You Wouldn’t Download A Helmet? - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/you-wouldnt-download-a-helmet/

Odds are, if you have ridden a bicycle for any amount of time, you have crashed. Crashes are fast, violent and chaotic events that leave you confused, and very glad to have a helmet. But what if th…

A.I. Was Coming for Radiologists’ Jobs. So Far, They’re Just More Efficient. - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/ai-jobs-radiologists-mayo-clinic.html

Experts predicted that artificial intelligence would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, the technology has been more friend than foe.

How Finland's district heating systems are harvesting heat from data centers; Microsoft's project in Kirkkonummi will be the largest in the world when completed - http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p12#a250514p12

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/inventwood-is-about-to-mass-produce-wood-thats-stronger-than-steel/

The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

Meta’s beef with the press flares at its antitrust trial - https://www.theverge.com/politics/666507/meta-tech-press-antitrust-trial

One prominent tech journalist called Mark Zuckerberg a “small little creature with a shriveled soul.”

Nvidia’s flattery of Trump wins reversal of AI chip limits and a Huawei clampdown - https://www.theverge.com/news/666605/nvidias-flattery-of-trump-wins-reversal-of-ai-chip-limits-and-a-huawei-clampdown

The US is lifting export limits on US-made AI chips and cracking down on countries that use Huawei’s alternatives, helping Nvidia to fend off competition.

Star Wars Shows the Future of AI Special Effects and It Sucks - https://www.404media.co/star-wars-shows-the-future-of-ai-special-effects-and-it-sucks/

Industrial Light & Magic revealed a short film showcasing how it wants to use generative AI for Star Wars and it’s completely embarrassing.

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident - https://theconversation.com/physicists-at-the-large-hadron-collider-turned-lead-into-gold-by-accident-256478

The ancient dream of turning lead into gold is now a reality – but it’s not quite what the alchemists might have hoped for.

Amazon Upfront 2025: Prime Video will show you AI pause ads - Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/91333461/amazon-upfront-2025-prime-video-ai-contextual-pause-ads

At its star-studded Upfront pitch to advertisers in New York City, Amazon announced a new AI-powered ad format for Prime Video.

Three things we learned about Sam Altman by scoping his kitchen - https://www.ft.com/content/b1804820-c74b-4d37-b112-1df882629541

All Drizzle, no sizzle

Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired - https://www.theverge.com/politics/666179/maga-elon-musk-sacks-copyright-office-perlmutter

Trump fired the head of the Copyright Office over the weekend.

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The House GOP Quietly Slipped In An AI Law That Would Accidentally Ban GOP’s Favorite ‘Save The Children’ Laws - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/13/the-house-gop-quietly-slipped-in-an-ai-law-that-would-accidentally-ban-gops-favorite-save-the-children-laws/

Buried in the House GOP’s massive budget reconciliation bill is a seemingly simple provision about AI regulation. The idea appears straightforward enough: stop states from regulating AI compa…

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Is ChatGPT actually fixed now? - Steven Adler's Substack - https://substack.com/inbox/post/162910384?r=4qacg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false&triedRedirect=true

I tested ChatGPT’s sycophancy, and the results were ... extremely weird. We’re a long way from making AI behave.

Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table - https://www.theverge.com/news/665638/square-handheld-portable-pos-card-reader-launch

The $399 Square Handheld allows sellers to manage tasks from a single device, including payment transactions, scanning products, and managing inventory.

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P19#a250513p19 - http://www.techmeme.com/250513/p19#a250513p19

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Google’s ‘Always-On’ Coding Agent Is Coming. Where Is OpenAI’s? - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/googles-always-coding-agent-coming-openais

AI coding assistants today have saved software engineers lots of time. The CEOs of Amazon, Google and many others can’t stop talking about it during their earnings calls.But even the most popular AI coding tools today often work side-by-side with human engineers and require a lot of prompting ...

The CryptoPunks NFTs are being sold to a non-profit as their value continues to fall - https://www.theverge.com/news/665731/cryptopunks-nfts-sold-to-node-foundation-non-profit

It would seem that the money-making days for CryptoPunks, one of the oldest and most valuable NFT brands, are well and truly over.

The Simulation Says the Orioles Should Be Good - https://www.404media.co/the-simulation-says-the-orioles-should-be-good/

AI, simulations, and technology have revolutionized not just how baseball is played and managed, but how we experience it, too.

Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill - https://www.404media.co/republicans-try-to-cram-ban-on-ai-regulation-into-budget-reconciliation-bill/

Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.

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Google tests replacing 'I'm Feeling Lucky' with AI Mode button - https://9to5google.com/2025/05/13/google-feeling-lucky-ai-mode-button-test/

Google is testing the removal of its iconic "I'm Feeling Lucky" button with a new AI Mode shortcut taking its place.