Sources: the US’ AI chip export push risks being undermined by licensing bottlenecks, staff attrition, and unclear policy at the Bureau of Industry and Security (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)

Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg: Sources: the US’ AI chip export push risks being undermined by licensing bottlenecks, staff attrition, and unclear policy at the Bureau of Industry and Security  —  President Donald Trump’s goal of significantly boosting global sales of American AI chips risks being undermined by licensing bottlenecks …

Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic)

Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic: Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more  —  AI avatars are redefining influence and trust online.  —  On this week’s Galaxy Brain episode, Charlie Warzel is joined …

April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 blasts off for the Moon

On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission launched. Intended to be the third lunar landing, it was crewed by Commander Jim Lovell, who had flown previously on Apollo 8, and Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, both on their first spaceflights. Despite a last-minute crew change – Swigert was an […]