Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training
The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
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Democracy in Retreat
Freedom House's Yana Gorokhovskaia discusses the political and ethical stakes of two decades of global freedom decline.
How We Use AlphaEvolve to Make Complex IDE Algorithms Faster
AlphaEvolve is a Google DeepMind algorithm-discovery system that uses Gemini to generate, test, and refine possible algorithm improvements. Its job is not to answer questions; it searches for faster ways to solve complex algorithmic problems. We tried it on a narrow but important part of IntelliJ-based IDEs: indexing, the background work that makes navigation, search, […]
Adventures in Vibecoding Policy
can policy microsites save America?
[Report]MEC2026 RoboSax workshop(Kagurazaka, May 26, 2026)
On May 26, 2026, Masatoshi Hamanaka (Music Information Intelligence Team) and Tsuyoshi Uetaki (Kumamoto University) held a RoboSax workshop at the Morito Memorial Hall in Kagurazaka as part of <a href="https://music-encoding.org/conference/2026/"
AAIN.com reviews SA AI Policy; Algeria reshuffles its AI strategy
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Make your SQL Workflows Multimodal With LanceDB × DuckDB
A hands-on walkthrough showing how LanceDB and DuckDB work together to query multimodal data in SQL, join against multiple tables, and materialize results back into LanceDB.
Unifying the AV ML Stack: From Raw Data to Trained Model with LanceDB
A complete walkthrough of building an autonomous vehicle perception model training pipeline on top of LanceDB and the Multimodal Lakehouse.
Make Room for Women in the Rooms Where AI Policy Is Decided
The post Make Room for Women in the Rooms Where AI Policy Is Decided appeared first on Data & Society .
cascsim on R, when trying claimFitting() it doesn't find suffisient data
I hope I am asking at the right place. it's the first time I am using cascsim. I am looking to claim fit specifically the claim property and H,I am trying to fit the report lag. when I put my code it just says that the data is insufficient. I checked and there is 1175 claim with those two caracteristic so there should be the data available. I am doing module 2 of the CIA and one of the exercice is asking me to do this, I have been stuck on this for a long time. data1 $Lag reportDate) - as.Date(data1$occurrenceDate)) simobj don't hesitate to ask me further question if needed
AI Weekly Issue #497: AI's labor war just went global
This was the week the AI-and-work conflict broke into the open simultaneously across four jurisdictions. Wikipedia editors are organizing a strike over Wikimedia layoffs. Amazon employees gamed its internal AI ranking into uselessness. Chinese courts began enforcing a framework that bars AI-justified layoffs. A UK thinktank, with TUC backing, called for employees to get a real say over how AI is rolled out in their workplaces. None of it is coordinated. All of it is this week.
When AI Infrastructure Meets Enterprise Data: ClearML on the Dell AI Data Platform
By Adam Wolf Dell Technologies has published a validated integration of ClearML with the Dell AI Data Platform (AIDP), pairing ClearML’s AI infrastructure capabilities with Dell’s enterprise-managed storage and search engines. The result is a reference architecture that lets AI teams keep moving fast while platform teams keep the data foundation enterprise-grade. Here is what […]
National Standard of the People’s Republic of China: Cybersecurity Technology – Basic Safety Requirements for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services
Read our translation of a Chinese national standard designed to improve the safety and security of generative AI services. The post National Standard of the People’s Republic of China: Cybersecurity Technology – Basic Safety Requirements for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .
Deep Dive: the South African Draft AI Policy
(so you don't need to read it and still sound smart)
Apple working to cram massive Gemini model into iPhone to power new Siri
As Apple tries to shrink Gemini for the iPhone, a cloud component is probably inevitable.
Trump loses more control over AI regulation as Illinois passes landmark law
Here’s why Anthropic and OpenAI are on board with Illinois safety testing.
Data Formulator 0.7: AI-powered data analytics for enterprise data
Data Formulator introduces AI-powered analytics for enterprise data workflows. Data teams can easily bring enterprise data into an AI-ready workspace where users can explore, analyze, and visualize data with AI agents to turn raw data into actionable insights. The post Data Formulator 0.7: AI-powered data analytics for enterprise data appeared first on Microsoft Research .
CENIA participa en una de las mayores plataformas de colaboración internacional para el desarrollo de IA
Entre los días 19 y 20 de mayo de 2026, el Centro Brasileño de Investigaciones Físicas (CBPF), ubicado en Urca, Río de Janeiro, se convirtió en el punto de encuentro del GPAI Associated Innovation Workshop Rio de Janeiro. El evento, impulsado en el marco del Laboratorio Nacional de Computación Científica (LNCC) y el Ministerio de […] The post CENIA participa en una de las mayores plataformas de colaboración internacional para el desarrollo de IA appeared first on CENIA .
Arizona's Abundance Playbook
a view from the governor's office
I signed up for another SaaS
new software benchmark
Finding Success in Industry as a Chip Designer
I have been an application-specific IC (ASIC) designer for almost three decades. Over that time, I’ve moved through the full academic trajectory, from graduate student to full professor; later, I transitioned to industry after an unsuccessful stint at entrepreneurship. When I made the switch to the private sector in 2019, I began focusing on a critically important aspect of the electronic industry: silicon intellectual property. As much as 80 percent of the physical area in today’s most advanced chips is occupied by blocks that aren’t made for specific products or even designed by the consumer-facing companies that built them. Instead, chipmakers draw heavily on established silicon IP from companies like Arm , Cadence , Rambus , Synopsys , and the company I work for, Silicon Creations . Throughout my career, I’ve designed chips for very different purposes, including enabling the research program in my academic lab and expanding the IP portfolio of my company. When I joined Silicon Creations, I had no idea how differently the industry approaches IC design and encountered a steep learning curve. Initially, it seemed that much of my two decades of academic research and training did not directly translate to the role. I had to learn new skills and adopt a new mindset. Today, demand for ASICs is rapidly growing, driven by the need for specialized chips in the automotive sector, AI applications, and more. By one market estimate , the ASIC market is expected to grow from US $23.4 b…
How we built Cloudflare's data platform and an AI agent on top of it
Here’s how we built Town Lake, Cloudflare's unified analytics platform, alongside Skipper, an internal AI agent running on top of it.
Mozambique presents draft AI Strategy at ITU Africa workshop
Final AI strategy approval expected by end of 2026 after provincial consultations
Worksheet Package: Formats, Prototypes, and Project Canvas
Worksheet Package: Formats, Prototypes, and Project Canvas c.groth Thu, 05/28/2026 - 14:02 Worksheets and guides Introduction to Think Tanking May 28, 2026 1 min read Worksheet Package: Formats, Prototypes, and Project Canvas Download (pdf - 962.01 KB) Back to homepage
AI Now Summit 2026
Innovations for global enterprises solving the world’s hardest problems.
Vibe gets to work.
The unified agent for long-horizon productivity and coding, launching with Work and Code modes. Plus, a new Vibe VS Code extension.
Namibia to train civil servants in AI, starting at the top
NIPAM launches AI courses in move to modernise Namibia’s Civil Service
Introducing Search Toolkit
Search Toolkit is a composable framework for building production search pipelines for AI applications.
Worksheet package: Personas, AIIM, HMW, and Impact Ladder
Worksheet package: Personas, AIIM, HMW, and Impact Ladder c.groth Thu, 05/28/2026 - 13:42 Worksheets and guides Policy & Stakeholder Analysis May 28, 2026 1 min read Worksheet package: Personas, AIIM, HMW, and Impact Ladder Download (pdf - 1.58 MB) Back to homepage
Rebooting Enterprise AI with MCP and Kubernetes
What happens when AI agents start acting less like chatbots and more like coworkers? In this episode, Dan and Chris sit down with Craig McLuckie, CEO of Stacklok to explore MCP, Kubernetes, ToolHive, enterprise AI, and the emerging infrastructure powering AI-native applications. From identity management to agent orchestration and system architecture, this conversation dives into how organizations may soon manage entire fleets of AI agents working behind the scenes. Featuring: Craig McLuckie – LinkedIn Chris Benson – Website , LinkedIn , Bluesky , GitHub , X Daniel Whitenack – Website , GitHub , X Links: Stacklok Toolhive Sponsors: Prediction Guard: A self-hosted AI control plane for running agents in high impact environments. predictionguard.com/practicalai Upcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here ! Midwest AI Summit 2026
New Classroom Accounts expand quantum access for educators
Classroom Accounts are a new way for educators to give large groups of students free, hands-on access to real quantum computers.
How AI Systems Can Misread Domestic Violence
Flattening complex experiences into datasets can compound harm and undermine healing. The post How AI Systems Can Misread Domestic Violence appeared first on Data & Society .
Leveling up Weaviate Cloud security: Expanding role-based access control for Cloud console
Weaviate Cloud now supports more granular role-based access control with new Editor and Viewer roles for improved security and organizational management.
Security Automation Evolved: From SlackOps to Programmatic SIEM Triage (Part 1/2)
How Sourcegraph's security team evolved from a Slack-based triage bot to programmatic SIEM detection with expression-based auto-close rules.
Security Automation Evolved: From SlackOps to Programmatic SIEM Triage (Part 1/2)
How Sourcegraph's security team evolved from a Slack-based triage bot to programmatic SIEM detection with expression-based auto-close rules.
IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2026
Apple is presenting new research at the annual IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) , which takes place in person in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center from June 3 to June 7. We are proud to sponsor the conference, which brings together the scientific and industrial research communities in computer vision and pattern recognition. Below is an overview of Apple’s participation at CVPR 2026.
Pymes chilenas dan el salto a la IA con nueva alianza entre CENIA y la Subsecretaría de Economía y Empresas de Menor Tamaño
La Subsecretaría de Economía y Empresas de Menor Tamaño, CENIA y Futuro del Trabajo SOFOFA Capital Humano firmaron alianza estratégica destinada a entregar herramientas y contenidos de IA Generativa a las Pymes de Chile a través del programa Digitaliza tu Pyme 2026. El hito se realizó en el marco del anuncio de la “Estrategia Digitaliza […] The post Pymes chilenas dan el salto a la IA con nueva alianza entre CENIA y la Subsecretaría de Economía y Empresas de Menor Tamaño appeared first on CENIA .
The Best AI Observability Tools for Agentic Systems in 2026
AI applications used to rely on a handful of straightforward LLM calls. Now agents make hundreds of decisions in response to a single user input, calling tools, retrieving context, and compounding outputs. When something goes wrong, the failure can be six steps deep and invisible from the outside. Most AI observability tools were designed to […] The post The Best AI Observability Tools for Agentic Systems in 2026 appeared first on Comet .
There is no Copilot without the pilots, says Slovenian insurance executive
The post There is no Copilot without the pilots, says Slovenian insurance executive appeared first on Source .
🔮 Why AI isn’t showing up on your bottom line
A framework to understand your firm’s AI transformation
Journalists in Mexican state of San Luis Potosí jailed, indicted over AI-related charges
“Two reporters, asking to remain anonymous for safety reasons, alerted CPJ [Committee to Protect Journalists] that [Eréndira] Reyes—founder and editor of Facebook-based news page San Wicho Times and the magazine Capital—had been arrested on May 21 by state police in San Luis Potosí, the state capital. [Her daughter Alejandra] Hermosillo was also arrested that same […] The post Journalists in Mexican state of San Luis Potosí jailed, indicted over AI-related charges appeared first on LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center .
Journalists in Mexican state of San Luis Potosí jailed, indicted over AI-related charges
“Two reporters, asking to remain anonymous for safety reasons, alerted CPJ [Committee to Protect Journalists] that [Eréndira] Reyes—founder and editor of Facebook-based news page San Wicho Times and the magazine Capital—had been arrested on May 21 by state police in San Luis Potosí, the state capital. [Her daughter Alejandra] Hermosillo was also arrested that same […] The post Journalists in Mexican state of San Luis Potosí jailed, indicted over AI-related charges appeared first on LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center .
Extending Human Intelligence Through AI
Understanding AI as an extension of human intelligence—not a replacement for it—offers a more grounded path for building trustworthy AI systems. The post Extending Human Intelligence Through AI appeared first on Microsoft Research .
Turn Azure Data into an AI-Ready Knowledge Base
Learn how to turn Azure Blob Storage data into an AI-ready knowledge base using Pinecone. A deployable template automates the full ingestion pipeline—parsing, chunking, embedding, and indexing—so your documents are searchable in minutes.
Iran Is Not Venezuela—But That’s Not the Point: The Ethics of American Tactical Power
Despite vast differences, Washington has treated Iran and Venezuela as parallel cases, writes Neda Bolourchi. What does this reveal about the ethics of American power?
Introducing physics AI at Mistral: the foundation for engineering acceleration.
A new class of AI models that predict the behavior of physical systems, powering the engineers and hardware products of tomorrow.
Physics AI research that’s shaping the industry.
Published breakthroughs pushing the state of the art.
Worksheet: Alignment, Interest, Influence Matrix
Worksheet: Alignment, Interest, Influence Matrix c.groth Wed, 05/27/2026 - 13:43 Worksheets and guides Policy & Stakeholder Analysis May 27, 2026 1 min read Worksheet: Alignment, Interest, Influence Matrix Strategic tool to map and analyze stakeholders The Alignment, Interest, Influence Matrix (AIIM) is a strategic tool used in policy advisory work to map and analyze stakeholders. It helps you understand who is relevant to your policy goal, how influential they are, what their interests are, and how aligned they are with your objectives. By using AIIM, you can: Prioritize stakeholders based on their potential to support or block your policy initiative Tailor your engagement strategies based on their level of alignment and interest Identify opportunities to build alliances or mitigate resistance Download (pdf - 343.05 KB) Back to homepage