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How memory tools can make AI models worse

New research suggests that AI memory systems can degrade model performance and encourage sycophantic tendencies.

The 2026 Honda Prelude review: Didn't expect such a head-turner

Honda's $42,000 hybrid coupe looks great, handles well, and gets 44 mpg.

Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable

Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic's new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work.

Beyond extract_text: The Two Layers of a PDF That Drive RAG Quality

Enterprise Document Intelligence [Vol.1 #5A] - Document signals (metadata, native TOC, source software) and page-level content (text vs scans, tables, images, columns, page profile) The post Beyond extract_text: The Two Layers of a PDF That Drive RAG Quality appeared first on Towards Data Science.

Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in

AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round from a who's who of angels. It's betting companies will want power over, not lock-in with model makers.

The three hard-tech moonshots fueling SpaceX’s unbelievable IPO

Most of the value in SpaceX's IPO is effectively a call option on the company's ambitious space data center plans.

Meta Partners With Reliance for First India AI Data Center

Meanwhile, the Facebook and WhatsApp parent company has been skirmishing with the EU Commission over Meta’s blocking of rival AI bots from the WhatsApp business edition.

Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI

Through the acquisition, WMG aims to better track when its artists' work is used in AI-generated content or for training AI models.

Scientists Just Accidentally Discovered a Strange, Hidden Rule of Human Nature

Researchers report a "serendipitous" discovery while watching videos of crowds: an inexplicable bias toward counterclockwise turning that may be rooted in biology.

Podcast: Google Employees Meme About How Bad Their AI Is

Memes at Google; Microsoft wants to make its new AI assistant addictive; and manipulating Reddit.

Jedify raises $24M to help companies arm AI agents with context on their business

The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.

Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules

Violent threats against lawmakers have also surged on Facebook.

Bayesian Networks and Markov Networks: An Intuitive Guide to Structured Uncertainty

An intuitive introduction to reasoning with uncertainty, from directed Bayesian networks to undirected Markov networks and weighted logical rules. The post Bayesian Networks and Markov Networks: An Intuitive Guide to Structured Uncertainty appeared first on Towards Data Science.

Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.

GM Energy introduces V2G support and new energy storage battery chemistry

There are more than a quarter of a million V2G-capable GM EVs on the roads already.

Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats

Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.

Physical AI: What It Is and What It Is Not

A quick guide to separating Physical AI from world models, embodied AI, physics AI, and digital twins The post Physical AI: What It Is and What It Is Not appeared first on Towards Data Science.

PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US

A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S. tech debates, data center narratives, tariffs, and false claims about ChatGPT.

Siri AI arrives with Google inside, and much of the world is locked out

“We’ve all had that moment where you search for something you know is there, but it just won’t show up.” Apple’s Stacey Ford, vice president of OS Program Management, was talking about Spotlight at WWDC 2026, but she could have been describing the company’s AI ambitions.  On Monday at Apple Park,...