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October 25, 2025

Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem

In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says. ...

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October 24, 2025

The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app

This is today s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what s going on in the world of technology. What’s next...

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October 24, 2025

EU accuses Meta of violating content rules in move that could anger Trump

EU alleges Facebook and Instagram make it too hard to report illegal content. ...

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October 24, 2025

Tesla’s “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutiny

The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic. ...

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October 24, 2025

Tech billionaires are now shaping the militarization of American cities

Money means access to power - and tech has plenty of money. ...

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October 24, 2025

The Android-powered Boox Palma 2 Pro fits in your pocket, but it’s not a phone

This e-reader has a color screen and 5G. ...

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October 24, 2025

DNA and jolts of electricity get people to make optimal antibodies

If we ID the DNA for a great antibody, anyone can now make it. ...

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October 24, 2025

An NIH director joins MAHA, gets replaced by JD Vance’s close friend

The NTP produced controversial studies on cellphone radiation and fluoride. ...

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October 24, 2025

Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit

Fossil beds in New Mexico show diverse species present in the late Cretaceous. ...

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October 24, 2025

Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot”

Models trained on short, popular, and/or "superficial" tweets perform worse on benchmarks. ...

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October 24, 2025

Lawsuit: Reddit caught Perplexity “red-handed” stealing data from Google results

Scraper accused of stealing Reddit content "shocked" by lawsuit. ...

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October 24, 2025

With new acquisition, OpenAI signals plans to integrate deeper into the OS

The acquired firm was working on a tool to control macOS directly with AI. ...

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