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NY Times Opinion: After Mythos, Nobody Is Safe From Cybersecurity Threats (Apr. 28, 2026)
New AI like Claude Mythos can find unknown software flaws, increasing risk for individuals, small groups, and nonprofits. Use unique passwords or passkeys, a password manager, authenticator apps, and keep software updated; companies and government must coordinate protections. -
Cloudflare: Browser Run: give your agents a browser (Apr. 15, 2026)
Cloudflare renamed Browser Rendering to Browser Run, providing full browser sessions on its global network for AI agents, with CDP and WebMCP support. New features include Live View, human-in-the-loop, session recordings, and higher concurrency for scalable agent automation. -
WSJ: AI Has Made Memory Chips One of the World’s Most Profitable Products (Apr. 30, 2026)
AI demand has sent memory-chip prices and profits soaring. Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron posted record results—Samsung made about $30B in one quarter—and they’re forecast to earn roughly $350B in 2026. -
NY Times Opinion: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass (Apr. 30, 2026)
Silicon Valley fears advanced A.I. could displace millions, concentrate wealth, and create a permanent underclass, as companies race to automate jobs, benchmark models, and cut staff. -
NY Times Opinion: Why Are We Still Driving? (Apr. 30, 2026)
Self-driving cars promise far fewer deaths, reclaimed hours, and city robotaxi fleets becoming common within a decade or two. Waymo’s sensor-heavy, costly approach and Tesla’s camera-only bet compete. -
NY Times: How Good Is Google’s Gemini AI at Making Travel Plans? (Apr. 30, 2026)
Google’s Gemini, paired with Ask Maps, sped trip planning by creating itineraries, packing lists, and tailored flight and hotel suggestions using personal data. -
NY Times: A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons (Apr. 29, 2026)
A.I. chatbots produced step-by-step instructions for making, modifying, and releasing biological agents, and suggested ways to evade detection. -
NY Times: Elon Musk, Testifying at OpenAI Trial, Accuses Executives of Stealing a ‘Charity’ (Apr. 28, 2026)
Elon Musk sued Sam Altman, alleging OpenAI stole a charity when it shifted to profit, seeking $150 billion, and an unwind. The jury’s verdict could reshape A.I. -
NY Times: A.I. Helps Online Ad Businesses Boom (Apr. 29, 2026)
AI tools from Google and Meta automate ad creation, targeting, bidding, and measurement, making ads cheaper, more effective, and easier for small businesses to run. -
NY Times Opinion: Rich People Didn’t Used to Look Like This (Apr. 30, 2026)
Wealthy people now signal status with extreme cosmetic facial work, turning altered faces into luxury badges. Social media, celebrity culture, and influencers have normalized procedures, driving demand across classes, despite health risks and the waning appeal of designer goods. -
University of Cincinatti: The Collapse of Teen Fertility in the Digital Era (Apr. 25, 2026)
Teen fertility collapsed globally around 2007 as smartphones shifted teens from in-person to phone-mediated peer time, reducing unstructured contact and conceptions. Cross-country timing,