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Stanford Study: Sycophantic AI Reinforces Bad Behavior 49% More than Humans

AI chatbots are telling users they are right far more often than humans do, even when the user is clearly wrong, according to new research on AI's sycophant tendencies from Stanford University. This is a key contributor to the AI-driven mental health crisis.

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CBS News

Artemis II astronauts speak during historic lunar mission

CBS News - 4 minutes ago

On Monday, the astronauts aboard the Artemis II spacecraft will loop around the Moon's far side, part of a mission pushing human beings farther from Earth than anyone has ever been. Correspondent Mark Strassmann talked with commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen as the crew was about 180,000 miles from home, preparing for their historic lunar flyby.

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International Business Times

AI Central in US-Iran 2026 War as Targeting Systems Speed Strikes but Spark Accuracy and Ethics

International Business Times - 7 hours ago

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a defining feature of the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, enabling rapid targeting and a high tempo of strikes that military officials describe as unprecedented, though questions persist about the technology's precision and the human costs

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Los Angeles Times

Trump administration arrests relatives of dead Iranian general in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times - 21 hours ago

The Trump administration announced the arrests of two Los Angeles-based relatives of Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian general killed in a 2020 drone strike. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the mother and daughter had their U.S. legal status revoked.

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Hollywood Reporter

Starz CEO Sees Pay Total $6.7 Million

Hollywood Reporter - 1 day ago

The premium cabler disclosed its C-suite compensation ahead of its annual shareholder meeting.

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Anthropic Unintentionally Exposes Internal Claude Code Source Code in Release Error

International Business Times - 4 days ago

Anthropic accidentally exposed the internal Claude Code source code in a release error. This is alarming because it gives rivals rare insight into its AI tools.

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Gizmodo

Amazon to add 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for sellers as Iran war drives up energy prices

CNBC - 3 days ago

With the Iran war now in its fifth week, Amazon said it's adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for third-party sellers in the U.S. and Canada.

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CNBC

OpenAI's Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes

CNBC - 1 day ago

OpenAI President Greg Brockman will oversee product in Simo's absence.

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