1 The White House is trying to persuade AI companies to be more ethical
Good luck with that. (NYT$)
+ Everyone seems to agree that we need new regulations, but the US government doesn’t seem to know how to proceed. (WP$)
+ The UK’s competition watchdog is reviewing the AI market. (The Guardian)
2 The FDA has approved the first vaccine against RSV
The cold-like virus kills thousands of Americans each year. (Voice)
3 Google is rapidly accelerating its work in AI
Just as the calls to the industry to slow everything down grow louder. (WP$)
+ Its main rival, OpenAI, is burning money. (The $ info)
+ Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing still falls short of its promises. (The Atlantic $)
4 Neuralink’s supervisory board is full of potential conflicts
Most of its 22 members are its own staff. (Reuters)
+ Elon Musk’s Neuralink is a theater of neuroscience. (MIT Technology Review)
5 Bluesky is a haven for marginalized Twitter users
Early adopters hope to shape the platform’s community. (NBC News)
+ We are witnessing the brain death of Twitter. (MIT Technology Review)
6 What it will take to harness geothermal energy in Texas
Pipeline drilling in hot rocks, controversial fracking and big bucks. (via cable $)
+ An ambitious startup wants to remove carbon dioxide directly from the ocean. (The edge)
7 Therapy applications do not deal with the data of their users
Sensitive information is vulnerable to interception thanks to misleading privacy policies. (The edge)
8 Why e-fuels for electric vehicles are not taking off
The industry is giving its full attention to aircraft, rather than Earth-bound vehicles. (The Guardian)
+ Hydrogen-powered planes take off with startup’s test flight. (MIT Technology Review)
