Israeli authorities arrested several individuals and charged two with using classified information to place bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket, according to NPR. Meanwhile, the AI landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with new models emerging from both Western and Chinese companies, as reported by MIT Technology Review and Fortune. Additionally, Amazon-owned Ring canceled its partnership with Flock Safety following surveillance backlash, as detailed by The Verge.
Prosecutors in Israel allege that a civilian and a military reservist were indicted for bribery and obstruction of justice, with others also arrested for placing wagers on Polymarket based on classified information, NPR reported. The specific trades under investigation have not been identified.
The AI field saw significant developments. Chinese companies are increasingly matching the performance of leading Western AI models at a lower cost, MIT Technology Review noted. Moonshot AI released its Kimi K2.5 model, which rivaled Anthropic's Claude Opus in early benchmarks but at a fraction of the price. Alibaba's Qwen family of models also surpassed Meta's Llama on Hugging Face.
In the realm of cybersecurity, researchers are facing new challenges. A file uploaded to VirusTotal contained a new strain of ransomware, according to MIT Technology Review. The file employed techniques that researchers had not encountered before.
The Amazon-owned company Ring ended its partnership with Flock Safety after facing mounting pressure and criticism, The Verge reported. The decision followed a questionable Super Bowl ad.
AI's potential impact on the workforce is also a subject of discussion. Matt Shumer's blog post on X about AI's potential to disrupt knowledge work went viral, accumulating over 55 million views, Fortune reported. Shumer warned of the radical changes coming to various professions. He noted the release of new AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic on the same day, which prompted his warning.
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