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Board of Audit and Inspection to disclose special activity, task expenses

The Board of Audit and Inspection announced on the 2nd that it will disclose the usage details of the special activity expenses (SAE) and specific task expenses (STE) used for information gathering ...
Futurism

AI Agents Are Mathematically Incapable of Doing Functional Work, Paper Finds

A months-old but until now overlooked study recently featured in Wired claims to mathematically prove that large language models “are incapable of carrying out computational and agentic tasks beyond a ...
Wall Street Journal

Business Activity Picks Up in Parts of Europe and Asia

Business activity in the U.S. and a number of large economies across Europe and Asia picked up at the start of the year, with signs of a rebound in export orders as the global economy adjusts to the ...
The New York Times

F.A.A. Urges ‘Caution’ Over Oceans in Latin America, Warning of Military Activity

The Federal Aviation Administration released seven advisories warning pilots to stay away from parts of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from ...
Bleeping Computer

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.2 “Codex-Max” for some users

OpenAI is testing a new model for Codex called "GPT-5.2-Codex-Max." Some users have spotted a new model, GPT-5.2-Codex-Max, when they ask Codex what model it is using. OpenAI rolled out Codex with GPT ...
MIT Technology Review

OpenAI has trained its LLM to confess to bad behavior

Large language models often lie and cheat. We can’t stop that—but we can make them own up. OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models.
Commercial Appeal

When are federal agencies leaving Memphis? How many are here? What to know

As the third week of the Memphis Safe Task Force's presence in Memphis comes to a close, officials have shared more information on how long they expect federal forces to be in town. Also, more ...
Android Authority

Sony Xperia 1 VIII surfaces for the first time

The Sony Xperia 1 VIII has been spotted in a database for eSIM-compatible phones. The model numbers are PM-1521-BV, PM-1522-BV, and PM-1523-BV. These model numbers are likely for the phone and its ...
The Gazette

Few Colorado Springs reservists apply for part-time Space Force work, commander says model presents challenges

U.S. Space Force and Air Force Reserve senior leaders answer questions during a town hall for members of the 310th Space Wing on the service’s new part-time personnel model at the Peterson Space Force ...
Colorado Public Radio

Evergreen school shooter’s online activity is part of a pattern we need to be more aware of, expert says

The group that flagged an online user account now linked to the teenager who committed the shooting at Evergreen High School said the incident is part of a concerning pattern that needs more attention ...
New Scientist

First map of mammal brain activity may have shown intuition in action

The first complete activity map of a mammalian brain has revealed unprecedented insights into how decisions are made – and may even hint at the roots of that mysterious feeling we call intuition. For ...
UPI

Humanoid robot able to do complex tasks with little code added

Aug. 20 (UPI) --A humanoid robot can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each task. Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute announced this ...