TechCrunch

New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions

AI researchers and labs have advanced by leaps and bounds in evaluating AI models for everything from safety and compliance to sycophancy and alignment. But it appears companies and developers are ...
CNET

YouTube Is Testing an AI Search Tool That Delivers Video and Text

Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indianapolis 500 open test schedule, where to watch, forecast April 28-29

IndyCar Series teams are scheduled to test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29, in preparation for the Indy 500. Veterans are scheduled to begin ...
The Conversation

NDIS eligibility will be based on ‘functional capacity’, not diagnostic labels. But what does that mean?

This week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next four years, a decision NDIS Minister Mark Butler has ...
Reuters

Bank of England says it is testing AI risks to financial system

April 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is testing the risks to the financial system caused by AI by conducting scenario analysis and simulations, the central bank said in a letter published by ...
Los Angeles Times

LAX’s long-awaited train to hit the rails as testing begins

LAX’s 2.25-mile electric train system will begin running without passengers next week as testing advances following a series of delays. The Automated People Mover system began construction in 2019 and ...
The Verge

Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot

Microsoft wants its AI assistant to become an always-on agent that completes tasks on behalf of users, according to The Information. Microsoft wants its AI assistant to become an always-on agent that ...
The New York Times

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume. By Apoorva ...
KXAN

Texas State partnership to build rocket motor testing facility raises aquifer concerns

SAN MARCOS (KXAN) — It may look like an open Hill Country land for now — but Texas State University’s Freeman Center Ranch is set to become home to a new solid rocket motor testing facility. In ...
MacRumors

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...
Engadget

OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Users on ChatGPT's free and Go plans in the US may now start to see ads as OpenAI has started testing them in the chatbot. The company ...