This Animation Startup Wants to Make It Easier to Tell Open-Ended Stories
Cartwheel, a new 3D animation startup founded by former OpenAI and Google veterans, is building an AI platform that translates 2D video of human movement into editable 3D skeletons. By focusing on motion data rather than final pixels, the company offers a control layer that lets artists adjust lighting, camera angles, and poses after the AI generates the base animation. The founders argue this approach prevents the “sameness” seen in current generative video tools and enables open‑ended storytelling where characters can react in real time. Their long‑term vision is a workflow where creators author in 2D but work in 3D for richer output.
Will AI Start ‘Going Rogue’? The Chorus of Warnings Is Getting Louder.
AI researchers and top executives are amplifying warnings that increasingly powerful models could act autonomously or be weaponized. A senior leader at one of the world’s largest AI labs recently cautioned that the technology may “go off the rails,” echoing...
Benchmarking Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression Tech that Can Reduce VRAM Usage by over 80%
Nvidia’s RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) uses Tensor‑core AI inference to compress textures, delivering up to an 85% reduction in VRAM usage. The technology supports three DirectX 12 modes—Inference on Load, Sample, and Feedback—each balancing memory savings against runtime cost. Benchmarks...
XPENG, Fuyao Group Deepen Cooperation
XPENG announced a strategic partnership with Fuyao Group to mass‑produce an AI‑powered dimming privacy glass for its new GX flagship SUV. The glass, the world’s first privacy solution integrated with AI smart‑dimming technology, has entered mass production and delivery. XPENG...
There’s a Mass Rebellion Against AI in the Workplace
A WalkMe survey of 3,750 executives and employees reveals a growing backlash against corporate AI tools. While 54% of workers avoid in‑house AI and a third never use it, 61% of executives claim the technology boosts productivity. The gap is...
Why Fed and Treasury Leaders Powell, Bessent Just Rushed Into a Critical Cyber-Risk Meeting
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called an urgent meeting with major bank CEOs to warn about AI‑driven cyber risk from Anthropic’s new Mythos model. Anthropic disclosed that Mythos has identified thousands of high‑severity, largely...
How Ottonomy Robots Are Mapping Last-Mile Delivery With Contextual AI
Ottonomy, a US‑based deep‑tech startup manufacturing in India, has raised $7.8 million to commercialize Contextual AI‑powered delivery robots for indoor‑outdoor logistics. Its two SKUs, Ottobot 2.0 and 3.0, can carry up to ten parcels per trip and adapt to hospitals, airports, malls...
The Quiet Shift: Why Northern Nigeria’s Developer Communities Could Reshape Africa’s AI Talent Map
Africa’s AI narrative has long centered on Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo and Cape Town, but a quiet ecosystem is emerging in Northern Nigeria. Federal universities such as Ahmadu Bello churn out large engineering cohorts, while developer hubs in Jos, Kaduna and...
Karpathy Says Developers Have ‘AI Psychosis.’ Everyone Else Is Next.
Andrej Karpathy warned that developers are undergoing an "AI Psychosis" as frontier models like OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code solve programming problems in minutes that once took weeks. The same agentic capabilities are now spilling into broader enterprise functions...
AI Models Would Rather Guess than Ask for Help, Researchers Find
Researchers introduced ProactiveBench, a 108,000‑image benchmark that tests whether multimodal language models ask for clarification when visual information is missing. Across 22 models—including LLaVA‑OV, Qwen2.5‑VL, and GPT‑4.1—accuracy fell from roughly 80% on clear‑view tasks to under 20% on proactive scenarios,...
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How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
The rapid rise of AI‑generated and synthetic media is outpacing verification tools, as illustrated by Iran‑linked outlets producing Lego‑style propaganda within 24 hours and the White House’s teaser videos that sparked confusion. Automated traffic now drives about 51% of internet...
AI Security Officials Test Anthropic Cyber Threat as Bank of England to Convene Chiefs
UK officials have tested Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos, which successfully completed a full cyber‑range simulation, revealing its ability to locate unknown vulnerabilities. The AI Security Institute labeled it the most capable cyber‑focused model ever evaluated, prompting the Bank...
Claude Code's New Ultraplan Feature Moves Task Planning to the Cloud
Anthropic introduced Ultraplan, a new feature for Claude Code that moves the programming task planning phase to the cloud. Developers launch a planning job in the terminal while the plan is generated on the Claude Code web interface, allowing the...
Anthropic Brings Claude AI to Microsoft Word so You Can Chat with Your Documents
Anthropic has launched Claude for Word in beta, initially limited to Microsoft 365 Team and Enterprise subscribers. The add‑in lets users draft, edit, and revise documents from a sidebar while preserving formatting and tracking changes. Features include semantic navigation, comment‑driven...
This iPhone Trick Lets You Use ChatGPT without the Privacy Risks
Apple’s Siri now offers a built‑in extension that routes ChatGPT requests through the iPhone’s digital assistant, masking the user’s IP address and limiting location data to a broad region. Under a privacy agreement, prompts sent via Siri are excluded from...
Can AI Be a ‘Child of God’? Inside Anthropic’s Meeting with Christian Leaders.
Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude chatbot and now valued at roughly $380 billion, convened a private meeting with a panel of Christian religious leaders to discuss the moral framework of its next‑generation models. The company hopes the theological perspective...
Sam Altman Calls for ‘Democratised’ AI, Calmer Debate After Attack on Home
Sam Altman used an attempted arson at his San Francisco home to warn that heated AI rhetoric can spill into real‑world violence. In a blog post he framed the incident as evidence of a "race for control" over powerful artificial intelligence...
How AI Medical Scribe Enhances Patient Care
AI-powered medical scribes are reshaping clinical workflows by automating documentation, cutting physician charting time by up to 50%. The technology translates spoken consultation notes into structured electronic health records, improving data accuracy and reducing manual entry errors. With less paperwork,...
3 Under-the-Radar Tech Names Investors Might Have Missed
Investors focused on the AI‑driven “Magnificent Seven” may be overlooking three mid‑size tech firms that underpin the sector’s hardware stack. Qnity Electronics, spun off from DuPont, is seeing 10% organic sales growth and targets $5 billion in 2026 net sales, while...
Anthropic Blocks OpenClaw's Founder From Accessing Claude AI, Reverses Decision in Hours
Anthropic temporarily suspended OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger’s Claude account, citing suspicious activity, but reinstated it within hours. The ban appears linked to Steinberger’s work on integrating Claude’s fallback feature after a classifier bug was identified. Anthropic recently announced a broader...
AI Is Making Us Faster, More Productive, and Worse at Thinking
AI adoption is accelerating, with U.S. tech firms slated to spend $667 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026—a 62% year‑over‑year rise. Yet a Goldman Sachs analysis shows only a handful of companies can link AI to measurable earnings, and productivity gains...
Sponsored: The Chip as the New Core: How Server Providers Are Powering AI Conversations in the Data Center
AI is driving a fundamental shift in data‑center design, placing semiconductor chips at the core of infrastructure strategy. Specialized GPUs and accelerators demand far greater power and cooling, prompting server providers to become strategic partners in chip selection and thermal...
Sponsored: Ablecom Launches 130kW-Ready Cooling Solutions for High-Density Computing
Ablecom unveiled its AbleRack enclosure and AbleCool rear‑door heat exchanger to address the industry’s move toward 130 kW‑per‑rack servers. The heavy‑duty AbleRack can bear a static load of 2,500 kg, features 80% perforated panels, and meets Zone 4 seismic standards. AbleCool offers modular,...
Space Race 2.0: AI's Trillion-Dollar Escape Plan
Artificial intelligence’s soaring compute needs are straining Earth’s power grids and water supplies, prompting a search for alternatives beyond terrestrial data centers. Launch costs to low‑Earth orbit have dropped more than 90% thanks to reusable rockets, making space‑based compute economically...
AI Can Screen 15 Million Molecules in a Day. It Still Can’t Cure Alzheimer’s.
Novartis used generative AI to design 15 million molecular‑glue candidates for Huntington’s disease and synthesized about 60, yielding a promising scaffold. While AI can trim early‑stage drug discovery timelines by 30‑40 percent and lower costs, no AI‑discovered compound has secured FDA approval...
Japan Bets $16 Billion to Propel Rapidus in Global AI Chip Race
Japan approved an additional $4 billion in subsidies for Rapidus Corp., raising total government support to $16.3 billion through March 2027. The funding is earmarked to accelerate Rapidus’s AI chip production for early client Fujitsu and follows a positive review of its Hokkaido...
Clients’ Barrage of AI-Generated Queries Risks Pushing up Lawyers’ Fees
Law firms are seeing a surge in AI‑generated client inquiries that demand rapid, detailed responses. Attorneys report that the volume and technical specificity of these queries are stretching resources and prompting many firms to raise hourly rates or introduce flat‑fee...
India Wants Manufacturing at 25% of GDP — Will AI in Factories Help?
India aims to lift manufacturing’s share of GDP from 16% to 25% by leveraging artificial intelligence on the shop floor. Industry veterans Vinod Kumar of PwC India and Srihari Kaninghat of JSW Group argue that AI can cut steel material...
How AI Is Redefining Customer Experience in India’s Insurance Sector
India’s insurance sector is undergoing a technology‑led overhaul as artificial intelligence becomes the core driver of customer experience. An EY India study projects AI‑enabled productivity gains of 34‑38% for financial services by 2030, with insurers leveraging cloud‑native platforms, real‑time analytics...
Insilico Medicine Launches Pharma AI Spring Kickoff 2026 Webinar
Insilico Medicine announced the Pharma.AI Spring Kickoff 2026 webinar for April 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. The event will showcase the company’s latest AI-driven drug discovery tools, including the MMAI Gym training framework, upgraded PandaOmics with single‑cell integration, and new capabilities in...
NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 Demo Video Briefly Taken Down Because YouTube’s Take Down Process Sucks
NVIDIA’s promotional video for its upcoming DLSS 5 upscaling technology was briefly removed from YouTube after an Italian broadcaster, La7, filed an automated copyright claim on the footage. The claim triggered a platform‑wide takedown of every video containing the trailer, even...
Liter-Class Superbike Gets Car-Level Aids to Analyze the Tarmac for You
Guruma, the mobility‑tech arm of Chinese conglomerate Fengxun, unveiled its first liter‑class superbike, the 1000 RR, at the AWE Shanghai expo. The bike pairs a 1,051 cc, 150 hp inline‑four engine with car‑level rider‑assist hardware—including a six‑axis IMU, millimeter‑wave radar, AI‑driven cameras and...
Banks Are Warned About Anthropic’s New, Powerful A.I. Technology
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened senior executives from Bank of America, Citi and Wells Fargo to flag cyber‑risk from Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview. The model can uncover software vulnerabilities that human developers miss,...
AI Tool of the Week: Google Vids Transforms Workplace Training
Google introduced Vids, an AI‑powered tool that automatically generates draft storyboards and scripts to turn internal documents into professional training videos. The service eliminates the need for filming crews or specialized editors, allowing teams to produce consistent video content from...
KPMG Report Finds Enterprise Disconnect Between AI and Its ROI
KPMG’s Global AI Pulse Survey reveals a widening gap between enterprises that are merely experimenting with generative AI and those that have scaled AI agents to capture measurable business value. While 75% of global leaders say they will keep funding...
Former OpenAI Stargate Leaders Plan to Join Meta Platforms
Three senior executives who drove OpenAI’s massive "Stargate" data‑center build‑out are set to join Meta Platforms, according to insiders. Peter Hoeschele, who oversaw the expansion of hundreds of billions of dollars in AI‑focused compute capacity, will be accompanied by Shamez...
AI Demand Is so High, AWS Customers Are Trying to Buy Out Its Entire Capacity
Amazon Web Services’ AI chip business is experiencing unprecedented demand, with customers attempting to purchase all of the 2026 Graviton capacity. AWS added 3.9 GW of power in 2025 and plans to double its total power capacity by 2027, yet it...
CFTC Names Task Force to Set AI and Prediction Market Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the members of its Innovation Task Force, a new body charged with crafting clear rules for emerging technologies in U.S. derivatives markets. The five senior advisors—drawn from top law firms and fintech consultancies—join CFTC...
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A writer’s hand‑crafted essay was flagged as AI‑generated, and the detector’s verdict swung dramatically with a few sentence changes. Researchers argue that AI could surpass human experts in attributing Old Master paintings because algorithms lack the financial and cognitive biases...
How I Went From Side Hustle to 7 Figures in 12 Months Using 4 AI Tools (No Tech Skills Needed)
Entrepreneurs are moving beyond using AI merely for writing to a full‑stack system that can research, automate outreach, convert leads, and report revenue. A four‑tool framework—audience research, 24/7 chatbot, verified contact database, and live revenue dashboard—lets a solo founder replace...
LinkedIn Executive Reveals the Biggest Mistake You Can Make with AI at Wo...
LinkedIn’s chief economic‑opportunity officer Aneesh Raman warns that the biggest mistake workers can make with AI is over‑reliance, which strips away uniquely human value. He advises splitting work into three buckets: rote tasks for full AI automation, new capabilities that...
COVU Launches COVU OS, the AI-Native Operating Layer Rebuilding How Insurance Work Gets Done
COVU unveiled COVU OS, an AI‑native operating layer that restructures insurance agency workflows around discrete tasks rather than layering AI onto legacy processes. The platform automatically enriches inbound service requests, decomposes them into structured tasks, and routes each to the...
Startup 360: Let’s Get Metaphysical – Learning From Great Books Faster
Pustakh, an AI‑driven applied‑learning platform, launched in Sydney in late 2025 to turn non‑fiction reading into actionable outcomes. Co‑founder Shruta Satam, a former Deloitte and PwC consultant, observed that leaders often read books without implementing insights, prompting the creation of...
Army Debuts Data Operations Center to Serve as Information Hub
The U.S. Army inaugurated its Army Data Operations Center (ADOC) on April 3, creating a centralized hub to streamline the flow of battlefield data to commanders and soldiers. Housed under Army Cyber Command, the six‑month pilot aims to replace fragmented data...
Singapore: Developing Tech Skills for an AI-Powered Economy
Singapore is overhauling its workforce strategy to meet the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How highlighted a shift from experimental AI tools to large‑scale, secure deployments, prompting new "AI bilingual" talent needs. The government...
The Philippines: Advancing AI Readiness and Digital Literacy
Cagayan State University in the Philippines will roll out a digital literacy and artificial‑intelligence readiness programme for students and educators. The curriculum combines hands‑on training in content creation, data analysis and AI tools with a strong emphasis on ethical use...
India: AI for Preservation of Pali and Heritage Languages
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s BHASHINI division hosted a workshop at the University of Delhi to launch AI‑driven tools for preserving Pali, a low‑resource heritage language central to Buddhist texts. The event outlined a data‑centric workflow—digitising manuscripts, collecting...
White House Races to Head Off Threats From Powerful AI Tools
The White House has assembled an interagency task force, led by National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, to pre‑empt cybersecurity threats from emerging AI models. Officials are focusing on identifying vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure before releases from leading labs such as...
AI, Honesty and Hiring: The Latest Legal Hazards for Canadian Recruiters
Ontario’s new Working for Workers package forces employers to list salary ranges and disclose any AI tools used in screening, turning job postings into a compliance checkpoint. The rules are prompting firms nationwide to adopt the stricter Ontario standards as...
A Communist Apple II and Fourteen Years of Not Knowing What You're Testing
The article uses the Bulgarian Pravetz Apple II clone and the 14‑year mystery of the ISCAS‑85 benchmark circuits to illustrate the power of reverse engineering. It recounts how engineers in the Eastern Bloc rebuilt an Apple II from schematics, and how researchers...