Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp. At a US military base in central California, four-seater all-terrain vehicles roam hillside trails. This is a training exercise, but not for the people in the vehicles: This is an effort to train AI models to enter conflict zones.  The autonomous military ATVs are operated by Scout AI, a...

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 3, #526 Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 3, No. 526. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally...

Angus Taylor ousts Sussan Ley as Australia's Liberal Party leaderGettySussan Ley has been deposed by Angus Taylor (back centre) as leader of Australia's Liberal party The first female leader of Australia's Liberal Party, Sussan Ley, has been ousted after just nine months in the job, losing a leadership ballot to her former shadow defence minister Angus Taylor.Ley was elevated to the role after...

The Fate of the Vaal league in Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.4 introduced more than just the long-awaited Druid class. It also added a powerful new category of spells centered around Plant Magic, allowing players to Path of Exile 2 Currency summon living vines that slam, constrict, and explode enemies. While these abilities are designed primarily for Druids, the Sorceress can exploit them just as...

Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats, says Google AI bossZoe Kleinman,Technology editorandPhilippa Wain,technology producer, Delhi, IndiaGetty ImagesSir Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind spoke to the BBC at the AI Impact Summit in DelhiMore research on the threats of artificial intelligence (AI) "needs to be done urgently", the boss of Google DeepMind has told BBC News. In an exclusive...