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Musk Concludes Testimony At OpenAI Trial

01 May at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Elon Musk wrapped up his testimony on Thursday as the trial in his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman continued into its fourth day. OpenAI’s attorney, William Savitt, cross-examined Musk in the morning. He asked Musk about the capped nature of Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI, his involvement in negotiations about the company’s structure, and...

US Senators Ban Themselves From Prediction Markets Trading

01 May at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a rule banning senators from trading on prediction markets effective immediately. CNBC reports: The move came amid rising concern about insider trading on prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, and about event contracts that can involve death or violence. On April 22, Kalshi said it had suspended and fined one U.S. Senate candidate and two...

Musk vs. Altman: What Is This Really About?

01 May at 02:01 AM, via New York Times

In a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the origins of OpenAI are being examined. The Times’s technology reporter Cade Metz explains what’s behind it all.

New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access On Major Distros

01 May at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw dubbed “Copy Fail” can let a local, unprivileged attacker gain root access on major Linux distributions, with researchers claiming the bug affects kernels shipped since 2017. “The POC exploit works out of the box today, but a future version that can escape from containers like Docker is promised soon,” writes Slashdot reader tylerni7. “Technical details are...

In Real-World Test, an AI Model Did Better Than ER Doctors At Diagnosing Patients

01 May at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

A new study from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess found that an OpenAI reasoning model outperformed experienced ER doctors at diagnosing and managing patient cases using messy, real-world emergency department records. Researchers say the results don’t support replacing doctors, but they do suggest AI could meaningfully reshape clinical workflows if tested carefully in...

French Prosecutors Link 15-Year-Old To Mega-Breach At State’s Secure Document Agency

30 April at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old suspected of using the alias “breach3d” in connection with a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the state agency that handles passports, ID cards, and other secure documents. The breach allegedly involved 12 million to 18 million lines of data offered for sale online, potentially affecting up to a third of France’s population if the records...

Rimini Street Announces Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial and Operating Results

30 April at 22:10 PM, via ITWeb

Rimini Street, Inc., (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly ‘Postponed’

30 April at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

RightsCon, one of the world’s largest digital human rights conferences, was suddenly postponed by Zambia’s government just days before it was scheduled to begin in Lusaka. Officials cited unresolved speaker clearances and “thematic issues,” while Access Now said it had not yet received formal communication and was seeking an urgent meeting with the government. 404 Media reports: Minister of...

Microsoft Open-Sources ‘Earliest DOS Source Code Discovered To Date’

30 April at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the company has reached further back than ever, releasing “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date” along with other documentation and notes...

AequiSolva Launches “Sentinel Stack” AI Architecture to Establish New Global Standard for Institutional Digital Asset Integrity

30 April at 20:40 PM, via Tech Financials

New York, USA  AequiSolva, a pioneer in high-integrity financial market infrastructure, today announced the production launch of its AI-Integrated Exchange Architecture. Centered on the proprietary Sentinel Stack™, the framework introduces the industry’s first integrated environment combining Deterministic Execution, AI-driven market surveillance, and the Omni-Attest Engine™ for...

Lotto Champ Offers Data-Driven Analysis for Lottery Number Selection 

30 April at 20:34 PM, via Tech Financials

PHOENIX, ARIZONA,  Lotto Champ, an AI-powered software platform, has introduced a tool designed to assist lottery players in making more informed decisions when selecting numbers. By applying statistical analysis to historical lottery data, the platform generates structured number combinations, offering users an alternative to traditional random or preference-based selection methods. Lottery...

ChimpX AI Raises $2.8 Million Seed Round to Make DeFi Simple for Everyone

30 April at 20:28 PM, via Tech Financials

Gurgaon, India  — Funding will accelerate development of Mojo AI – the agent that turns plain-English intent into on-chain DeFi execution on Solana. ChimpX today announced the close of a $2.8 million seed round. The round was led by Waterdrip Capital and MetaLabs Ventures, with participation from Mindfulness Capital, NEURALHASH Capital, Marshland Capital, Maven Capital, […]

Is A.I. a Threat to Humanity? Not in This Trial.

30 April at 20:08 PM, via New York Times

One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.

AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses

30 April at 20:00 PM, via The Guardian

Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’

From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency department doctors have long been popular heroes. But will it soon be time to hang up the scrubs?

A groundbreaking Harvard study has found that AI systems outperformed human doctors in high-pressure emergency medicine triage, diagnosing more...

The Guardian view on Trump’s war on science: politicising a generation of researchers | Editorial

30 April at 19:40 PM, via The Guardian

By attacking the basic settlement between scientists and the state, the US president has proved that experts can’t avoid these fights

Donald Trump’s war on science has been vicious and hugely damaging, but it is worth noting that he has lost some of its biggest battles. Last year, Mr Trump demanded that US federal scientific and medical research funding be cut by about half. But the budget...

“TOUCH A SIGN– GO TO JAIL”: Troutman for America Campaign Announces Aggressive Push to Prosecute Sign Stealers and Vandals After Numerous Reported Illegal Removals

30 April at 18:53 PM, via Tech Financials

Irvine, CA  — Numerous concerned citizens have reported instances of “Troutman” signs being stolen and vandalized throughout Orange County. Video footage even shows vandals tearing down the signs on electric bikes. The campaign behind those signs–Troutman For America– enough is enough. Video “Troutman is a very nice guy– but is also a very tough guy.” […]

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