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Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a ban on developing artificial superintelligence, following an interview with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. The proposal puts Sanders at odds with much of the tech industry, which is racing to build ever more capable AI systems. The remarks have drawn attention to the growing political debate in Washington over how far AI development should be allowed to go.
- 2noalloc tool enforces zero heap allocations in Go●noalloc: Tooling and libraries to enforce zero heap allocations in Golang
Developers are discussing noalloc, an open-source tool and library set that enforces zero heap allocations in Go programs, helping teams keep performance-critical code allocation-free. It surfaced on Hacker News and drew attention from systems programmers interested in squeezing latency and GC pressure out of Go services.
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Proton's chief executive has cancelled a practice of making job candidates go through additional interviews conducted by AI, according to reporting by 404 Media. The decision follows criticism of requiring applicants who had already interviewed to face a second round with an AI system, with the move framed as a reversal in the company's hiring process.
- 4AGIBOT humanoid robot hits 85% success rate in real-world trial▼Humanoid robot achieves 85% success rate in real-life trial with AGIBOT’s GO-3 model
AGIBOT reports that a humanoid robot running its GO-3 model achieved an 85% success rate in a real-life trial, a figure highlighted by robotics coverage this week. The result is being cited as evidence that general-purpose humanoid systems are moving closer to reliable performance outside lab settings, with attention on how the GO-3 model handles unstructured, everyday tasks.
- 5AI agents and Bre-B take centre stage at AIFI26 banking forum in Bogota▼Agentes de IA, Bre-B y el futuro de los bancos: así fue el encuentro AIFI26 en Bogotá https://www. enter.co/fintech/agen
Colombia's fintech and banking sector gathered in Bogota for the AIFI26 encounter, focused on how artificial intelligence agents and the Bre-B interoperable payments system will shape the future of banking in the country. Coverage highlights discussion of open finance infrastructure, instant payments, and how AI could change customer service and banking operations going forward.
- 6ual programming language releases v0.7.6 with experimental Z80 backend▼ual v0.7.6 is out ual is a stack-based, coordination-first language: one interpreter, compilers to Go and Rust. New: cua
Version 0.7.6 of ual, a stack-based, coordination-first programming language with one interpreter and compilers targeting Go and Rust, is now available. The release adds an experimental C backend for the Z80 processor — used in the ZX Spectrum and CP/M systems — via the SDCC compiler. It covers a subset of the language so far, with 13 of 92 examples matching the interpreter's output.
- 7Cisco bets on 27-year-old engineer to rewrite legacy code with AI▼Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months — president plucks former startup founder, telling him to 'go nuts'
Cisco has handed a 27-year-old engineer, a former startup founder, unlimited AI compute tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months. The company's president personally recruited him for the effort, telling him to 'go nuts'. The project is being watched as a test of how far AI coding tools can go in modernising large, decades-old enterprise codebases.
- 8EPIC urges EU privacy regulators to strengthen web scraping guidelines●EPIC Comments to EDPB on Guidelines on Web Scraping for AI: Go Further
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed comments with the European Data Protection Board on its draft guidelines covering the scraping of personal data to train AI systems. EPIC is calling on the regulator to go further, arguing the guidelines should set stricter limits on how companies collect people's data for AI development. The intervention adds to ongoing debate in Europe over whether AI training practices comply with GDPR rules on personal data.
- 9Sam Newman's new book tackles resilient AI-powered systems●Building resilient AI-powered software, and planning for when things go wrong Sam Newman's new book "Building Resilient
Software expert Sam Newman has released a new book, "Building Resilient Distributed Systems", addressing the growing problem of software outages and how AI is changing system design. The book covers disaster recovery strategies including RPO and RTO, along with patterns for keeping AI-powered software running when things go wrong.
- 10Personal AI account linked to secure Pentagon system unnoticed for months●Personal AI account, secure Pentagon system, two months of nobody noticing. What could possibly go wrong? # cybersecurit
A US Defense Department contractor connected a personal AI account to a secure Pentagon network, and it went undetected for about two months, according to a Wired report. The setup reportedly involved tools from Accenture, raising fresh concerns about how AI services are being adopted inside sensitive defence environments and whether existing security monitoring can catch such unauthorised integrations before they expose classified systems.
- 11Michigan couple considers off-grid solar over $11,500 grid hookup fee●Michigan couple weighs off-grid solar after $11,500 quote to connect their new home to power
A Michigan couple building a new home received a $11,500 quote from their utility to connect the property to the power grid, and are now weighing whether to go off-grid with solar instead. Their dilemma highlights growing frustration over high connection costs as more Americans compare utility fees with the falling price of home solar and battery systems.