecurity stocks hit record highs, and one analyst target lasted a morning

CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks hit record highs on Monday. Each rose more than 5%, after a week in which the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas turned into an argument about AI agents. CNBC’s Samantha Subin reported the move. CrowdStrike gained 11.3…