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- Inside Google’s quiet internal war against its own anti-military activist employees
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
- How Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler is turning the company around and beating SaaSpocalypse fears
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- Can You Sue A Drug Company For Not Inventing Faster?
This week, the California Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could have far-reaching consequences for medical science.
- How NCAA Tournament Expansion Will Mostly Benefit Major Conferences
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament fields could expand from 68 to 76 teams starting next season, according to a recent ESPN report.
- Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship: At Least 3 Dead And 3 Others Infected
The Dutch-flagged cruise ship is now sitting off the coast of the West African island nation of Cape Verde, while the situation is being monitored by the World Health Organization.
Technology
- Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Crushing soda cans for science, why dolphins swim so fast, how urine helps mushrooms communicate, and more
- Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?
Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.
- Study: AI models that consider user's feeling are more likely to make errors
Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness.”
- Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models
In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into bankrolling the company. Along the way, he warned that AI could destroy us all and sat through…
- The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?
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