Scientists at NeurIPS, which drew a record 26,000 attendees this year, say key questions about how AI models work and how to measure them remain unresolved (Jared Perlo/NBC News)
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At AI’s biggest gathering, its inner workings remain a mystery
Despite soaring progress, scientists at AI’s largest gathering say key questions about how models work and how to measure them remain unsolved.
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Scientists at NeurIPS 2025, which had a record 26K attendees, say questions about how AI models work and how to measure them remain unresolved, despite progress
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Italy-based humanoid robotics startup Generative Bionics raised €70M led by CDP Venture Capital, with participation from Tether, AMD Ventures, and others (Daniele Lepido/Bloomberg)
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Tether Backs Italian Humanoid-Robotics Firm as AI Push Builds
Stablecoin giant Tether has joined a €70 million ($81.6 million) funding round for Italy-based Generative Bionics, a humanoid-robotics startup de...
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Italy-based humanoid robotics startup Generative Bionics raised €70M led by CDP Venture Capital, with participation from Tether, AMD Ventures, and others
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The International Committee of the Red Cross, which runs major research archives, warned that AI models are fabricating research papers, journals, and archives (Dan Vergano/Scientific American)
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AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
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The International Committee of the Red Cross, which runs major research archives, warns that AI models are fabricating research papers, journals, and archives
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Robinhood is set to join Indonesia's retail investment boom after agreeing to acquire local brokerages PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto (Prima Wirayani/Bloomberg)
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Robinhood Set to Enter Indonesia Market as Retail Investors Boom
Robinhood Markets Inc. is set to enter the Indonesian market after signing deals to acquire two local brokerages, underscoring the appeal of the So...
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Robinhood is set to join Indonesia
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Sources: after the Netflix-WBD deal was announced, Larry Ellison called President Trump about how the transaction would hurt competition (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-netflix-warner-bros-battle-ellisons-a86fe15c?st=KSPPZ6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Sources: after Netflix announced its WBD deal, Larry Ellison called Trump to argue it would hurt competition; Paramount CEO David Ellison promised CNN changes
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The US FDA qualifies the first AI drug development tool, AIM-NASH, to help doctors assess a severe form of fatty liver disease in drug trials (Sahil Pandey/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-qualifies-first-ai-tool-help-speed-liver-disease-drug-development-2025-12-09/
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The US FDA qualifies the first AI drug development tool, AIM-NASH, to help doctors assess MASH, a fatty liver disease that can lead to liver failure or cancer
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David Sacks says AI preemption won't apply to state laws on child safety, communities won't be forced to host data centers they don't want, and more (David Sacks/@davidsacks)
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David Sacks (@DavidSacks) on X
ONE RULEBOOK FOR AI I wanted to share a few thoughts on AI preemption and address some of the concerns. First, this is not an β€œAI amnesty” or...
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David Sacks says “AI preemption” would not apply to US state laws on child safety, would not force communities to host data centers they don
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President Trump says the "same approach" used to let Nvidia ship H200 chips to China will also apply to "AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies" (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-open-up-exports-nvidia-h200-chips-china-semafor-reports-2025-12-08/
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Trump says the Commerce Department is working on “the same approach” for “AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies” as Nvidia shipping H200 chips to China
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Filing: HashKey, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is aiming to raise up to ~$215M in its IPO in the city (Kumar Tanishk/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hashkey-launches-hong-kong-ipo-seeking-up-2147-million-2025-12-08/
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Filing: HashKey, Hong Kong
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US lawmakers remove provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 that would have ensured military members' right to repair their own equipment (Boone Ashworth/Wired)
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The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away
The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ abil...
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US lawmakers remove provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 that would have ensured military members
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