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Article URL: https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/covert-underperformance-on-safety-research-tasks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50376313 Points: 157 # Comments: 71
Delivering net zero also at risk, say MPs as they call for centralised policy and funding for mines and diversification The UK is “dangerously” dependent on China for critical raw materials needed for the military, renewable energy infrastructure and AI, a parliamentary investigation has found. MPs on the business select committee called for an urgent centralised policy and the creation of a…
The ‘magic circle’ firm has told lawyers each practice area must commit at least 3% of billable time to creating AI tools
The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina's remake was led by producers Eiji Aonuma (a director on the original game who is now the…
Article URL: https://markblah.github.io/lemmings/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50375354 Points: 153 # Comments: 33
Concerns mount that Democratic control of Congress will slow data centre build-out
Growing competition for semiconductor talent is fueling a battle over trade secrets as Chinese chipmakers gain ground.
The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams.
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.
X is introducing a new version of its web app that it says is much faster than before, and it's now rolling out the updated app "one country at a time" for signed-in users. "Open a profile on X.com over a slow connection," principal engineer Yagiz Nizipli said in a blog post about the changes. "On the old web app, you'd stare at the X logo for more than 22 seconds before the first post appeared…
Article URL: https://www.spacex.com/starfall Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50373308 Points: 153 # Comments: 90
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/a-thousand-fewer-paths-to-root/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50372929 Points: 162 # Comments: 98
Rising energy demand offers investment opportunities, but geopolitical risks and oil price uncertainty cloud the outlook, executives and an analyst said.
And what that could mean for physical Switch game costs.
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.