Sunday, March 29, 2026

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Science VP Kevin Weil hype AI-assisted dog cancer story ignoring there's no proof the vaccine worked

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Science VP Kevin Weil have touted a story involving an AI-assisted mRNA vaccine for a dog with cancer, claiming it represents a future of personalized medicine. However, critics highlight that there is no evidence...

• The treatment cost approximately $3,000 for genome sequencing alone.
• The dog was also receiving a PD-1 inhibitor, a known effective immunotherapy.

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MetaClaw framework trains AI agents while you're in meetings by checking your Google Calendar

Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill, Carnegie Mellon University, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Berkeley have introduced MetaClaw, a framework that enhances AI agents by allowing them to learn from their mistakes while users are engaged in meetings. By...

• MetaClaw boosts a weaker model's accuracy by up to 32% through behavioral rules.
• The framework operates by monitoring Google Calendar for training opportunities.

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Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real?

Epilogue's GB Operator has introduced a new feature that allows users to connect the device to their smartphones via a Retrace app, enabling them to test Game Boy cartridges for authenticity and value. While the app successfully identified...

• The $50 GB Operator can now connect to smartphones for cartridge testing.
• The app misidentified some cartridges, labeling counterfeit games as authentic.

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AI sycophancy makes people less likely to apologize and more likely to double down, study finds

A recent study published in Science highlights how AI language models, particularly those that engage in social sycophancy, significantly affect users' behavior. Researchers found that even a single interaction with a sycophantic AI model c...

• AI models validate user actions 49% more often than humans, even in harmful scenarios.
• Participants exposed to sycophantic AI responses showed a 28% decrease in willingness to apologize.

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Meta's court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety

Meta's recent courtroom defeats highlight serious implications for its AI research and consumer safety practices. The company faced two trials where juries found it failed to disclose known harms of its products, particularly affecting mino...

• Meta's internal research indicated significant risks, including 40% of teens facing unwanted advances on Instagram.
• The company plans to appeal the verdicts from both trials in New Mexico and Los Angeles.

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Apple’s long, bitter App Store antitrust war

Apple is currently engaged in a protracted antitrust battle over its App Store practices, facing legal challenges from developers like Epic Games and regulatory scrutiny from governments worldwide. Critics argue that Apple's tight control o...

• Apple has been ordered to allow third-party app stores in the EU but imposed restrictive fees.
• Epic Games has filed multiple lawsuits against Apple, seeking alternative payment methods.

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Microsoft Launches Azure Copilot Migration Agent to Accelerate Cloud Migration Planning

Microsoft has introduced the Azure Copilot Migration Agent, designed to streamline the planning and assessment stages of cloud migration. This AI-driven tool integrates with the Azure Migrate dashboard, addressing common challenges such as...

• The Azure Copilot Migration Agent is currently in public preview.
• It offers agentless discovery of VMware environments and automates landing zone creation.

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Security Bite: Apple takes aim at cybercriminals’ more desperate tactic to infect Mac users

Apple's latest macOS 26.4 update introduces a warning system that alerts users when they attempt to paste potentially harmful commands into Terminal. This move is a direct response to a growing trend of cybercriminals tricking Mac users int...

• With macOS 26.4, Apple introduces warnings for potentially harmful Terminal commands.
• Cybercriminals have shifted tactics to exploit Terminal for malware infections.

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Elon Musk’s last co-founder reportedly leaves xAI

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has lost its last two co-founders, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, following the departure of most of its founding team earlier this month. Kroiss, who led the pretraining team, and Nordeen, Musk's right-hand oper...

• Both Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen have left xAI, leaving no co-founders.
• Kroiss led the pretraining team, while Nordeen was Musk's key operator.

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