CEOs of Meta, X, Discord, TikTok and Snap testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s grilling of four social media executives produced some notable moments. Here…
AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill
Getting clones taken down can be an exhausting process for developers. Small studios have less time, energy, and resources to dedicate to this process, and they’re at the whims of the digital distribution platforms these games exist on. Wren Brier, Unpacking’s creative director, says that since the game’s release in 2021, developer Witch Beam has…
Sniffing and Injecting 5G Traffic Without Rogue Base Stations
As the world gradually adopts and transitions to using 5G for mobile, operational technology (OT), automation and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, a secure 5G network infrastructure remains critical. Recently, the Automated Systems SEcuriTy (ASSET) Research Group have released a new framework named SNI5GECT [pronounced as Sni-f-Gect (sniff + 5G + inject)] that enables users of the…
Empowering students with disabilities: University Startups’ generative AI solution for personalized student pathways
This post was co-authored with Laura Lee Williams and John Jabara from University Startups. University Startups, headquartered in Bethesda, MD, was founded in 2020 to empower high school students to expand their education beyond a traditional curriculum. University Startups is focused on special education and related services in school districts throughout the US. After students…
Bringing agentic Retrieval Augmented Generation to Amazon Q Business
Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered enterprise assistant that helps organizations unlock value from their data. By connecting to enterprise data sources, employees can use Amazon Q Business to quickly find answers, generate content, and automate tasks—from accessing HR policies to streamlining IT support workflows, all while respecting existing permissions and providing clear citations….
Scalable intelligent document processing using Amazon Bedrock Data Automation
Intelligent document processing (IDP) is a technology to automate the extraction, analysis, and interpretation of critical information from a wide range of documents. By using advanced machine learning (ML) and natural language processing algorithms, IDP solutions can efficiently extract and process structured data from unstructured text, streamlining document-centric workflows. When enhanced with generative AI capabilities,…
5 helpful Chrome features for students
Google Chrome is an integral part of my daily life as a student. It’s seen me through countless group projects, late-night cram sessions and even applying to summer internships — I applied to my Chrome internship right from Chrome itself! As I wrap up my internship and gear up for the Fall 2025 college semester,…
AI designs new superbug-killing antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA
Getty Images Artificial intelligence has invented two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, researchers have revealed. The drugs were designed atom-by-atom by the AI and killed the superbugs in laboratory and animal tests. The two compounds still need years of refinement and clinical trials before they could be prescribed. But the…
xAI Was About to Land a Major Government Contract. Then Grok Praised Hitler
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. One company that was supposed to be part of the GSA announcements was Musk’s xAI, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. In early June, GSA leadership met with the xAI team for a two-hour brainstorming session “to see what opportunities may…
Cost of weight loss drug Mounjaro may rise significantly
People paying privately for weight-loss drug Mounjaro in the UK face a rise in the cost of the treatment after manufacturer Eli Lilly said it was increasing the list price of the drug by as much as 170%. It means the suggested price for a month’s supply of the highest dose of the drug will…
Whiteboard to cloud in minutes using Amazon Q, Amazon Bedrock Data Automation, and Model Context Protocol
Upgrading legacy systems has become increasingly important to stay competitive in today’s market as outdated infrastructure can cost organizations time, money, and market position. However, modernization efforts face challenges like time-consuming architecture reviews, complex migrations, and fragmented systems. These delays not only impact engineering teams but have broader impacts including lost market opportunities, reduced competitiveness,…
