John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
…Microsoft and Google have both gone all in on incorporating agentic AI features into their operating systems in ways that Apple simply hasn’t — and sometimes when it’s tried, like…
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AI-generated research papers are overwhelming peer review
…When Carnegie Mellon researchers tested several agentic tools, they found that they sometimes invented data or used misleading techniques, but that these errors were only apparent upon close analysis of the full…
CEO Melanie Perkins explains Canva’s big pivot to AI
Today, I’m talking with Melanie Perkins, founder and CEO of Canva, a popular online design tool. I always enjoy talking with Melanie. She was last on the show a couple of…
‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
…What Hassabis was really describing was Gemini for Science, a collection of experimental AI tools designed to encourage researchers to explore and make new discoveries. I’m often critical of AI health…
Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
…And partly because your machine is where your private data and tools already exist. Here’s Huang admonishing his friend Dylan Patel (you might remember him from our Vergecast RAM Holiday Spec…
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
…them to bypass two-factor authentication on an unnamed “open-source, web-based system administration tool.” Google’s researchers found hints in the Python script used for the exploit that indicated…
Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding
…A chatbot you can ask questions; quick ways to create or summarize text; bizarre, borderline creepy image-generation tools. The company spent most of its WWDC keynote playing catch-up with the…
Cybersecurity
…Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool [ WIRED ] Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent Emma Roth…
Apple wants Europe to blink
…Apple said it has proposed solutions, such as its Trusted System Agent, which would act as an intermediary between rival AI agents and Apple’s systems, giving comparable levels of access and…
Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet
…Just tell it where you’re going, they all promise, and your chatbot / agent / other buzzword will exhaustively search travel options, read up on all the fun things to do, check all…