Rescue crews on Friday ended the search mission of a capsized luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily, multipleoutletsreported. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's body was recovered on Thursday.
The latest: The sixth and final missing body was found on Friday, Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah. She was the last person unaccounted for aboard the ship.
Biosecurity experts are calling on governments to set new guardrails in an effort tolimit the risks posed by advanced AI models being applied to biology.
Why it matters: AI models trained on genetic sequences have double-edged potential to help scientists design new medicines and vaccines, but can also be used to create new or enhanced pathogens.
The Department of Justice on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, a property management software company, for an alleged "unlawful scheme" to reduce competition in the apartment rental market and secure a monopoly for itself.
Why it matters: RealPage uses a trove of data to help some of the country's biggest landlords set apartment rental prices. According to the suit, it's helping them to artificially inflate prices for renters all across the county.
A new government-supported program is actively recruiting people who want to help evaluate AI-enabled office productivity software.
Why it matters: Stress-testing generative AI tools is still one of the best ways to root out biases or false information in responses, as well as privacy concerns like responses that leak sensitive information.
Publicly pointing the finger at foreign adversaries' hackers doesn't hold the same power that it used to.
Why it matters: Attributing nation-state hacks has long been one of the few tools the U.S. government had to deter adversaries in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from coming after American officials and companies.
Scientists are opening generative AI's black box and beginning to understand the models' inner workings.
Why it matters: The prospect of harnessing genAI to make decisions and perform tasks is pushing researchers to better understand how AI systems work — and how they might be controlled.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro responded to former President Trump's characterization of him as a "highly overrated Jewish Governor," saying the GOP nominee is "obsessed" with him and with "continuing to spew hate."
Why it matters: This is not the first time Trump has received backlash for his attacks on Jewish Democrats.
Corporate executives and boards are ramping up communication efforts to prepare for attacks from activists linking business performance to DEI policies.
Why it matters: For some public companies, it is not a matter of if these politically motivated attacks will come, but when.
Investors in checkout tech company Bolt Financial have until the end of next week to say if they plan to participate in a massive new funding round that would include the return of controversial company founder Ryan Breslow as CEO.
The intrigue: They aren't being told the lead investor's identity.
Palantir Technologies has hired former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) to run its defense business, charged with identifying contract opportunities and guiding R&D.
Why it matters: Gallagher is an outspoken critic of China, and will reinforce the company's pick-a-side mentality.
Hospitals and other health providers will shift their attention to how states opt to police non-compete agreements now that a federal court has blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on the widely used contracts.
Why it matters: The FTC's contentious effort had far-reaching implications for health care — and raised the profile of an issue that was already getting attention in statehouses, experts say.
Google's latest Pixel phones pack an impressive grab bag of AI features, but the company and its rivals still seem far from delivering the seamless, truly personal assistant they envision.
Why it matters: AI features have emerged as key differentiators when it comes to buying a high-end smartphone, but too often they still feel like gimmicks or unfinished betas.
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