Meta’s reported $10 billion investment in Scale AI represents far more than a simple funding round—it signals a fundamental strategic evolution in how tech giants view the AI arms race. This potential deal, which could exceed $10 billion and would be Meta’s largest external AI investment,…
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves
This is the third article in a series about the CSS shape() function. We’ve covered drawing lines and arcs in previous articles and, this time, we look specifically at the curve command and how to use it for drawing complex shapes.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() —…
The Sequence Radar #559 : Two Remarkable Papers This Week: Self-Improving Agents and the Limits of LLM Memorization
Agents that improve themselves and the limits of memorization….
AI Liability Insurance: The Next Step in Safeguarding Businesses from AI Failures
Businesses today depend heavily on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to run important tasks like handling customer questions, spotting financial risks, managing supply chains, and supporting medical decisions. While AI helps improve speed and accuracy, it also brings risks that old insurance policies do not cover. AI can…
Can AI Solve the Loneliness Epidemic?
You live in an age of perpetual pings and clicks, yet your in-person circle is shrinking fast. According to the United States Surgeon General’s 2023 advisory, 15- to 24-year-olds now spend almost 70% less face-to-face time with friends than in 2003. This collapse is serious enough…
Cursor AI Rockets to $9.9 Billion Valuation with Massive $900 Million Raise
In a striking show of investor confidence in the future of AI-powered software development, Anysphere, the company behind the AI code editor Cursor, has announced a monumental $900 million funding round, pushing the startup’s valuation to $9.9 billion. The round was led by Thrive Capital, with…
The AI Control Dilemma: Risks and Solutions
We are at a turning point where artificial intelligence systems are beginning to operate beyond human control. These systems are now capable of writing their own code, optimizing their own performance, and making decisions that even their creators sometimes cannot fully explain. These self-improving AI systems…
How to Get ChatGPT to Talk Normally
ChatGPT and similar bots often flatter users, ramble vaguely, or throw in jargon to sound smart. New research shows that these habits come not from the models alone but from the way human feedback trains them: the models learn to copy the style of answers humans…
SciSummary Review: I Summarized a Study in Seconds
If you’ve ever stared at a long scientific paper and thought, “There’s no way I’m getting through this today,” you’re not alone. Academics often struggle to keep up with the growing volume of research in their fields. SciSummary is not just another AI tool with generic…
How AI Might Save the News Media
That may be tough to see right now. Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, and a whole host of other AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants, the focus has revolved around how these tools could take over the jobs of journalists and other content…