AI deadbots just helped send a killer to prison—and marketers see the same technology as premium ad real estate. Courts embrace victim avatars while $80B industry eyes commercial grief monetization. U.S. law can't keep pace.
China plans to triple AI chip output by 2026 through new fabs and coordinated funding, targeting replacement of Nvidia's "China-compliant" processors. DeepSeek's FP8 format becomes the organizing principle for domestic hardware alignment.
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Microsoft just made its AI coding tools open source - a move that could reshape how developers work. The decision opens up GitHub Copilot's core features and adds an autonomous coding agent that writes and fixes code on its own. Here's what developers need to know.
xAI's chatbot spent Wednesday discussing South African politics - in response to baseball stats, cat videos, and even SpongeBob questions. The company blamed an unauthorized code change. But experts point to deeper issues in AI security.
DeepMind's newest AI system has found ways to speed up calculations that stumped mathematicians since 1969. The tool is already saving money in Google's data centers - and might reshape how we write computer code. Its first real-world results point to an unexpected shift in algorithm design.
Notion doubles its business pricing as it rolls out AI features across its platform. The $30 monthly fee now includes meeting transcription and enterprise search - a move that could reshape how companies handle their growing stack of AI subscriptions.
Perplexity AI, known for providing direct answers instead of traditional search links, is nearing a $14 billion valuation. Yet beneath the soaring numbers lies a pressing question: Can its novel approach truly reshape how we search the internet?
This system can match Google's search capabilities without ever touching a search engine - and it's doing it at just 12% of the cost. Alibaba's researchers have rethought how AI systems find information, potentially reshaping the economics of artificial intelligence.
AI helped them work faster and better. Then their colleagues found out. New research reveals an unexpected tension in today's workplace: using AI tools can boost performance but damage professional reputation. Data from 4,400 workers shows why many now hide their AI use
Researchers have created an AI that teaches itself complex skills without any human examples. Unlike current systems that learn from human data, this AI generates and solves its own challenges. Early tests show it outperforming traditional models - but questions remain about its limitations.
In testimony about Google's search dominance, Apple's Eddy Cue suggested AI tools may reshape how people find information online. His remarks point to changes in user behavior that could affect both companies' core businesses.
Anthropic's latest API update promises to revolutionize how businesses access real-time data through AI. But behind the $10-per-thousand-searches price tag lies a strategic gambit that's already reshaping the industry.
The love affair between journalism and Big Tech has hit the rocks. At this year's International Journalism Festival in Perugia, where tech giants once basked in media admiration, the mood turned hostile.
