Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Taille de police

Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already been funding research at historically low levels and has seen significant delays in doling out that funding. The NSF has been fundamental in […]

Continue reading on The Verge

This article was originally published by The Verge.

Articles liés

En développement·2 sa önce

Meta Unveils Muse Image AI Generator, Sparks Privacy Concerns

Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator available on Meta AI, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp. A controversial feature allows users to edit public Instagram profiles' images without explicit consent, raising privacy alarms.

TechCrunch

En développement·5 sa önce

Meta Unveils Muse Image, a New AI Image Generator

Meta has launched Muse Image, a free AI image generator from its Superintelligence Labs, available via the Meta AI app, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp. It offers preset prompts, custom ad creation, interior design visualization for Facebook Marketplace, and prompt-based editing.

TechCrunch

En développement·7 sa önce

Decagon CEO's Theory: Open Source AI and Enterprise Models Aren't Competitors

Decagon CEO Jesse Zhang proposes open source and frontier AI models are not rivals but part of a lifecycle. Mature use cases shift to cheaper open source, while expensive frontier models drive new discoveries, maintaining overall spend.

TechCrunch

En développement·7 sa önce

Microsoft Reportedly Cuts Costs by Using In-House AI Models for Office Apps

Microsoft is reportedly reducing reliance on OpenAI and Anthropic AI models for Office apps like Excel and Word, opting instead for its own in-house MAI models to cut costs. This move aligns with a broader industry trend of tech companies curbing AI spending.

TechCrunch

En développement·8 sa önce

Discord AI Moderation Bug Banned 8,000+ Users

Discord's AI moderation system mistakenly banned over 8,000 users in two months due to a bug that flagged harmless images like spreadsheets and game textures as harmful. The company is restoring affected accounts and working on better safeguards.

TechCrunch

En développement·8 sa önce

Google Announces August 12th Pixel Event, Price Hikes Expected

Google's Made By Google event is set for August 12 in NYC, where new Pixel phones and watches are expected. Rumors suggest increased prices due to AI component shortages, with base storage potentially rising to 256GB.

Ars Technica