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Matteo Wong / The Atlantic : Q&A with UCLA's Terence Tao, widely considered the world's greatest living mathematician, on OpenAI's o1, how AI might be useful to mathematicians, and more   —  Terence Tao, the world's greatest living mathematician, has a vision for AI.  —  Terence Tao, a mathematics professor at UCLA, is a real-life superintelligence.

SemiAnalysis : A deep dive into “AI Neoclouds”, a new breed of cloud compute providers built to offer GPU rentals, like Crusoe, Lambda Labs, and CoreWeave, and their economics   —  H100 Rental Price Cuts, AI Neocloud Giants and Emerging Neoclouds, H100 Cluster Bill of Materials and Cluster Deployment …

Wes Davis / The Verge : Google rolls out Android theft protection features: Theft Detection Lock, which uses AI to detect motion indicating theft, Offline Device Lock, and Remote Lock   —  Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data.

FIRST ON FOX: A Democratic House candidate in one of the most closely watched races in the country was the subject of an ethics complaint alleging that she had failed to act on allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a man working with her campaign. Fox News Digital obtained a complaint filed with the state's Legislative Equality Office against Janelle Bynum, running for Congress in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District , alleging that Bynum had failed to be a mandatory reporter of allegations against a man working for the PAC that staffed her State Representative campaign in 2022.  The complaint also alleged that when confronted about the alleged actions, Bynum was dismissive and even threatened the individual who had reached out to her. "During the 2024 primary election, I was contacted by an informant with information about Rep. Bynum and her willful coverup of a sexual assault of a minor volunteer who worked for her during the 2022 cycle," the complain...

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times : As Mark Zuckerberg aims to be politically “neutral”, some argue he's placating critics like Trump; source: Nick Clegg now makes most election policy decisions   —  Meta chief seeks neutral stance ahead of US election but critics argue he is placating critics such as Trump

Taiwan’s top official in the U.S. is warning that China has ramped up its aggression toward the island , and that its people are ready to fight. "Yes, of course," Alexander Yui, the Taiwanese representative to the U.S., told Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie when asked whether the island’s residents were willing to meet the moment, if China were to invade. "We’ve seen Ukraine." Taiwan has been intensely watching the conflict in Eastern Europe as Kyiv's forces have battled a Russian invasion for more than two years.  TRUMP-ENDORSED HOUSE CANDIDATE SOUNDS ALARM ON CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN BATTLEGROUND STATE Yui said he hoped to not need help from U.S. troops, which Ukraine also does not have, but suggested they would be eagerly accepted if offered. "If your house is under fire, and they respond to help you with a bucket of water, would you say no?" Yui posed. The diplomat said Chinese President Xi Jinping has escalated regional tensions since former ...

A federal judge ruled in favor of a southern border rancher who had argued that the Biden administration had violated environmental law in it's "haste to reverse its predecessor's border policies" in 2021. An Arizona rancher, Steven Smith, was part of the lawsuit, Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, challenging the Biden administration. The suit claimed that the Department of Homeland Security had failed to conduct a mandatory review required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) before halting border wall construction , a key Trump-era project. Under NEPA, a federal agency must conduct an Environmental Assessment to determine whether a federal action has the potential to cause significant effects on the human environment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. After a two-day bench trial, Judge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling on ...

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff denied the veracity of a Daily Mail report in which three unnamed sources accused him of having slapped a former girlfriend during a 2012 trip to the Cannes Film Festival. Fox News Digital has not been able to independently confirm the allegations. "This report is untrue," an unnamed representative for Vice President Kamala Harris' husband told news outlet Semafor . "Any suggestion that he would or has ever hit a woman is false." The Daily Mail's exclusive story on Tuesday quoted a trio of unidentified sources who claim Emhoff slapped his then-girlfriend while the couple waited in a valet line following an event in Nice, France, in 2012. The alleged altercation was purportedly sparked when the woman – identified only by the pseudonym "Jane" and described as a successful New York attorney – flirted with a valet, according to the article. The Harris campaign, the Office of the Vice President and a representative for...

Katrina Manson / Bloomberg : The US and Microsoft seize 107 websites used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies in the US operating under Star Blizzard, a group active since 2016   —  - Russian group Star Blizzard targeted civil society, US says  — Group has conducted election influence operations in UK

Former President Trump's campaign said on Wednesday that they hauled in over $160 million in fundraising in September, in figures shared with Fox News.  The haul by the former president's campaign is up from the roughly $130 million that Trump's various fundraising committees brought in during the month of August.  Trump faces a large fundraising deficit to Vice President Kamala Harris , with just under five weeks to go until Election Day in November. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AIMS TO FLIP THE SCRIPT ON THE CASH DASH The Harris campaign announced last month that it raked in a staggering $361 million in August, nearly triple Trump's fundraising.  The Harris campaign has yet to report its September fundraising figures. WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS SHOW IN THE 2024 ELECTION The Trump campaign, in revealing its fundraising numbers, said that it had $283.1 million cash-on-hand as of the end of September. That's down slightly from the $295 million it had i...

Ryan McNeal / Android Authority : Amazon announces a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets, with 50% more RAM than the previous models, and three new generative AI features for compatible Fire tablets   —  Amazon launches new Fire HD 8 tablets, rolls out three new AI features.  —  •  —  TL;DR  — Amazon is launching a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets.

Voters watching Tuesday’s debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a largely positive response to an exchange between the two vice presidential candidates on shootings. "I got a 17-year-old, and he witnessed a shooting at a community center playing volleyball. Those things don’t leave you," Walz said, eliciting a response of "awful" from Vance. The answer from Walz on shootings began a portion of largely positive reactions from viewers of the debate as Walz explained his stance on gun safety measures, according to Fox News dials of Republican, Democratic and Independent voters that measured their responses to the candidates answers in real time. WALZ REPEATS GEORGIA ABORTION DEATH FALSEHOOD DECRIED BY DOCTORS AS 'FEARMONGERING' "I’m a hunter. I own firearms. The vice president is — we understand that the Second Amendment is there, but our first responsibility is to our kids to figure this out," Walz said, eliciting an...

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times : Amazon plans to increase the number of ads on Prime Video in 2025 after not seeing a sharp drop in subscribers since adding advertisements in January 2024   —  Ecommerce group attempting to win over more brands as it steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Threads now gives users 15 minutes to edit posts and lets users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse see who follows them and likes their posts   —  Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday that users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse …

It all comes down to Pennsylvania. That is not an exaggeration. If Kamala Harris loses Pennsylvania, Donald Trump is the 47th president of the United States. Now you could say the same about Michigan or Wisconsin, but it especially seems that a Democratic candidate should be able to carry the Keystone State. HARRIS CAMPAIGN 'UNDERWATER' IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE, DEM REP WARNS DONORS And that’s why, in my view, Kamala should have picked Josh Shapiro, its popular governor. I have nothing against Tim Walz, of football coach fame, but I don’t see what he’s done for the ticket. There’s a reason the campaign hasn’t let him do any solo interviews – a stark contrast with JD Vance, who is constantly doing interviews and holding press conferences. In fact, Vance now frequently takes reporters’ questions in front of supporters, who boo the journalists, sometimes even before they start speaking. We’ll find out whether Walz can think on his feet when he faces off against Vance in...

Rick Whiting / CRN : DataPelago launches from stealth with a “universal data processing engine” for “accelerated computing” workloads, with $47M in seed and Series A funding   —  DataPelago says its new technology provides a data processing boost for advanced analytics and AI applications …

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security for records related to Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz’s alleged connections to the Chinese Communist Party , Fox News Digital has learned.  Comer, R-Ky., who announced last month that his committee launched an investigation into those alleged "longstanding" ties, is seeking records including intelligence reports, documents, and communications from Homeland Security.  Fox News Digital reviewed the subpoena, directed to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.  HOUSE OVERSIGHT INVESTIGATING WALZ OVER 'LONGSTANDING CONNECTIONS' TO CHINA The subpoena comes after a whistleblower notified the committee of the existence of a non-classified, Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees, as well as additional intelligence reports, that allegedly contain information regarding Walz’s alleged connections to the CCP.  "The committee has recently received whistleb...

M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : Thoughts on OpenAI's recent fundraise reports and how Apple reportedly backing out, while still using ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence, may lead to awkward deals   —  Thinking through their numbers and those deal terms...  While they published this on Friday - before the subsequent WSJ report …

Wall Street Journal : California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047; source: Newsom vetoed because the bill applies only to large AI models and leaves others unregulated   —  Governor seeks more encompassing rules than the bill opposed by OpenAI, Meta and supported by research scientists

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attended the Michigan-Minnesota game on Saturday, and was subsequently slammed on social media for a post celebrating his home state's rival hours after he was booed by college football fans.  "I’ll always be a Minnesota guy. But after meeting some great people at the Big House, I must admit – Michiganders know how to host a good game day," Walz posted to his X account following the game.  Walz's appearance at the game was underscored by a viral social media video showing college football fans booing his motorcade on Saturday as it made its way to the stadium.  "VP Candidate Tim Walz p---ed off Michigan fans," a TikTok user captioned the video that has racked up more than 1.5 million views on TikTok alone. NOT MINNESOTA NICE: GOP CONGRESSMAN PLAYING TIM WALZ IN DEBATE PREP WITH JD VANCE ARGUES HE'S AN 'EMPTY SUIT' Michigan fans were seen booing, shouting "Tampon Tim" and "Get out of here" at the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker became the latest Democrat to defend Kamala Harris’ ever-evolving position on immigration, arguing it is "natural" for the vice president to change her mind over time. "It’s natural, of course, that you adapt your policies to meet the moment," Pritzker said during an appearance on CNN’s "State of the Union" Sunday.  The comments come as Harris has faced accusations of "flip-flopping" on several former policy positions by Republicans , including on illegal immigration and the border. WEALTHY, LIBERAL NANTUCKET, MARTHA'S VINEYARD SEE 6 ICE ARRESTS IN ONE MONTH, INCLUDING MS-13 GANG MEMBER "Kamala Harris continues to flip-flop on policy issues, the latest being the border wall," Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., said after Harris signaled her support for a bipartisan border bill that includes funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall. "Too bad we have the receipts. Don't fall for her false promises; she w...

Fresh off headlines that the Democrats' Senate nominee in Maryland received an improper tax credit, new documents indicate that Angela Alsobrooks also was late in paying thousands of dollars in homeowners association fees. According to documents obtained by Fox News, Alsobrooks failed to pay $8,121 in homeowners association fees on time in seven cases from 2008 through 2021. The fees, known as HOA fees, are usually assessed monthly or quarterly by a homeowners' association to pay for the services it provides. Alsobrooks, the chief executive of Prince George's County – Maryland's second-largest county – faces former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in a competitive race to succeed Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin, who is retiring this year after serving nearly two decades in the Senate and nearly six decades as a state and then federal lawmaker.  BLUE-STATE REPUBLICAN TOUTS HIS ANTI-TRUMP CREDENTIALS The Senate contest in the overwhelmingly blue state is one of a han...