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OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development

The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's Chief Futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.

‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing New Fans to Hockey. Does the Sport Deserve Them?

MANISHA KRISHNAN

Obsession over a show about two closeted hockey players has brought new fandom to the sport just ahead of the Olympics. But men's hockey's lack of support for LGBTQ+ players and fans is notable.

Study of Buddhist Monks Finds Meditation Alters Brain Activity

JAVIER CARBAJAL

Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it's a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus, learning, and well-being.

OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path

Zoë Hitzig resigned on the same day OpenAI began testing ads in its chatbot.

Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case

Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.

Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78

He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.

Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

Guano dramatically boosted the production of maize, and the surplus helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy.

AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say

General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources.

Once-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist

ClickFix bait, combined with advanced Castleloader malware, is installing Lumma "at scale."

Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it's not a big deal, CEO says.

"We are in the part of the program where we are doing very nasty things to the engine."

"Windows 11 26H1" is a special version of Windows exclusively for new Arm PCs

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM

Arm PCs have enjoyed special treatment from Microsoft for the past two years.

xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands

RUSSELL BRANDOM

On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of publishing its full 45-minute all-hands presentation to the X platform, making it widely available.

El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon

"I want to be very, very clear that this should’ve never happened."

Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

The administration's "reasoning" for doing so has little connection to reality.

SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

SpaceX's crew missions will now launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.