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Labs & Models · 6 min
Synthetic Personas Lost to a Plain LLM Ranker
arXiv:2609.25010v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Marketers increasingly use large language models (LLMs) as "synthetic personas" to predict how an audience will react to a piece of
Sep 23, 2026
Hype Check · 6 min
OpenAI’s Math Panel Has One Job
After turning a string of spectacular mathematical results into a reputational crisis, OpenAI is consulting human mathematicians to help it figure out a less disastrous path…
Sep 22, 2026
Research · 7 min
Apollo Is an Ancient Greek LLM for Torn Papyrus, Not a Time Machine
In the hope of uncovering new details about ancient life, researchers have developed a large language model that fills in the gaps in papyrus fragments.
Sep 22, 2026
Labs & Models · 5 min
RBS-Attention Wants To Make Long Context Less Painful
arXiv:2609.20971v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Long-context large language model inference is increasingly limited by prefill, where dense self-attention processes the entire prom
Sep 22, 2026
Money & Markets · 6 min
AI Shopping Has a Hands Problem
Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple's secret sauce has always been its people.
Sep 21, 2026
Money & Markets · 6 min
Disrupt 2026 has a real ticket clock. The FOMO is optional.
Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up…
Sep 20, 2026
Policy · 7 min
Meta Muse Wants Your Data With Your Errands
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and…
Sep 20, 2026
Hype Check · 6 min
Meta’s Muse got creepy by guessing its own plumbing
Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can…
Sep 20, 2026
Money & Markets · 7 min
Vantora’s $100M bet on captive physical AI
UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
Sep 18, 2026
Creators · 6 min
The Data Center Plushie That Screams Back
The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real…
Sep 18, 2026
Policy · 5 min
Could AI really kill us all? Split the signal
On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all?…
Sep 18, 2026
Money & Markets · 7 min
Crusoe’s $3.9B raise is really about power and pipes
The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.
Sep 17, 2026