The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, has told investigators that the aircraft underwent a series of intense vibrations and entered a spin before plunging i...
French AI startup ZML has launched ZML/LLMD, an inference server designed to optimize large language models across various chips, including Nvidia, AMD, and Apple. The software aims to break vendor lock-in and reduce AI costs by enabling efficient use of diverse hardware, potentially disrupting Nvidia's market dominance.
US authorities charged Lawrence Bishnoi, leader of an Indian crime syndicate, in connection with the 2023 assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. The charges are part of a large operation targeting three syndicates involved in various crimes.
Researchers have devised HalluSquatting, a novel pull-based AI attack that exploits LLM hallucinations of resource identifiers to create massive botnets, conduct large-scale DDoS attacks, and infect devices. The attack targets AI coding assistants and agents by registering predicted hallucinated identifiers with malicious code.
The US military struck Iran early Wednesday after Tehran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated with strikes targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, raising fears of wider regional conflict. The US also revoked Iran's license to openly sell crude oil.
AI chip company SambaNova Systems has secured $1 billion in its Series F funding round, valuing the company at $11 billion. Led by General Atlantic, the round saw participation from new and existing investors, including Intel and JPMorgan Chase, which selected SambaNova as an inference-infrastructure partner.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced she will run for the French presidency next year after an appeals court cleared her path by shortening a ban on seeking public office. Despite being sentenced to wear an electronic monitor for embezzlement, Le Pen plans to appeal, stating the process will suspend the sentence.
