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Près de 900 employés de Google et OpenAI réclament des limites sur l'IA militaire

Près de 900 employés de Google et OpenAI réclament des limites sur l'IA militaire

Plus de 600 employés de Google et OpenAI ont signé une lettre ouverte baptisée « We Will Not Be Divided », pour demander des limites claires sur l'usage militaire de l'IA. Le nombre de signataires est monté à près de 900 en quelques jours. Il y a deux gros problèmes dans cette histoire : la...

How much wildfire prevention is too much?

How much wildfire prevention is too much?

The race to prevent the worst wildfires has been an increasingly high-tech one. Companies are proposing AI fire detection systems and drones that can stamp out early blazes. And now, one Canadian startup says it’s going after lightning. Lightning-sparked fires can be a big deal: The Canadian...

The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran

The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran

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. Listen to Earth’s rumbling, secret soundtrack The boom of a calving glacier. The crackling rumble of a wildfire. The roar of a surging storm front....

This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires

This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires

On June 1, 2023, as a sweltering heat wave baked Quebec, thousands of lightning strikes flashed across the province, setting off more than 120 wildfires. The blazes ripped through parched forests and withered grasslands, burned for weeks, and compounded what was rapidly turning into Canada’s worst...

The Download: how AI is shaking up Go, and a cybersecurity mystery

The Download: how AI is shaking up Go, and a cybersecurity mystery

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. AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think Ten years ago AlphaGo, Google DeepMind’s AI program, stunned the world by defeating the South...

How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

On a bright morning last April, a surveillance plane operated by the Colombian military spotted a 40-foot-long shark-like silhouette idling in the ocean just off Tayrona National Park. It was, unmistakably, a “narco sub,” a stealthy fiberglass vessel that sails with its hull almost entirely...

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type...

The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis

The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis

When Sam Zahr first saw the gray Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible with orange interior and orange roof, he knew he’d found a perfect addition to his fleet. “It was very appealing to our clientele,” he told me. As the director of operations at Dream Luxury Rental, he outfits customers in the Detroit...

The Download: unraveling a death threat mystery, and AI voice recreation for musicians

The Download: unraveling a death threat mystery, and AI voice recreation for musicians

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. Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake. In April 2024, a mysterious someone using the online handles “Waifu” and...

Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

The threats started in spring.  In April 2024, a mysterious someone using the online handles “Waifu” and “Judische” began posting death threats on Telegram and Discord channels aimed at a cybersecurity researcher named Allison Nixon.  “Alison [sic] Nixon is gonna get necklaced with a tire...