NYT Pips Today: Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Friday, February 27

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Pips? We’ll walk you through today’s puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

‘Uncanny Valley’: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Our hosts unpack the news of the week, starting with the ongoing feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Plus: All you need to know about TAT-8 and undersea cables.

Courts Were Already Getting Video Evidence Wrong. AI Will Make That Look Like A Warm-Up.

A wrongful murder conviction exposed how unprepared courts are to evaluate video evidence. AI has made that crisis impossible to ignore.

Alignment Healthcare Takes ‘Step Forward’ Despite Medicare Advantage Headwinds

Alignment Healthcare reported an $11 million fourth quarter loss, but its CEO says the Medicare Advantage insurer is “taking a positive step forward in profitability.”

How Chinese AI Chatbots Censor Themselves

Researchers from Stanford and Princeton found that Chinese AI models are more likely than their Western counterparts to dodge political questions or deliver inaccurate answers.

Are You ‘Agentic’ Enough for the AI Era?

Silicon Valley built AI coding agents that can handle most of the grunt work. Now, the most valuable skill in tech is deciding what they should do.

OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office

The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Google DeepMind for top research talent in the UK.

Why the “AI Is Easy to Trick” Narrative Misses
Why the “AI Is Easy to Trick” Narrative Misses

A recent article published by the BBC explored how generative AI tools could be “hacked” within minutes by introducing newly published online content. In the example presented, a blog post claiming expertise in a highly niche category was later echoed …

HBO’s Industry, The Pitt And Seven Kingdoms Viewership Numbers Explode

HBO has revealed huge viewership increases for The Pitt, Industry and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, megahits all.

Nobel Recruitment acquires Berlin’s ARRtist to expand German tech community
Nobel Recruitment acquires Berlin’s ARRtist to expand German tech community

European go-to-market search firm Nobel Recruitment has acquired Berlin-based ARRtist, a practitioner-led tech community platform for founders, C-level executives and investors. The deal strengthens Nobel’s position in Germany while expanding its reach…