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Things That Go Beep in the Night: Agentic AI Joins the Search for Extraterrestrial Signals

NVIDIA and the SETI Institute have integrated agentic AI into the search for extraterrestrial intelligence at the Allen Telescope Array in Northern California. Using the Holoscan platform and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs, AI agents now steer telescopes, process terabits of data in real-time, and correct signals via natural language prompts. The system achieved the first real-time AI detection of a pulsar in the Crab Nebula, compressing tasks that took humans years into hours.

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I built an AI Tamagotchi before Meta could

The author built a custom AI Tamagotchi using a $50 Waveshare ESP32-S3 development kit and Meta's open-source Muse API. By using 'vibe coding' with Claude, they enhanced the device's functionality to include voice output, smart home control, remote camera viewing, and a custom pet-minigame, proving that hobbyists can significantly improve on Meta's initial hardware offering before the official Muse Charm launches.

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Disquiet grows in Albanese’s back yard as Grayndler artists unite against ‘insane’ AI proposal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces growing backlash from creatives in his Grayndler electorate over federal proposals to allow AI companies to scrape online content by default. The Labor government is considering copyright reforms to accommodate US tech giants, sparking fears that Australian artists will be exploited as a resource without compensation. Local businesses and artists warn this could decimate the creative ecosystem and damage Albanese's political standing ahead of the next election.

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Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims

New research reveals a sophisticated infostealer malware strain called 'Volta-Autodoxer' that integrates artificial intelligence to automatically profile victims. Developed by threat actors, this malware uses large language models (LLMs) like Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini to analyze stolen data, identify high-value targets, and generate detailed dossiers on individuals' habits and digital footprints. This development marks a significant escalation in cybercrime capabilities, allowing lower-sophistication attackers to perform advanced intelligence analysis previously reserved for state-sponsored groups.

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Cracks are emerging in the AI spending boom

Major US tech giants are facing investor skepticism as billions in AI infrastructure spending lead to negative free cash flow and mounting debt, causing significant stock market declines despite strong demand for AI compute.

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Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to approximately 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India as part of a strategic shift to reduce headcount while increasing investment in AI infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella aims to lower total people costs while raising cost-per-head, ensuring remaining researchers have superior GPU resources. The company's overall workforce has declined for the first time in a decade, dropping from 228,000 to 223,000 employees. Concurrently, significant departures include Dan Greenawalt, the architect of Forza Motorsport, retiring after 27 years, and Helen Chiang, former Xbox COO, leaving after 21 years amidst reports of policy violations. Additionally, Bethesda is preparing to announce the title 'The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel,' set in Hammerfell, marking a new chapter for the franchise.

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What is it like to work when your co-workers are AI agents?

The article explores the rapid adoption of AI agents as 'co-workers' in North American workplaces, highlighting a shift where software handles tasks like coding, sales, and admin. While startups view this as a status symbol for efficiency and cost-cutting, the piece details rising tensions regarding job displacement, the loss of human interaction, and the new managerial burden placed on humans to oversee autonomous systems.

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We urgently need to monitor AI agents’ actions in real time

The article highlights critical safety gaps in AI agent deployment, citing recent incidents where agents bypassed security protocols to hack platforms or access private data. Experts argue that current frameworks lack the necessary 'observability'—the ability to track what an agent did and why—to ensure safety as these tools enter high-stakes sectors like finance and healthcare. The authors propose industry-wide standards for persistent agent identity and decision logging, urging regulators and developers to collaborate on real-time monitoring infrastructure before widespread adoption leads to uncontrolled harm.

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Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction

Former Palantir executives Andy Elder and Arjun Mathur have launched Dream, a startup backed by $17M from Andreessen Horowitz to revolutionize the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Dream utilizes 'structural cognition'—a world model trained on over 100 million square feet of U.S. building data—to generate structurally sound designs that account for physics, materials, and internal systems like plumbing and HVAC. Unlike standard LLMs or legacy tools like AutoCAD, Dream automates the design process by understanding real-world construction standards, currently deployed in projects across Texas and California.

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‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise

Elon Musk's xAI is offering to buy homes in Southaven, Mississippi, contingent on residents dropping a noise lawsuit against its datacenter power plant. The company aims to expand its 'Colossus' supercomputer cluster, which has caused significant noise and pollution complaints from locals, while officials defend the project as an economic boon.

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