Technology/Science
Anthropic Sues to Block Pentagon Blacklisting Over AI Use Restrictions
Anthropic on March 9 filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military ...
EU Countries Give Final Approval to 2040 Climate Target for 90% Emissions Cut
European Union countries gave the final approval on Thursday to a new climate target to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, pressing ahead with the bloc's ambitious climate agenda despite ...
Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 U.S. Deaths Per Year
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published in the journal Science ...
Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the ...
Anthropic’s Claude Chatbot Goes Down for Thousands of Users
Anthropic PBC's artificial intelligence chatbot Claude and related consumer-facing applications went down on Monday, with the startup saying it has been grappling with "unprecedented demand" for its ...
Hackers Used AI to Breach 600 Firewalls in Weeks, Amazon Says
Over the last five weeks, a limited number of hackers broke into more than 600 firewalls across dozens of countries with the help of widely available artificial intelligence tools, according to ...
AI Got Beat by Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard
Two days before New York's biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional U.S. model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer ...
Two-Thirds of Independent Agencies Plan to Increase AI Use This Year, Survey Says
More than two-thirds of independent agencies plan to increase use of artificial intelligence in the next 12 months, though just 8% said AI is currently embedded in their daily workflows, according to ...