Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI system called Evo that was trained on massive numbers of bacterial genomes. So many that, when prompted with sequences from a cluster of related genes ...

Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and OS planning to limit access to Californians altogether.

Whether it is a 0.8B model running on a smartphone or a 9B model powering a coding terminal, the Qwen3.5 series is ...

The site helped people bypass systems that require digital copies of government-issued IDs to verify identity, including those used by banks and crypto exchanges.

Some Fort Collins City Council members said while they might trust the way local police use the technology, they don't trust the vendor Flock Safety.

Open source doesn’t guarantee responsible AI. But it increasingly makes responsible evaluation possible for smaller organizations.

Open source has always had issues, but the benefits outweighed the costs/risks. AI is not merely exponentially accelerating tasks, it is disproportionately increasing risks.

Open source AI offers a unique approach to building and deploying artificial intelligence systems by providing access to models, frameworks, and code that are freely available for customization and ...

New York DMV toughens penalties for DUI and drugged driving New York's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is introducing stricter penalties for alcohol- and drug-related driving convictions, with ...

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The Trump administration hopes the move spurs U.S. oil companies to send employees into Venezuela to examine its drilling potential. The Trump administration plans to issue a general license as soon ...