Newly released bigoted police texts are ‘significant problem for the whole commonwealth’

Former police officers Michael Proctor and Sean Goode praised Hitler and used slurs in messages that law enforcement experts ...

Waymo issues recall to deal with a flooding problem

Waymo has issued a software recall that makes its robotaxis more cautious around flooded areas. A "final remedy" is in the works.
Ars Technica

Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem

Researchers and users of LLMs have long been aware that AI models have a troubling tendency to tell people what they want to hear, even if that means being less accurate. But many reports of this ...

Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation

Harvard faculty voted to limit A grades to 20% of undergraduate course enrollment in a major step to combat decades of grade ...
NFL

Pro Football Hall of Fame releases statement following Bill Belichick vote report

The Pro Football Hall of Fame released a statement on Wednesday following a Tuesday report that six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick was not voted in the Class of 2026 in his first ...