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Alan Jacobs blogged about the Demis Hassabis quote I wrote about:

The Big Tech companies have been so indifferent, or even hostile, to human well-being for so many years now that their promises are worth absolutely zero.

I feel the same way about much of big tech — especially Meta, TikTok, and to an extent Google, Amazon — but I sort of compartmentalize Demis (and some others) as having their own principles. I do think that a lot of the distrust in AI is because big tech burned all the goodwill, though. See also: Meta glasses, privacy, etc.

All aboard, baby. Tykes who ride MTA buses will have designated stroller-only spaces across the entire fleet of nearly 6,000 carriages by the end of the year, officials announced Thursday. The move marks more than just a baby step for a program that the transit authority began testing in 2022, when it created stroller-only sections […]

The post Wheels on the Bus: Strollers Now Given Space on Entire MTA Fleet appeared first on The City Reporter.

Teams testing prompts in ChatGPT before moving them to Codex or Work may notice the difference on longer tasks. OpenAI

The post GPT-5.6 Sol just got better in one place and stayed the same everywhere else appeared first on The New Stack.

Cloudflare launched its CloudflareOS open-source AI workspace platform this week, promising every employee a secure workspace equipped with AI tools

The post Why AI tools know nothing about your company — until now appeared first on The New Stack.

Go beyond chat in the GitHub Copilot app with these slash commands. They'll help you plan, collaborate, automate, and customize your dev workflow.

The post A guide to slash commands in the GitHub Copilot app appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

The American dream is on the ropes because the American political system has broken down. I talked with Steven Bartlett of The Diary of a CEO about what needs to change in America today.

This list isn't about released date, sales figures or pop culture influence. It's about who was having a baby at the same time Brooks was making the record. Continue reading…

Your voice may be your passport, as a certain Robert Redford picture once asserted, but two macOS apps in our spotlight this week view your voice as a way to get more things done on your Mac.…

Punchbowl News: “Blanche’s confirmation is at the mercy of GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy and Lisa Murkowski.” “Both holdouts met with Blanche on Wednesday, but they haven’t publicly indicated that they’ve made up their minds on the acting AG’s bid. Cassidy — who has for days refused to discuss his thinking on Blanche with reporters — […]

Reporter: Hegseth clashed with Trump over the munitions shortage caused by the Iran war. The exchange underscored Trump's increasing frustration with Hegseth, who convinced Trump the Iran war would be a quick and easy win

What Happened When Staff at a Missouri Prison Allowed Trans Women to Wear the Clothes They Wanted? https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/06/what-happened-when-staff-at-a-missouri-prison-allowed-trans-women-to-wear-the-clothes-they-wanted/

SAP says it needs to “be disciplined in how we spend.” That includes still freezing hires and travel. Unless it's to do with AI, of course.

Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.

In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people with no criminal convictions, including children, which end up in an FBI database indefinitely.

Media Matters: “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined 194 segments about the three major heat events” that hit the US this summer and not a single one of them mentioned climate change. Not one!

Beat the Outside Lands crowds and take in all that the city has to offer: a vibrant art scene, one-of-a-kind nightlife, and restaurants that are pushing the envelope.

No charges are expected in connection with a deadly crash on I-95 near Port Chester — but the story of how it unfolded is one worth understanding. Continue reading…

Tea services are booming in the Bay, with multiple new options added in the past year and a variety of styles, including vegan, Filipino, Thai and Malaysian.