Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good
… In CAISI’s press release, the center acknowledges that the voluntary agreements signed by Google, Microsoft, and xAI “build on” Biden’s policy. …
Spot testing by Ars Technica found that re-running our simple “build a Minesweeper game” prompt through Claude Haiku 4.5 via Copilot used about 94 credits (you can view the results here). That’s a pretty decent rate for a relatively simple toy project. But it’s also easy to see how those kinds of costs could balloon quickly for requests involving major changes or reviews on complex codebases. You can see that kind of ballooning cost in reports of a single complex prompt burning through 171 Copilot credits, or another spending 700 credits on “a few prompts,” or a couple of Copilot-led commits u
AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.… In CAISI’s press release, the center acknowledges that the voluntary agreements signed by Google, Microsoft, and xAI “build on” Biden’s policy. …
… But the flagship RTX Spark PC may be from the same company that makes Windows: the new Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is a high-end RTX Spark system that will offer up to 128GB of unified memory for “creators, developers, and AI builders.” Microsoft says the Laptop Ultra will be available “later th… …
… Microsoft has also worked to scale back the Copilot branding inside of core apps like Notepad and Paint even if the generative AI features are still there , and to give users more control over when their PCs install updates. …
… Google plans to add more file types over time, but it’s starting with the following: Data visualizations and charts png, svg Documents PDFs, docx, markdown, text files Images with Nano Banana png, jpg, gif Structured data csv, json Microsoft Excel xlsx Microsoft PowerPoint pptx NotebookLM’s relianc… …
… Spot testing by Ars Technica found that re-running our simple “build a Minesweeper game” prompt through Claude Haiku 4.5 via Copilot used about 94 credits you can view the results here . …
… I mean, sure, according to Valve’s own statistics, Microsoft remains dominant. …
… But Altman has claimed that Musk’s math makes no sense , essentially reducing the contributions of the other co-founders and OpenAI’s leading researchers to “zero.” On the stand, he testified that where other co-founders spent “every waking hour” building OpenAI, Musk only dropped in every other we… …
… It’s unclear whether the anti-drone security measures and rooftop drone port will actually be incorporated into the ballroom building design. But Trump’s comments coincide with the US government’s new efforts to protect buildings and crowd events against potential threats posed by drones. …
… FT reporter Rafe Rosner-Uddin asked Panay, who was behind Microsoft’s failed Surface Duo phone , whether Amazon is interested in releasing a new AI-focused phone. “Here’s what I’d say: it’s just not the goal. …
… In a video , he documents the start of his build process, which already includes 3D-printed mechanical flippers, pop bumpers complete with embedded LEDs , slingshots, and even a raised playfield, all designed to mimic the look and feel of the original Windows table. …