The Download: the AI Hype Index, and “normal” AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The AI Hype Index: AI agent cyberattacks, racing robots, and musical models Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve cre...
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This data set helps researchers spot harmful stereotypes in LLMs
AI models are riddled with culturally specific biases. A new data set, called SHADES, is designed to help developers combat the problem by spotting harmful stereotypes and other kinds of discrimination that emerge in AI chatbot responses across a wide range of languages. Margaret Mitchell, chief ...
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WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy
WhatsApp's AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. But experts still see risks.
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Lyft’s AI ‘Earnings Assistant’ offers ideas about how drivers can make more money
Lyft has launched “Earnings Assistant,” an AI chatbot tool for drivers seeking to “optimize their time on the road.” With it, drivers can create plans based on information about things like airport arrivals or local events, announced Jeremy Bird, EVP of driver experience at Lyft in an email to Th...
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New York City wants subway cameras to predict ‘trouble’ before it happens
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it’s exploring the use of AI systems for “predictive prevention” of crime and dangerous behavior on the city’s subway platforms. MTA chief security officer Michael Kemper said that the agency is “studying and piloting technology like AI to sen...
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Raycast brings its super-powerful Mac launcher to iOS, sort of
Raycast users have been asking the app's developers for an iOS app for a long time. It took a while, though, for the developers to figure out exactly what that app was supposed to do. See, on a Mac (and soon a Windows PC), Raycast is a hugely powerful tool for navigating your computer. You […]
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Would you wear a smart ring that proves you’re not a cheater?
Imagine this. You wake up, roll over, take your smart ring off its charger, and slip it onto your finger. After eating breakfast and getting ready for work, you kiss your lover goodbye and head out. Everything's hunky-dory - until you look down at your finger. The LED light on your smart ring is ...
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xMEMS extends micro cooling fan-on-a-chip tech to AI data centers
xMEMS Labs, a pioneer of MEMS-based chips, announced that its innovative µCooling fan-on-a-chip tech will be expanded to AI data centers.
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Tripp launches Kōkua AI as mental wellness coach across multiple platforms
Tripp launched Kōkua AI, a mental wellness guide designed to deliver real-time, personalized emotional support across multiple platforms.
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Meta’s first dedicated AI app is here with Llama 4 — but it’s more consumer than productivity or business oriented
This mainstream exposure will likely accelerate a shift in what people expect not just from consumer apps, but from workplaces...
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Meta unleashes Llama API running 18x faster than OpenAI: Cerebras partnership delivers 2,600 tokens per second
Meta partners with Cerebras to launch its new Llama API, offering developers AI inference speeds up to 18 times faster than traditional GPU solutions, challenging OpenAI and Google in the fast-growing AI services market.
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No more window switching: Mastercard’s Agent Pay transforms how enterprises use AI search
Mastercard is working with AI companies and banks to allow AI platforms and agents to facilitate transactions.
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