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Generative AI and privacy are best frenemies - a new study ranks the best and worst offenders

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-03-04 06:14:59

TU IS/Getty Most generative AI companies rely on user data to train their chatbots. For that, they may turn to public or private data. Some services are less invasive and more flexible at scooping up data from their users. Others, not so much. A new report from data removal service Incogni looks at the best and the worst of AI when it comes to respecting your personal data and privacy. For its report "Gen AI and LLM Data Privacy Ranking 2025," Incogni examined nine popular generative AI servic

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Biocide overdose blunder suspected in A321 dual-engine incident

news.ycombinator.com David Kaminski-Morrow 2026-03-04 06:05:21

UK investigators probing a serious dual engine problem on a departing Airbus A321 have discovered its fuel system had previously been overdosed with biocide, after a maintenance engineer misunderstood a measurement term. The engineer was confused by the term ‘ppm’ – meaning ‘parts per million’ – while conducting a biocidal shock treatment of the Titan Airways A321’s fuel tanks, as the jet neared the end of a month-long maintenance check. While the anti-contamination treatment required a biocid

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Analyzing a Critique of the AI 2027 Timeline Forecasts

news.ycombinator.com Zvi Mowshowitz 2026-03-04 05:44:53

There was what everyone agrees was a high quality critique of the timelines component of AI 2027, by the LessWrong user and Substack writer Titotal. It is great to have thoughtful critiques like this. The way you get actual thoughtful critiques like this, of course, is to post the wrong answer (at length) on the internet, and then respond by listening to the feedback and by making your model less wrong. This is a high-effort, highly detailed, real engagement on this section, including giving t

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The Economics Behind "Basic Economy" – A Masterclass in Price Discrimination

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-04 05:55:53

Basic Economy fares are ultra-restricted airline tickets that offer a lower base price in exchange for fewer benefits than standard economy class. Introduced by major U.S. carriers in the 2010s, these fares have become a widespread strategy for market segmentation - a textbook example of price discrimination in practice. By design, Basic Economy compels travelers to self-select based on their willingness to pay and tolerate restrictions, thus allowing airlines to maximize revenue from different

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A Federal Moratorium on State AI Rules Is Inching Closer to Passing. Why It Matters

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-04 05:34:15

States and local governments would be limited in how they can regulate artificial intelligence under a proposal currently before Congress. AI leaders say the move would ensure the US can lead in innovation, but critics say it could lead to fewer consumer protections for the fast-growing technology. The proposal, as passed by the House of Representatives, says no state or political subdivision "may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence s

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In just 4 months, AI medical scribe Abridge doubles valuation to $5.3B

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-03-04 06:16:46

In Brief Abridge, an AI startup automating medical notes, has secured a $300 million Series E at a $5.3 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Khosla Ventures, follows the company’s $250 million February fundraise at a $2.75 billion valuation. The seven-year-old Abridge is widely considered to be the leader in the increasingly crowded AI-powered medical scribe market, largely due to its early entry and integration

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Meet Mu, the small language model in charge of Microsoft's Settings AI agent

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-03-04 11:28:00

In brief: Small language models are generally more compact and efficient than LLMs, as they are designed to run on local hardware or edge devices. Microsoft is now bringing yet another SLM to Windows 11, as users apparently need a few AI-powered hints to help them find specific OS settings and customize their PC experience. Microsoft recently announced Mu, a new small language model designed to integrate with the Windows 11 UI experience. Mu will work alongside Phi Silica – the language model p

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9to5Mac Daily: June 24, 2025 – iOS 26 beta 2 changes

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-04 11:44:45

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Bitwarden: Check out Bitwarden Password Manager, featuring a new Apple Watch authenticator integration, secure autofill on Safari and iOS apps, and enterprise-grade security tools that help you manage credentials with confidence. New episodes of 9to5Mac D

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Early US Intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites

news.ycombinator.com Natasha Bertrand 2026-03-04 11:04:21

CNN — The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by four people briefed on it. The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s intelligence arm. It is based on a battle damage assessment conducted by US Central Command

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Bridging Cinematic Principles and Generative AI for Automated Film Generation

news.ycombinator.com Huang 2026-03-04 10:55:14

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XBOW, an autonomous penetration tester, has reached the top spot on HackerOne

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-04 06:53:12

For the first time in bug bounty history, an autonomous penetration tester has reached the top spot on the US leaderboard. Our path to reaching the top ranks on HackerOne began with rigorous benchmarking. Since the early days of XBOW, we understood how crucial it was to measure our progress, and we did that in two stages: First we tested XBOW with existing CTF challenges (from well-known providers like PortSwigger and Pentesterlab), then quickly moved on and built our own unique benchmark that

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Judge OKs Anthropic's Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training. That's Bad News for Creators

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-04 10:36:22

Anthropic's use of copyright-protected books in its AI training process was "exceedingly transformative" and fair use, US senior district judge William Alsup ruled on Monday. It's the first time a judge has decided in favor of an AI company on the issue of fair use, in a significant win for generative AI companies and a blow for creators. Fair use is a doctrine that's part of US copyright law. It's a four-part test that, when the criteria is met, lets people and companies use protected content

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Key fair use ruling clarifies when books can be used for AI training

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-04 11:56:58

Artificial intelligence companies don't need permission from authors to train their large language models (LLMs) on legally acquired books, US District Judge William Alsup ruled Monday. The first-of-its-kind ruling that condones AI training as fair use will likely be viewed as a big win for AI companies, but it also notably put on notice all the AI companies that expect the same reasoning will apply to training on pirated copies of books—a question that remains unsettled. In the specific case

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Elon Musk’s Lawyers Claim He Doesn’t Use a Computer, Even Though There's a Vast Amount of Evidence That He Does

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-03 16:07:36

Elon Musk’s Lawyers Claim He Doesn’t Use a Computer, Even Though There's a Vast Amount of Evidence That He Does Are you serious? Discovery Channel Amid Elon Musk's attempt to kneecap OpenAI, attorneys for the billionaire claim he doesn't use a computer — even though he obviously does, including the fact that he's posted about doing so multiple times in the recent past. As flagged by Wired, this bizarre legal gambit came in response to claims from OpenAI — which has counter-sued Musk in the f

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New AirPods Pro 2 beta firmware available with iOS 26 features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-04 16:39:59

iOS 26 introduces several new AirPods features that are currently being beta tested by developers, and Apple just released a new firmware build for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 users. Earlier this month, shortly after its WWDC keynote presentation, Apple shipped new beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4. The firmware brought the first iOS 26 AirPods features to beta testers, such as sleep detection and camera remote. And for the first time, joining the AirPods beta became as easy as op

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Judge rules Anthropic's AI training on copyrighted materials is fair use

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-04 16:26:03

Anthropic has received a mixed result in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who claimed the company used their copyrighted creations without permission. On the positive side for the artificial intelligence company, senior district judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California determined that Anthropic's training of its AI tools on copyrighted works was protected as fair use. Developing large language models for artificial intelligence has

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Non-uniform finite-element meshes defined by ray dynamics for Helmholtz problems

news.ycombinator.com Averseng 2026-03-01 06:45:11

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A federal judge sides with Anthropic in lawsuit over training AI on books

news.ycombinator.com Amanda Silberling 2026-03-04 14:22:14

Federal judge William Alsup ruled that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI models on published books without the authors’ permission. This marks the first time that the courts have given credence to AI companies’ claim that fair use doctrine can absolve AI companies from fault when they use copyrighted materials to train large language models (LLMs). This decision comes as a blow to authors, artists, and publishers who have brought dozens of lawsuits against companies like OpenAI, Meta,

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My "Are you presuming most people are stupid?" test

news.ycombinator.com Andy Masley 2026-03-04 16:31:15

Sometimes when people talk about a problem in society, they strongly imply that most people are stupid. This is wrong. Most people aren’t super knowledgeable about a lot of specific facts about the world (only half of Americans can name the 3 branches of government) but they’re intelligent when it comes to their own lives and the areas they work and spend time in. We should expect the average person to struggle with factual questions about abstract ideas and far-off events, but not so much abou

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I Used Science to Find the Best Cooking Appliance for a Heat Wave

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-04 12:21:00

I love my grill but standing over hot flames in 90-degree heat isn't my idea of a good time. Cooking inside isn't ideal either, since the oven raises the temperature of the entire house and using your gas range with the windows closed raises serious air quality concerns. Enter the air fryer. These mighty machines cook fast and use less use less energy than ovens, making them an ideal candidate for cooking inside during a heat wave. Air fryers do release warm air but it's nothing compared to the

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Media Matters sues FTC, says agency is retaliating on behalf of Elon Musk

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-04 16:15:34

Media Matters for America sued the Federal Trade Commission yesterday, alleging that the FTC's ongoing investigation into the group "has violated Media Matters' First Amendment rights by retaliating against the organization for its reporting on Elon Musk and X." "The investigation is the latest effort by Elon Musk and his allies in the Trump administration to retaliate against Media Matters for its reporting on X, the social media site Musk controls, and it's another example of the Trump admini

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How a data-processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-03-04 10:00:00

When Eventual founders Sammy Sidhu and Jay Chia were working as software engineers at Lyft’s autonomous vehicle program, they witnessed a brewing data infrastructure problem — one that would only become larger with the rise of AI. Self-driving cars produce a ton of unstructured data from 3D scans and photos to text and audio. There wasn’t a tool for Lyft engineers that could understand and process all of those different types of data at the same time — and all in one place. This left engineers

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This iOS 26 feature could be Apple preparing for AirPods Pro 3 cameras

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-04 20:48:45

iOS 26 is a major software release not only for iPhone, but also adjacent platforms like CarPlay and AirPods. And there’s one AirPods feature in particular that could very well be Apple’s preparation for AirPods Pro 3 gaining cameras. AirPods gaining Camera Remote feature in iOS 26 Out of the handful of new AirPods features coming in iOS 26, there’s one that especially caught my eye. Camera Remote is a new AirPods capability that works a lot like the identically-named app on Apple Watch. Ess

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Human-centric AI delivered at scale is the NiCE approach to CX

zdnet.com Omer Minkara 2026-03-04 21:54:47

matdesign24/Getty Images Last week, I attended NiCE Interactions 2025, a customer experience industry event bringing together nearly 3,000 CX, contact center, operations, and IT leaders from around the world. As NiCE is a leading provider of CX and contact center solutions, the event focused on how business leaders are modernizing their customer care and engagement strategies and how NiCE is helping facilitate that transformation. At the event, company leaders, marquee customers, and technolog

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Expand.ai (YC S24) is hiring a founding engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-04 21:00:25

What if the internet were a database you could query? At expand.ai we're making that a reality. A combination of distributed systems, custom models, browser infrastructure, and a lot of passion from a tiny team, in-person here in Dogpatch, SF, is all you need. Apply if you're interested in working on bleeding-edge web agents applied at a large scale. We have a very talented team, great architects, and some have even worked on custom hardware before. I'm Tim, a 2nd-time founder, and I have s

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I Used Science to Find the Best Cooking Appliance During a Heat Wave

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-04 18:21:00

I love my grill but standing over hot flames in 90-degree heat isn't my idea of a good time. Cooking inside isn't ideal either, since the oven raises the temperature of the entire house and using your gas range with the windows closed raises serious air quality concerns. Enter the air fryer. These mighty machines cook fast and use less use less energy than ovens, making them an ideal candidate for cooking inside during a heat wave. Air fryers do release warm air but it's nothing compared to the

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The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-04 21:25:41

Employers are drowning in AI-generated job applications, with LinkedIn now processing 11,000 submissions per minute—a 45 percent surge from last year, according to new data reported by The New York Times. Due to AI, the traditional hiring process has become overwhelmed with automated noise. It's the résumé equivalent of AI slop—call it "hiring slop," perhaps—that currently haunts social media and the web with sensational pictures and misleading information. The flood of ChatGPT-crafted résumés

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Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims

wired.com Kate Knibbs 2026-03-04 20:26:26

Anthropic has scored a major victory in an ongoing legal battle over artificial intelligence models and copyright, one that may reverberate across the dozens of other AI copyright lawsuits winding through the legal system in the United States. A court has determined that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI tools on copyrighted works, arguing that the behavior is shielded by the “fair use” doctrine, which allows for unauthorized use of copyrighted materials under certain conditions. “The

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Judge rules Anthropic did not violate authors' copyrights with AI book training

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-03-05 02:47:29

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Anthropic's use of books to train its artificial intelligence model Claude was "fair use" and "transformative," a federal judge ruled late on Monday. Amazon -backed Anthropic's AI training did not violate the authors' copyrights since the large language models "have not reproduced to the public a given work's creative elements, nor even one author's identifiable

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New budget-friendly laptops from Acer feature NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-05 02:00:18

Acer just announced several new budget-friendly laptops, and they each offer access to NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU . This GPU features 2,560 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM. First up, there's the Acer Nitro V 16 AI Copilot+ . This model is available with an AMD Ryzen 5 240, Ryzen 7 260 or Ryzen 7 350 CPU. It's also available with up to a RTX 5070 GPU. These laptops ship with a 16-inch WUXGA 180Hz display and 16GB of RAM. Storage options start at 512GB. Prices start at $900. The Nitro V 16 lin

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Latest Tech News

Generative AI and privacy are best frenemies - a new study ranks the best and worst offenders

Biocide overdose blunder suspected in A321 dual-engine incident

Analyzing a Critique of the AI 2027 Timeline Forecasts

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In just 4 months, AI medical scribe Abridge doubles valuation to $5.3B

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XBOW, an autonomous penetration tester, has reached the top spot on HackerOne

Judge OKs Anthropic's Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training. That's Bad News for Creators

Key fair use ruling clarifies when books can be used for AI training

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New AirPods Pro 2 beta firmware available with iOS 26 features

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A federal judge sides with Anthropic in lawsuit over training AI on books

My "Are you presuming most people are stupid?" test

I Used Science to Find the Best Cooking Appliance for a Heat Wave

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I Used Science to Find the Best Cooking Appliance During a Heat Wave

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Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims

Judge rules Anthropic did not violate authors' copyrights with AI book training

New budget-friendly laptops from Acer feature NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU

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