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A.I. Brings Big Gains to Hurricane Forecasts, Google Researchers Say

28 August 2026 at 12:02
Analysis by the company’s DeepMind unit suggests that an A.I.-enabled model delivers accurate forecasts a day or more before conventional models can.

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Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Oct. 28, 2025, was the strongest known hurricane to ever strike Jamaica.

OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing

27 August 2026 at 20:55
In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.

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Sam Altman of OpenAI, which has joined more than 100 tech companies in publishing an open letter warning of a wave of cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence.
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