Archive: January 2016
L’Oréal: Making cosmetics sustainable with generative AI
Mr. Wonderful Is Wounded in the Battle Over His Massive Utah Data Center
Sysdig Launches Sysdig AI Defense, Bringing Runtime Security to Every Action AI Agents Take

Streambased: Pioneering the streaming data lake - AI News
GPT-6 Sol and Luna arrive with 50% lower API prices - Help Net Security

GPT-6 Sol and Luna arrive with 50% lower API prices OpenAI has expanded GPT-6 with the GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models. Both are available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users. Free and Go users can access GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app. The models are not yet available in Chat. OpenAI API users can access them as gpt-6-sol and gpt-6-luna. A phased ChatGPT rollout is underway to maintain service stability. Performance
Cybersecurity hiring practices leave little room for junior talent - Help Net Security

Cybersecurity hiring practices leave little room for junior talent Twenty-minute training sessions that fit into the workweek could help new hires become productive sooner, keep employees’ skills current and build problem-solving skills they can use across different tools, according to SkillBit’s The Shift to Continuous Cybersecurity Micro-Training report. Reasons for missing development goals (Source:SkillBit) More than 80% of executives surveyed used the
DigitalOcean Launches Cuttlefish to Supervise AI Agents From Anywhere, With Box as Launch Partner

AI is turning offensive security into a continuous necessity | CSO Online

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Researchers develop AI-powered storytime tool to support children's literacy

There's a "natural intersection" between what technology can provide and what parents want, says StoryMate developer Dakuo Wang. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University While developing a tool to boost literacy and reading comprehension, researchers at Northeastern University have joined in on a beloved children's activity: storytime. With the understanding that the best storytellers are human—not artificial intelligence—the researchers have built an
YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults

Interest in limiting the ability of children to access YouTube clashes with a growing use of YouTube videos in education. YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adults on the popular video-sharing platform amid pressure to protect minors from sensitive content. The new safeguard is being rolled out in the United States as Google-owned YouTube and social media platforms such as Instagram
The Killer Robots Have an Eric Trump Problem
Alibaba AI model tried to send data to Beijing server, Cohere says | InfoWorld

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Wes Davis' 10 Favorite Smart Home Gifts of 2026

I’ve been using smart home products for something like a decade, ever since I bought my first house and discovered it had some very inconveniently placed light switches. Rather than reroute the wiring for those switches, I went the comparatively cheaper route of buying a handful of Philips Hue bulbs—the simple white ones, I ain’t rich—and a smart speaker to control them. I didn’t know at the time that this would turn into a hobby, but here I am. 2026 has p
Safer batteries, reliable power: Guiding research for next-generation energy storage

NREL’s extensive portfolio of battery-safety research includes high-speed X-ray imaging to show what happens during battery failure. Credit: Donal Finegan, NREL Tucked into your pocket, packed into warehouses, and embedded into critical infrastructure—lithium-ion batteries are quietly powering much of modern America. Demand for these indispensable energy storage solutions continues to skyrocket, prompting energy experts to explore next-generation (next-gen
Protesters Stage Unsettling Demonstration in Front of Palantir's Office

Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images Hundreds of protestors descended on Palantir’s unmarked office building in downtown Manhattan over the weekend. Organized by the grassroots AIDS group ACT UP New York, they rallied at the New York AIDS memorial before marching on the surveillance company’s offices. According to photos published by the Advocate, protestors came dressed in flashy outfits and brandishing signs with hardline slogans. “Palantir: ICE and w
Beijing International Science Fiction and Future Industry Expo is scheduled! Commences in March 2027.

zhidxcom Author | ZeR0 Editor | Mo Ying Reported by zhidx on November 12, 2027, the global sci-fi industry is moving from an edge subculture to mainstream culture, becoming an important form of industry that combines technology and humanities. In 2025, the total revenue of China's sci-fi industry reached 126.1 billion yuan, growing by 15.7% year-on-year, and has continuously exceeded 100 billion yuan for three consecutive years, forming a complete industri
From cells to semiconductors: AI reconstructs microscopic 3D worlds from electron microscopy
Schematic illustration of the AI-based image segmentation algorithm developed by KRISS. Credit: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based image segmentation algorithm that can rapidly reconstruct three-dimensional (3D) structures from two-dimensional (2D) cross-sectional images of biological samples captured using a scanning ele
RavenDB launches database-native AI agent creator to simplify enterprise AI integration - AI News
Open-source document database platform RavenDB has launched what it calls “the first fully integrated database-native AI Agent Creator,” a tool that makes it easier for enterprises to build and deploy AI agents.The platform tackles a common problem in enterprise AI – the difficulty of connecting models to a company’s own data systems and workflows securely and cost-effectively.Making AI practical, not just powerfulThe company wants to make AI deployment fa
AI is changing who gets hired. What skills will keep you employed?

Google’s cars need to drive less like robots and more like humans - Ars Technica
Google has spent several years working to teach robots how to drive perfectly. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company now has to teach the cars how to break speed limits and aim for corner apices instead. The company’s self-driving fleet of cars is pretty safe, with just 16 accidents since 2009. But the vast majority of those were human drivers rear-ending the Google car, something that many in the field attribute to the very conservative nature