Was the Big Unread Bill a poison pill?
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Microsoft to invest $17.5B in India by 2029 as AI race accelerates
The latest is Microsoft’s largest investment in Asia.
India proposes charging OpenAI, Google for training AI on copyrighted content
India has given OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms 30 days to respond to its proposed royalty system for training on copyrighted content.
Introducing GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 is our most advanced frontier model for everyday professional work, with state-of-the-art reasoning, long-context understanding, coding, and vision. Use it in ChatGPT and the OpenAI API to power faster, more reliable agentic workflows.
Machine-learning tool gives doctors a more detailed 3D picture of fetal health
For pregnant women, ultrasounds are an informative (and sometimes necessary) procedure. They typically produce two-dimensional black-and-white scans of fetuses that can reveal key insights, including biological sex, approximate size, and abnormalities like heart issues or cleft lip. If your doctor wants a closer look, they may use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which uses magnetic fields to capture images that can be combined to create a 3D view of the fetus. MRIs aren’t a catch-all, though; the 3D scans […]
AI and machine learning for engineering design
Artificial intelligence optimization offers a host of benefits for mechanical engineers, including faster and more accurate designs and simulations, improved efficiency, reduced development costs through process automation, and enhanced predictive maintenance and quality control. “When people think about mechanical engineering, they’re thinking about basic mechanical tools like hammers and … hardware like cars, robots, cranes, but mechanical engineering is very broad,” says Faez Ahmed, the Doherty Chair in Ocean Utilization and associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “Within mechanical […]
EFF to Arizona Federal Court: Protect Public School Students from Surveillance and Punishment for Off-Campus Speech
Legal Intern Alexandra Rhodes contributed to this blog post. EFF filed an amicus brief urging the Arizona District Court to protect public school students’ freedom of speech and privacy by holding that the use of a school-issued laptop or email account does not categorically mean a student is “on campus.” We argued that students need private digital spaces beyond their school’s reach to speak freely, without the specter of constant school surveillance and punishment. Surveillance Software Exposed a […]
EFF Backs Constitutional Challenge to Ecuador’s Intelligence Law That Undermines Human Rights
In early September, EFF submitted an amicus brief to Ecuador’s Constitutional Court supporting a constitutional challenge filed by Ecuadorian NGOs, including INREDH and LaLibre. The case challenges the constitutionality of the Ley Orgánica de Inteligencia (LOI) and its implementing regulation, the General Regulation of the LOI. EFF’s amicus brief argues that the LOI enables disproportionate surveillance and secrecy that undermine constitutional and Inter-American human rights standards. EFF urges the Constitutional Court to declare the LOI and its regulation […]
New OpenAI Image Model Reportedly Spotted in the Wild
At this point, Google and OpenAI are battling it out neck to neck in terms of AI models. Earlier today, we reported that Google is finalizing an affordable image generation model that offers somewhat similar image quality as the Nano Banana Pro model. Here, the image generation model in question is the Nano Banana 2 Flash, and it will reportedly be powered by Gemini 3 Flash. OpenAI is reportedly testing a new AI image model Now, OpenAI appears […]