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Florida schools plan to vastly expand use of AI that mistook clarinet for gun
Human review didn’t stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school.
Why Disney’s Sora Deal Marks a Turning Point in the AI Wars
Disney’s deal to allow its characters on OpenAI’s Sora platform could set a precedent for the industry.
Why Disney’s Sora Deal Marks a Turning Point in the AI Wars
Disney’s deal to allow its characters on OpenAI’s Sora platform could set a precedent for the industry.
Google will turn the news into a custom podcast for you
You can now get your daily news from an AI-generated podcast roundup.
Google will turn the news into a custom podcast for you
You can now get your daily news from an AI-generated podcast roundup.
Firefox for Web Developers (@[email protected])
Something that hasn’t been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features. We’ve been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I’m sure it’ll ship...
Firefox for Web Developers (@[email protected])
Something that hasn’t been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features. We’ve been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I’m sure it’ll ship...
The AI efficiency illusion: why cutting 1.1 million jobs will stifle, not scale, your strategy
The canary in the coal mine for the broader economy is the crisis facing Black women.
The AI efficiency illusion: why cutting 1.1 million jobs will stifle, not scale, your strategy
The canary in the coal mine for the broader economy is the crisis facing Black women.
Can UCLA Replace Teaching Assistants with AI?
Universities grappling with slowing enrollment and imperiled federal funding are looking for new ways to cut costs. How much will artificial intelligence help?The management school at the University of California,...
Can UCLA Replace Teaching Assistants with AI?
Universities grappling with slowing enrollment and imperiled federal funding are looking for new ways to cut costs. How much will artificial intelligence help?The management school at the University of California,...
It’s Here: The AI Supercycle Has Arrived, With Profound Market Impacts and Important New Lessons for AI Founders – and We Are Just Getting Started
Last year, in our Battery Ventures “State of the OpenCloud Report,” we predicted a coming AI “supercycle”—a profound technology platform shift akin to the Internet and cloud-computing revolutions that could...
It’s Here: The AI Supercycle Has Arrived, With Profound Market Impacts and Important New Lessons for AI Founders – and We Are Just Getting Started
Last year, in our Battery Ventures “State of the OpenCloud Report,” we predicted a coming AI “supercycle”—a profound technology platform shift akin to the Internet and cloud-computing revolutions that could...
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams
Capable of creating “nearly perfect” face swaps during live video chats, Hoatian has made millions, mainly via Telegram. But its main channel vanished after WIRED’s inquiry into scammers using the...
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams
Capable of creating “nearly perfect” face swaps during live video chats, Hoatian has made millions, mainly via Telegram. But its main channel vanished after WIRED’s inquiry into scammers using the...
UPS-Owned Happy Returns Tests AI to Combat Fraud
UPS-owned reverse logistics company Happy Returns reportedly plans to use artificial intelligence to combat returns fraud. The company is testing an AI
UPS-Owned Happy Returns Tests AI to Combat Fraud
UPS-owned reverse logistics company Happy Returns reportedly plans to use artificial intelligence to combat returns fraud. The company is testing an AI
‘Disturbed’ by Reports of Instacart’s AI Pricing Tricks, FTC Opens Investigation
Those who get the higher price could end up paying $1,200 more each year for items on Instacart.
NOAA says its new AI-driven weather models improve forecast speed and accuracy
A suite of new Artificial Intelligence technology is being rolled out in major weather forecasting models.
Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026
Micron is making more money than ever thanks to AI.
5 ways you can copy Lenovo’s AI strategy to actually get real results
Art Hu, Lenovo’s global CIO, explains how the tech giant exploits AI effectively. And you can do it, too.
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit
Over six million conversations with private AI chatbots were scraped and sold to data brokers for profit, according to new security research.
Micron stock pops 14% as AI memory demand soars: ‘We are more than sold out’
Micron said it expects the total addressable market for high-bandwidth memory to hit $100 billion by 2028.
Actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
Performing arts union Equity says it may hold formal ballot after 99% of actors polled in indicative ballot voted in favour of refusing body scans
ChatGPT’s app store is here and these are my 7 favorite apps right now
The iOS App Store and Google Play Store have company
What Will Unchecked Artificial Intelligence Mean for Immigration?
Critics say the Trump administration’s immigration agenda is a “nightmare” brought about by mass surveillance and artificial intelligence.
If New York starves its grid, it will starve its AI future (Guest Opinion by Justin Wilcox)
Politicians can’t promise AI-driven growth while opposing the rate structures that fund improvements to the electirc grid, writes leader of Upstate business group.
Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to visitors
Alexa+ Greetings combines conversational AI with Ring’s Video Descriptions to intelligently handle doorbell interactions.
How OpenAI’s Organizational Problems Hurt ChatGPT
Over the past this year, some OpenAI staffers noticed a concerning change in the way people who used ChatGPT were reacting to improvements in the chatbot. In prior years, every...
Exclusive: Early look at Claude Tasks Mode AI Agent
Anthropic’s Claude task mode will offer step-by-step task execution, artefact management, and context file control in a streamlined dual-panel UI
How the AI Boom Is Bringing a Brutal Chinese Work Trend to Silicon Valley
Fueled by ambition, startups like OpenAI are adopting 996 work schedules—grinding 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. The thing is, China already ruled it illegal.
Trump’s Truth Social announces $6bn merger plan with fusion power firm
TMTG, which owns president’s small social media company, unveils link-up TAE Technologies to respond to AI boom
One in three using AI for emotional support and conversation, UK says
The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily.
Instacart Parent’s Stock Tumbles. It Faces an FTC Investigation, Report Says.
Maplebear stock was dropping following a report that the Federal Trade Commission has sent Instacart a civil investigative demand over its use of AI-set pricing.
Agentic AI will be the future of IT operations, says Cognizant
Embedded agentic automation into customer- and engineer-facing IT operations is strengthening service resiliency and unlocking new business differentiators.
🌎 Google launches Gemini 3 Flash globally
Discover Google’s global launch of Gemini 3 Flash and OpenAI’s new newsroom training academy – the latest breakthrough developments in AI technology and media training.
2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water, research finds
Study’s author says society not tech companies paying for environmental impact of AI and asks if this is fair