New Research Reveals That Therapy-Style AI Conversations Surprisingly Tend To Cause LLMs To Act Delusionally Toward Users

Clever research reveals that therapy-oriented AI chats can cause AI to act delusionally. The root is AI personas. I explain how it works. An AI Insider scoop.

PFL’s New Era: 7 Major Changes New CEO John Martin Plans To Bring For 2026

New PFL CEO John Martin reveals seven major changes for 2026 including global expansion, new leadership and a revamped format.

Congress Nears Renewal Of Medicare Telehealth Coverage

Congress is close to enacting a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth coverage after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew virtual care for seniors.

The TikTok deal is done, finally
The TikTok deal is done, finally

Just over a year after it briefly disappeared from app stores, TikTok in the US is now part of a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. With approval from both the US and China closing on the schedule laid out in December, ByteDance’s ownership of the new joint venture is now only 19.9 percent […]

NYT Pips Today: Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Friday, January 23

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.

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What Happens When a Chinese Battery Factory Comes to Town

Chinese firms are building battery plants from Europe to North America, promising jobs while prompting local concerns about the environment, politics, and who really benefits.

Improving How We Track Progress For River Protection

Rivers have relatively less protection than do land or oceans and we lack effective mechanisms for measuring protection. A new study offers an improved mechanism for tracking progress.

How Claude Code Is Reshaping Software—and Anthropic

WIRED spoke with Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, about how the viral coding tool is changing the way Anthropic works.

Darth Maul Is Finally Getting His Very Own ‘Star Wars’ TV Show

The fan-favorite villain finally gets his time in the shadows in ‘Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord.’