Reed’s view For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe. Such government intervention could take a number of forms, but none address the true problem ...
Month: July 2026
DeepSeek weighs IPO as Zhipu embraces AGIDeepSeek weighs IPO as Zhipu embraces AGI
DeepSeek could reportedly file for an IPO as soon as this year, joining its rivals in capitalizing on investor enthusiasm for low-cost Chinese AI. The startup is also considering raising new funds from private investors weeks after completing its first financing round that valued the company at $52 billion. DeepSeek ...
DeepMind’s Hassabis emerges as unifying voice for the AI industryDeepMind’s Hassabis emerges as unifying voice for the AI industry
It’s a critical time for the AI industry in the US, which is confronting lawmakers and a general public looking for careful policy planning and an answer to rising populist anger. Unfortunately, a lot of the industry’s leaders are carrying baggage that’s getting in the way of sending a unified, ...
Chaos and confusion bring US no closer to resolution on strait of HormuzChaos and confusion bring US no closer to resolution on strait of Hormuz
Five months of U-turns and false boasts leave Donald Trump in worse position than when he started Donald Trump has taken the war with Iran into a new, murkier phase as the two sides move further and further from the vague memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June. And ...
The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosisThe Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis
Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambition A classicist’s verdict: soulful hero flatters our times as women and nuance pushed overboard Christopher Nolan reinvents the Homeric legend as a colossal origin-myth story ...
‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention
Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners The third time Anna Liedtke was subjected to an illegal strip-search in Israeli detention, female prison guards forced her on to her knees, covered her mouth to stop her ...
Podcast: We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’Podcast: We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’
We start this week with Jason’s story about the ChatGPT flyer pandemic. They’re everywhere! Thank you to the readers and listeners who sent in their own examples. After the break, Sam tells us how Waymo snitched on kids and drove them to a group of waiting cops. In the subscribers-only ...
Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and GeniusHack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius
The AI music generation tool Suno scraped millions of songs and lyrics from YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, as well as from the stock music libraries Pond5, Jamendo, Freesound, the International Music Score Library Project, and podcasts via RSS feeds, according to a hacker who breached the company and shared ...
French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argumentFrench MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument
The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria. ...
Starmer says it’s the ‘end of my political journey’ at his final Prime Minister’s QuestionsStarmer says it’s the ‘end of my political journey’ at his final Prime Minister’s Questions
MPs on all sides of the House of Commons paid tribute to the departing PM, traded jokes and shared anecdotes. ...