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View More NewsIn brief Perplexity launched Brain, a memory system for Computer that builds a context graph of past sessions, sources, and corrections—then synthesizes it overnight into a personal LLM wiki loaded before each new task. Perplexity’s own early metrics show Brain boosts answer correctness by 25% on repeated tasks, recall by 16%, and cuts the cost of context-heavy tasks by 13%. Brain is rolling out today in Research Preview for Max ($200/month) and Enterprise Max subscribers; memories are accessible under “Customize” in the sidebar. Perplexity launched Brain today, a memory system for its Computer agent that gets smarter the more you…
Google, for example, has warned organizations to begin preparing for the transition to post-quantum cryptography and has been integrating quantum-safe cryptographic standards into parts of its infrastructure with a 2029 completion target. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been leading efforts to standardize post-quantum algorithms and has set timelines for the eventual retirement of certain legacy cryptographic systems.Within crypto, several major ecosystems have elevated quantum preparedness as a strategic priority. The Ethereum Foundation earlier this year announced a dedicated post-quantum security initiative aimed at researching migration paths for blockchain’s vast ecosystem of wallets, applications and validators.…
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Last Wednesday, 3 June, was surely one of the most shameful days in the Knesset’s 77-year history. Michael Rabello, the personal attorney of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was elected the country’s next state comptroller—the official who inspects, reviews, and audits government policy and conduct, and whose broad powers of inspection include the use of hundreds of lawyers, accountants, and other professionals under his authority.Israeli law stipulates that the Knesset vote for this position must be carried out in secret, with MKs casting ballots alone behind a screen. Rabello’s rival for the post, former Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron, won…
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Bitcoin could be absent from the world’s top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being…
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In brief South Korean police referred 23 suspects and detained two key figures over laundering crypto proceeds from a Cambodia-based phishing group. The crew…
An excellent resource from Prof. Ed Lee (Santa Clara). The focus is on tort lawsuits brought against AI companies or otherwise based on defendants’…
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Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. It’s election day here in D.C., so our lead story looks at the district’s…