OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’
In addition to Lightcap's new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows.
Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party
Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX's looming IPO poised to reshape the landscape for everyone.
Four things we’d need to put data centers in space
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. In January, Elon Musk’s SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission to launch up to one mil
Quantum Simulations with Python
Run Quantum Experiments with Qiskit-Aer The post Quantum Simulations with Python appeared first on Towards Data Science.
How to Handle Classical Data in Quantum Models
Workflows and encoding techniques in quantum machine learning The post How to Handle Classical Data in Quantum Models appeared first on Towards Data Science.
Linear Regression Is Actually a Projection Problem (Part 2: From Projections to Predictions)
The Vector View of Least Squares. The post Linear Regression Is Actually a Projection Problem (Part 2: From Projections to Predictions) appeared first on Towards Data Science.
Experian uncovers fraud paradox in financial services’ AI adoption
The same technology that financial institutions deploying is being weaponised against them. That is the core tension running through Experian’s 2026 Future of Fraud Forecast, and it’s a tension the company is in a position to name because it sits on both sides of it. According to FTC data cited in t
Autonomous AI systems depend on data governance
Much of the current focus on AI safety has centred on models – how they are trained and monitored. But as systems become more autonomous, attention is changing toward the data those systems depend on. If the data feeding an AI system is fragmented, outdated, or lacks oversight, the system’s behaviou
China’s Five-Year Plan details the targets for AI deployment
China has approved its 15th Five-Year Plan [PDF] setting out the country’s economic, education, social, and industrial priorities through to 2030. As might be expected, there is a significant number of references to AI, with the technology mentioned in several contexts. AI is grouped alongside quant
5 best practices to secure AI systems
A decade ago, it would have been hard to believe that artificial intelligence could do what it can do now. However, it is this same power that introduces a new attack surface that traditional security frameworks were not built to address. As this technology becomes embedded in critical operations, c
KiloClaw targets shadow AI with autonomous agent governance
With the launch of KiloClaw, enterprises now have a tool to enforce governance over autonomous agents and manage shadow AI. While businesses spent the last year securing large language models and formalising vendor agreements, developers and knowledge workers started moving on their own. Employees a
Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app
Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app.
Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models
MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group's formation six months ago.
Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next.
As the war in Iran continues to engulf the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, one of the most visible global economic ripple effects has been fossil-fuel prices. In particular, you can’t get away from news about the price of gasoline, which just topped an average of $4 a gallon in th
The Download: plastic’s problem with fuel prices, and SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO
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. Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next. As the war in Iran continues, one of the most visible global economic ripple effects has been fossil-fuel prices.
OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show
TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative Chris Lehane.
What Happens Now That AI is the First Analyst On Your Team?
How I am adapting in my career in the age of AI, automation, and when everything moving faster than expected. The post What Happens Now That AI is the First Analyst On Your Team? appeared first on Towards Data Science.
How Can A Model 10,000× Smaller Outsmart ChatGPT?
Why thinking longer can matter more than being bigger The post How Can A Model 10,000× Smaller Outsmart ChatGPT? appeared first on Towards Data Science.
The Inversion Error: Why Safe AGI Requires an Enactive Floor and State-Space Reversibility
A systems design diagnosis of hallucination, corrigibility, and the structural gap that scaling cannot close The post The Inversion Error: Why Safe AGI Requires an Enactive Floor and State-Space Reversibility appeared first on Towards Data Science.
Hershey applies AI across its supply chain operations
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond software and further into the physical side of business. Companies in food production and logistics are starting to use data systems to support day-to-day decisions, not long-term planning. That change is visible in The Hershey Company’s latest strategy updat