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Mozilla is building 'AI windows' in Firefox and giving full control to you
When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Mozilla is building'AI windows' in Firefox and giving full control to you Mozilla is taking its time to get AI right, while its rivals rush towards the (continually moving) finish line. In February, Mozilla Firefox revealed that the company was adding third-party AI to its browser. This week, the company further revealed that it's doing so via "AI windows" for ChatGPT and other services. Back in its original announcement, Mozilla said it was actually deploying third-party AI services to a small portion of its user base.
80 years ago, a WWII B-17 bomber crashed in the Baltic. Scientists are finally learning who was onboard.
Scientists are finally learning who was onboard. Preserved machine guns may finally reveal the names of the lost Flying Fortress crew. The B-17 bomber was specifically designed for high altitude, long distance missions. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A team of marine archaeologists is one step closer to identifying an Air Force crew who lost their lives aboard a B-17 bomber amid the height of World War II .
Andrew Ross Sorkin on What 1929 Teaches Us About 2025
When President Donald Trump began his tariff rollout, the business world predicted that his unprecedented attempt to reshape the economy would lead to a major recession, if he went through with it all. But the markets stabilized and, in recent months, have continued to surge. That has some people worried about an even bigger threat: that overinvestment in artificial intelligence is creating a bubble . Andrew Ross Sorkin, one of today's preรซminent financial journalists, is well versed in what's happening; his dรฉbut book, " Too Big to Fail," was an account of the 2008 financial crash, and this year he released " 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation ." He tells David Remnick that the concern lies in the immense borrowing to build the infrastructure for a future A.I. economy, without the sufficient revenue, currently, to pay off the loans.
Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China
A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion. The AI company Anthropic said this week that it disrupted a cyber operation that its researchers linked to the Chinese government. The operation involved the use of an artificial intelligence system to direct the hacking campaigns, which researchers called a disturbing development that could greatly expand the reach of AI-equipped hackers. "While we predicted these capabilities would continue to evolve, what has stood out to us is how quickly they have done so at scale," they wrote in their report. The operation was modest in scope and only targeted about 30 individuals who worked at tech companies, financial institutions, chemical companies and government agencies.
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen
Political consultant Bradley Tusk has spent a fortune on mobile voting efforts. Now, he's launching a protocol to try to mainstream the technology. Joe Kiniry, a security expert specializing in elections, was attending an annual conference on voting technology in Washington, DC, when a woman approached him with an unusual offer. She said she represented a wealthy client interested in funding voting systems that would encourage bigger turnouts. Did he have any ideas?