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J.D. Capelouto

J.D. Capelouto

Tech Reporter

Email J.D.@jdcapelouto

J.D. Capelouto is a tech reporter at Semafor with a focus on AI, robotics, and China. He was previously the lead writer of Semafor’s Flagship Asia Morning Edition newsletter and a breaking news reporter. Before that, he covered local news and politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reporting on Atlanta City Hall. He’s an Atlanta native and a graduate of Boston University.

AI agents hate CAPTCHA, too

An Anthropic cybersecurity report found that a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart stumped a bot.
A captcha screenshot
“Reverse-CAPTCHA.png” by Brogue Lessor Jig via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.

Chipmaker says data centers should report energy waste

Onsemi, which powers chips that help reduce heat generated from data centers, wants governments to push for more energy disclosures.
Onsemi CEO Hassane El-Khoury
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Why we can’t rely on governments to handle AI safety

The episode goes to show that “cyber vulnerabilities don’t map neatly onto state borders,” US-China tech expert Samm Sacks told Semafor.
A sign of China’s digital yuan is seen above Wechat Pay
Florence Lo/Reuters

China makes enterprise push for AI glasses

As smart glasses tick up in popularity in China, the government has issued an industry code of conduct.
A woman tries on a pair of Quark AI glasses by Alibaba. Tingshu Wang/Reuters.

New startup looks to build robots for entertainment

Dynamic Creatures, a spinoff of Boston Dynamics, is planning to build robots for theme parks and retail spaces.
A Dynamic Creatures promotional video.
Courtesy of Dynamic Creatures

US firm alerts WeChat to AI hacking tool

A US startup used AI models to identify a potentially devastating bug in Chinese super-app WeChat.
WeChat app
Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Startup launches AI physics lab to maximize data center efficiency

Physical Superintelligence launched out of stealth on Tuesday with $58 million in funding.

AI deployment in businesses outpaces trust, study finds

Nearly 90% of respondents to a SAS survey said AI agents play some decision-making role in their organizations, but only 66% said they trust AI.

Meta disables cameras on thousands of tampered smart glasses

The company is putting up billboards to raise awareness about when its smart glasses are in record mode.

OpenClaw agent hype dies down in China

The US now has more OpenClaw instances deployed than China.

Software and data firms rush to meet customers inside the chatbot

A new Salesforce plugin for Claude shows how software and financial services firms are adapting to the AI era, but monetization remains an open question.

Google and Microsoft were in talks for Nscale compute deal that went to Anthropic

Nscale is building one of the world’s largest data center campuses in West Virginia, as the battle for compute heats up.

The AI writing taboo begins to fade following WSJ op-ed

The Wall Street Journal not only acknowledged that billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller used AI for a newsmaking op-ed, but defended the practice.

Politicians criticize Flock cameras ahead of midterms

The startup has come under fire following revelations that police officers allegedly abused their access to the devices’ data to track exes and romantic interests.

Waymo builds custom chip for robotaxi fleet

In a blog post Thursday, the Alphabet-owned company revealed that it designed a custom computer chip that quickly crunches raw data coming from a car’s cameras, lidar, and radar.

China’s ‘robot games’ offer look at latest innovations

The World Humanoid Robot Games act as a public benchmark testing of the most advanced humanoid robots.

China closes the gap in AI race with US

A new Bloomberg analysis quantified the US’ narrowing lead over China in the AI race.

China’s YouTube, Bilibili, plans global expansion, English-language site

The company is courting influencers to connect with “Gen Z Coded” users, and staffing up in cities around the world.