The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Amazon’s new agents can reportedly code for days at a time
They remember previous sessions and continuously learn from a company’s codebase. (VentureBeat)
+ AWS says it’s aware of the pitfalls of handing over control to AI. (The Register)
+ The company faces the challenge of building enough infrastructure to support its AI services. (WSJ $)
2 Waymo’s driverless cars are getting surprisingly aggressive
The company’s goal to make the vehicles “confidently assertive” is prompting them to bend the rules. (WSJ $)
+ That said, their cars still have a far lower crash rate than human drivers. (NYT $)
3 The FDA’s top drug regulator has stepped down
After only three weeks in the role. (Ars Technica)+ A leaked vaccine memo from the agency doesn’t inspire confidence. (Bloomberg $)
4 Maybe DOGE isn’t entirely dead after all
Many of its former workers are embedded in various federal agencies. (Wired $)
5 A Chinese startup’s reusable rocket crash-landed after launch
It suffered what it called an “abnormal burn,” scuppering hopes of a soft landing. (Bloomberg $)
6 Startups are building digital clones of major sites to train AI agents
From Amazon to Gmail, they’re creating virtual agent playgrounds. (NYT $)
7 Half of US states now require visitors to porn sites to upload their ID
Missouri has become the 25th state to enact age verification laws. (404 Media)
8 AGI truthers are trying to influence the Pope
They’re desperate for him to take their concerns seriously.(The Verge)
+ How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time. (MIT Technology Review)
9 Marketers are leaning into ragebait ads
But does making customers annoyed really translate into sales? (WP $)
10 The surprising role plant pores could play in fighting drought
At night as well as daytime. (Knowable Magazine)
+ Africa fights rising hunger by looking to foods of the past. (MIT Technology Review)
Quote of the day
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