How Dan Bongino Went From Infowars to FBI Deputy Director
Dan Bongino rose through the ranks of right-wing media thanks to his unflinching loyalty to Donald Trump and willingness to push baseless conspiracies—including about the FBI.
Humanoid robots can swiftly get up after they fall with new learning framework
Humanoid robots, which have a body structure that mirrors that of humans, could rapidly and effectively tackle a wide range of tasks in real-world settings. These robots and their underlying control algorithms have improved considerably in recent years. Many of them can now move faster, emulating various human-like movements.
Everyone Has Given Up on AI Safety, Now What?
The End of the AI Safety Debate For years, a passionate contingent of researchers, ethicists, and policymakers warned about the potential dangers of unchecked artificial intelligence development. They argued about p(doom) probabilities, AI alignment strategies, and regulations that could prevent catastrophe. But as of now, that conversation has all but collapsed. The frontier AI companies—OpenAI, …
The rise of browser-use agents: Why Convergence’s Proxy is beating OpenAI’s Operator
A new wave of AI-powered browser-use agents is emerging, promising to transform how enterprises interact with the web. These agents, including OpenAI’s Operator and Convergence’s Proxy, can autonomously navigate websites, retrieve information, and even complete transactions – but early testing reveals significant gaps between promise and performance between these leaders. While consumer examples like ordering …
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Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation If They Don’t Respond to an Email
Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.
How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material
Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology.
Understanding RAG Part VI: Effective Retrieval Optimization
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PR Agencies in the Age of AI
TL;DR We compared Grok 3 and o3-mini’s results on this topic. They both passed. Since Grok 3 was released we thought it would be interesting to compare Grok 3 and o3-mini’s responses to a prompt about PR agencies in the age of AI. This is what we asked: With AI becoming such a driving force …
How Rocket Companies modernized their data science solution on AWS
This post was written with Dian Xu and Joel Hawkins of Rocket Companies. Rocket Companies is a Detroit-based FinTech company with a mission to “Help Everyone Home”. With the current housing shortage and affordability concerns, Rocket simplifies the homeownership process through an intuitive and AI-driven experience. This comprehensive framework streamlines every step of the homeownership …
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Optimizing image generation pipelines on Google Cloud: A practical guide
Generative AI diffusion models such as Stable Diffusion and Flux produce stunning visuals, empowering creators across various verticals with impressive image generation capabilities. However, generating high-quality images through sophisticated pipelines can be computationally demanding, even with powerful hardware like GPUs and TPUs, impacting both costs and time-to-result. The key challenge lies in optimizing the entire …
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