The Price of Predictability Hundreds are infected, nearly 200 dead in the current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak tearing through the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. This is not breaking news to virologist Thomas Geisbert; he effectively Read More
The Sudden Conversion to AI A shoemaker, once synonymous with eco-conscious consumers and the laid-back Silicon Valley aesthetic, sold its core business for a reported $43 million, raised another $100 million on the stock market, and overnight Read More
The Mirage of Immediate AI Revenue The enterprise software giant Elastic’s agreement to acquire Deductive AI for up to $85 million isn’t just another data point in the ongoing M&A frenzy for Read More
Washington’s Evidence Gap Fuels Deeper Questions Washington insists an ASML extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machine—the planet’s sole tool for advanced chipmaking—may have found its way into China, defying years of stringent Read More
India’s AI Nationalism: A Stack Built on Foreign Foundations? Mukesh Ambani, India’s most influential industrialist, is placing an astonishing $110 billion bet on artificial intelligence, aiming to infuse every call, every app, and every Read More
The Unintended Endorsement: When Washington Advertises AI The United States government’s recent intervention to halt the public release of Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models isn’t a setback for the AI developer; it’Read More
The Illusion of Control in the Digital Age The US Commerce Department’s recent directive, forcing Anthropic to suspend access to its advanced Fable and Mythos AI models, feels less like a strategic intervention and Read More
The US government did not merely ban Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 last week; it inadvertently unveiled the precarious new architecture of AI regulation, one built on commercial intelligence rather than independent oversight. The official Read More
The Lure of the AI Frontier The quiet departure of John Jumper, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, from Google DeepMind to Anthropic is not merely a high-profile personnel change. This move, following closely on the Read More
The Invisible Patch and User Agency A Bluetooth eavesdropping vulnerability isn’t just a technical glitch; it’s a silent invasion, quietly fixed without a public recall, impacting millions. Apple’s recent patch for its Read More