June 15, 763 BCE: Assyrians record a solar eclipse

On June 15, 763 BCE, a near-total solar eclipse occurred over northern Assyria and was recorded by observers in Nineveh, the capital city. This event is preserved in the Eponym Canon, a list of historical events made by the Assyrians on clay tablets, following a specialized calendar system. The text […]

New York State passes a bill mandating safety and transparency requirements for frontier AI models; it awaits Governor Hochul’s signature (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: New York State passes a bill mandating safety and transparency requirements for frontier AI models; it awaits Governor Hochul’s signature  —  New York state lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that aims to prevent frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic from contributing to disaster […]