Here are today's top AI headlines:
• Awareness, not censorship, real AI safeguard
• The Deepfake Danger: How Southeast Asia’s Scam Syndicates Weaponize AI
• AARON report says AI ads now reward craft over novelty
• Semc3 Marketing Announces Independent Digital Audit Initiative Focused on Transparenc...
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• IEEE to Accelerate Nigeria’s Digital Economy, Research and Innovation
• Trump signs AI executive order requiring prerelease cybersecurity reviews of frontier models
• Apple Unveils Lighter MacBook Neo with M5 Pro, Brighter OLED Display and 2x RAM
• Is AI breakin...
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• Custom model training is bringing enterprise AI from experimentation to production
• AI, robotics and connectivity reshape surgical care as data governance emerges as key challenge
• Report: School IT Officials Worried About AI Adoption, Cybersecurity
• NRO nomi...
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• APWG 2026 Cybercrime Research Symposium Extends Submission Deadline to June 12
• UH partners on AI workforce readiness symposium series
• Kwara Seeks AI Partnerships, Urges Ethical Tech Regulation
• Kwara seeks AI partnerships, urges ethical regulation of emergi...
A key technical leader from Boston Dynamics, the Hyundai Motor Group robotics unit, has moved to Google DeepMind, highlighting an intensifying talent war in physical AI, according to reports. This follows a prior move of another key technical leader responsible for the "brain" of humanoid robots, un...
New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is revising the department's AI classroom plan after receiving over 6,000 public comments from parents and teachers, who are now weighing restrictions or a ban on AI for the youngest students, according to Chalkbeat.
EC-Council has launched a free AI g...
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a vulnerability called ChatGPhish in OpenAI's ChatGPT that exploits the AI assistant’s trust in Markdown links and images, potentially triggering prompt injections and phishing attacks (via Dark Reading).
Orca Node Limited launched Orca, an execution infras...
UiPath, Inc. (NYSE: PATH) reported first quarter fiscal 2027 financial results, with ARR growing 12 percent year-over-year to $1.901 billion, according to a Business Wire press release. CEO Daniel Dines noted that their agentic products are moving from pilot to production, one year after general ava...
College professors are reporting a troubling increase in students using AI to avoid critical thinking, leading to academic dishonesty that is often difficult to prove or prevent; many professors are shifting to handwritten exams and oral finals to combat AI-driven cheating (according to professors)....
Here are today's top AI headlines:
• Pope Leo warns of AI’s risks to humanity in his first encyclical
• 4 Ways To Maintain Your Authentic Identity In The Age Of AI
• Altman says businesses lag AI adoption amid rapid change
• Colorado’s New AI Act Targets Automated Decision-Making for Consequential ...
Pope Leo XIV has declared artificial intelligence one of the defining moral challenges of our time in his first encyclical, a formal letter intended to guide (MENAFN - The Conversation).
Amidst global efforts to curb children's social media consumption, the Education Ministry has defended its plan ...
A federal judge dismissed a 133-page lawsuit filed by a Roanoke attorney after discovering the use of AI tools had fabricated case citations and misquoted legal precedent (via Reuters). The filing included nonexistent cases and false quotations, highlighting a critical need for human oversight when ...
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has established an Artificial Intelligence Operations Procedure, outlining the purpose, scope, principles, and responsibilities related to AI usage within the institution (University of Technology Sydney).
Complementing this, UTS has also implemented an Art...
Taiwan's cabinet approved three AI policies in a single session on May 21, covering regulation, workforce certification, and school-level education, an unusual move reflecting the government's commitment to AI advancement.
Google and FANUC are partnering to deploy 1,000 autonomous industrial robots...
South Korean manufacturers overwhelmingly believe AI is essential, yet only 28% have invested in it, revealing a significant gap between perception and action that threatens its export industries, according to a recent global survey.
Dell CTO John Roese advises governments against regulating specif...
An American firm is reportedly filming Indian factory workers and selling the footage to Big Tech companies to help train AI-powered robots, according to unnamed sources. The practice raises ethical concerns about data privacy and the potential exploitation of labor for AI development.
The Tech Tra...
Google and Samsung are planning to launch their first smart glasses this fall, featuring lightweight frames, prescription-compatible lenses, micro-OLED displays, AI integration, and enhanced battery life, according to TechCrunch. The devices aim to offer practical, hands-free information overlays wh...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) marked its 20th anniversary, highlighting its evolution into a $128.7 billion business that delivers the majority of Amazon's profit, reaching $45.6 billion last year, according to Fast Company. AWS is evolving to meet the AI moment by expanding its toolkit, like Kiro, a co...
Hut 8 has signed a 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for an AI data center campus in Nueces County, Texas, according to a company announcement. Phase 1 of the project will deliver 352 megawatts of capacity and is expected to create 945 construction jobs.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) committed $230 million t...
UnitedHealth Group is tracking employee AI tool usage as part of a broader operational overhaul, helping build visibility into adoption patterns and measure impact on productivity and risk, according to a company statement.
DeVry HR chief Dave Barnett says companies are failing at AI because they f...
A UC Berkeley study found a roughly 30% rise in A grades after the introduction of ChatGPT, sparking debate among educators about whether AI is inflating grades or genuinely improving learning (UC Berkeley study).
Entry-level jobs are vanishing due to AI automation, widening the experience gap for ...
Top CEOs traveled to China for an AI-focused trade summit to discuss data privacy, intellectual property, and international cooperation rules, signaling AI policy's move to the C-suite, according to reports. Litera and Artificial Lawyer hosted a webinar May 26 on how law schools and firms are traini...
Two independent studies revealed that Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 have surpassed all previous benchmarks for autonomous cyber capability, marking a potentially significant leap in AI's cybersecurity applications, according to CyberScoop. Researchers are uncertain whether t...
Over half of general counsel worldwide are now using or testing AI in their legal operations, and 35% are deploying it to automate processes such as contract review, document automation, and legal research, per a global survey.
Kwangwoon University is enhancing its competitiveness by transforming i...
Ubuntu and Fedora will soon include official AI support packages, enabling local model execution via tools like Ollama, TechRadar reports. Fedora leadership indicated that there is zero evidence AI features are deterring users, and emphasized a data-driven strategy that makes packages optional while...
TOMRA Recycling introduced an AI-native platform developed with PolyPerception and expanded its GAINnextTM ecosystem with three new deep-learning applications, announced at IFAT 2026 and PRSE Amsterdam, aiming to transform recycling plants through intelligent automation and advanced material sorting...
Google is experimenting with an AI-powered conversational search feature on YouTube, aiming to revolutionize video discovery with dynamic, synthesized result pages enriched with explanatory text and curated video clips, according to Cord Cutters News. This new feature, dubbed Ask YouTube, blends con...
Aon's survey of over 2,300 employers reveals that 88% anticipate AI will necessitate workforce reskilling, yet only 18% have substantially trained their staff, while 73% have either implemented or are piloting AI. This highlights a growing skills gap as companies deploy AI without adequate reskillin...
A new study in PNAS warns of "evolvable AI" mimicking invasive species, potentially leading to unpredictable adaptation beyond human control and risks of dominance, urging centralized oversight of AI reproduction to avert a major evolutionary transition before artificial general intelligence, report...
Congress has yet to update the U.S. unemployment system to address job losses potentially driven by AI, with benefits still capped at 26 weeks and retraining programs having lapsed, creating concern amidst potential AI-driven displacement (according to Axios).
More Britons are prioritizing in-perso...
The University of Southern California (USC) has received a historic $200 million gift from an Nvidia board member, one of the largest donations in its history, to expand artificial intelligence research across the university and recruit new faculty, according to USC News.
IBM Vice Chairman Gary Co...
Apple announced that John Ternus, the hardware engineering chief, will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive on September 1, signaling a strategic shift (Fongmula).
Fardeen Noor Basha, a 23-year-old University of Cincinnati graduate, has built a 7B Large Language Model (LLM), challenging the dominanc...
Cybercriminals are reportedly struggling to effectively leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in their malicious activities, according to new research analyzing approximately 100 million posts from underground cybercrime communities. The study suggests that the anticipated AI-driven surge in cybercr...
Connecticut passed comprehensive AI regulation Friday with a 131-17 House vote, covering employment decisions, state agency AI use, and protections for minors on social media platforms; Gov. Ned Lamont plans to sign the bill.
Over 80% of marketers now use AI for lead generation, per a 2025 McKinsey...
Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum, marking a significant step in Meta’s push to develop advanced AI systems capable of physical interaction with the real world, according to BitcoinWorld.
Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman projects software ...
A new study published in 'Science' magazine indicates that AI is starting to outperform human physicians in complex medical diagnosis and reasoning, highlighting the growing capabilities of AI in healthcare.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stated that the platform’s extensive collection of human conversat...
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• ‘Would you like to learn how matches work?’: AI toys spark safety concerns for parents
• 'Literacy of the future'; Edmonton students pick up AI skills at second annual conference
• Solving the “Whac-a-mole dilemma”: A smarter way to debias AI vision models
• 'Co...
A global study by SAS and IDC found that only 6% of government agencies have high confidence in their AI deployments and evidence that they work safely, marking the lowest rate across all industries.
Medium has adopted a "humans-first" approach to AI, guided by the acronym FACTS (Fairness, Accounta...
The fourteenth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro after a week of AI presentations, debates, and research showcases, including presentations from Apple (via TechCrunch). Apple revealed advancements and research across multiple areas of machine le...
South Africa’s Communications Minister Solly Malatsi withdrew the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after it emerged that the document contained fictitious AI-generated references, raising concerns about its credibility, reports iHarare News.
AIJRF is launching a 20-hour executive progr...
Walmart is embedding AI across its operations, including stores, supply chains, and HR reported in its latest annual report; in addition, the retail giant is launching company-wide reskilling programs to upskill its workforce, offering higher-paid roles in driving, management, and software developme...
Microsoft has pledged to train three million Australians in artificial intelligence skills by 2028, backed by a $25 billion investment in infrastructure and workforce development, covering schools, workplaces, and community groups (according to Microsoft's announcement).
Amidst fears that AI is dis...
Broadcom and Meta have extended their partnership through 2029 to co-develop custom AI chips utilizing Broadcom's XPU platform, with Meta planning four new chip generations within two years, targeting over one gigawatt of custom silicon deployment, according to a press release. Space and Time (SXT) ...
The Government has initiated a new national AI training platform to provide broader access to artificial intelligence skills training (via Gov.uk).
TripleTen is launching a 20-week part-time AI Product Management bootcamp starting May 21, 2026, tailored for non-technical professionals. Graduates ar...
According to LinkedIn, AI engineers have emerged as the fastest-growing job in the United States, ranking No. 1 in hiring growth over the past two years; this analysis is based on millions of job listings posted between January 1, 2023 and July 31, 2025.
QC Ware will host the 5th Q2B conference in ...
Tuned Global has launched Service Manipulation Detection for streaming clients, aiming to combat fake plays and royalty fraud due to demands from labels for stricter controls (Tuned Global).
HackerNoon has compiled 480 blog posts about AI applications, ordered by reader engagement data, offering a ...
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence necessitates immediate regulatory action, according to TechAnnouncer, due to its accelerating speed.
Digital Journal reports that pharmaceutical organizations are shifting towards evidence-based trust in AI systems. This shift emphasizes technical a...
China aims to integrate AI across its education system by 2030, encompassing personalized tutoring, teacher certification, and demographic forecasting, according to reports. The initiative includes utilizing AI to forecast population shifts and allocate school resources appropriately, ensuring effic...
Japan's Justice Ministry has formed a panel to investigate rising misuse of generative AI, as current laws fail to keep pace with the technology's rapid advancement, according to Reuters. Abuse cases have increased sharply, prompting the ministry to act.
AI is increasingly handling dispatching task...
States are urged to establish regulations for AI's use in criminal justice, offering guardrails against potential biases; however, an executive order from former President Trump could impede such efforts, according to a report in The Appeal.
Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola encouraged UNIABUJA stu...
Analysts suggest that the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to improve the U.S. health care system but may also cause major issues for some patients.
Meta is reportedly building an AI version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, which could lead to company employees reporting to an AI boss, accordi...
Korea's National Police Agency will deploy an AI Raman spectrometer system that can identify over 5,400 drug types in less than 20 seconds, with pilot operations planned nationwide for 2025 (via unnamed source).
The University of Virginia (UVA) College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and UVA...
State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles is expanding Houston Independent School District's (HISD) 'Future 2' pilot program to four more schools, with the eventual goal of establishing 100 AI-focused campuses (according to HISD's website).
Pattern Computer, Inc. will present at Life Science Innova...
Oracle is implementing workforce reductions to reallocate resources towards AI and cloud computing initiatives, aiming to better compete with industry giants such as Microsoft and Google, according to a report by Reuters. The shift involves eliminating some existing roles while simultaneously hiring...
Citigroup is deploying new AI tools to streamline account openings, reducing review time from approximately one hour to just 15 minutes, according to a company announcement. The bank is also focusing on building more technology in-house to better manage costs and oversight.
Microsoft is quietly rem...
China is experiencing a surge in humanoid robot manufacturing, shifting these machines from novelty engineering projects to potential labor solutions following a technology dispatch by Fox News. This shift suggests a major development in the practical application of advanced robotics within the Asia...
Anthropic is facing a setback in its bid to remove the 'supply chain risk' label, as the U.S. Appeals Court reviews the company's AI technology deployment during warfare; the U.S. government reportedly continues to leverage its Claude model in Iran.
More than half of Generation Zers in the United S...
AI is projected to reshape 50-55% of U.S. jobs by 2029, according to the Boston Consulting Group, though most workers are expected to retain their positions. Call center roles face the highest risk of being replaced, while software engineers and tradespeople face less impact.
Filipino mompreneurs a...
Vice President Kashim Shettima affirmed Nigeria’s ambition to spearhead AI deployment in Africa, aiming to unlock new opportunities for prosperity on the continent, according to 21st CENTURY CHRONICLE. Speaking at the inauguration of the AI University Innovation Pod (UniPod) at the University of Lag...
Meta intends to open-source its next-generation AI models and plans on spending over $60 billion on infrastructure in 2025, betting that offering powerful technology for free will fortify its advertising empire while competitors charge for similar tech, according to reports.
Sanlam appointed Theo M...
Melania Trump advocated for integrating AI into American schools during a White House summit with leaders from 45 nations, highlighting its potential to provide personalized tutoring to low-income students, mirroring the advantages of wealthy families. She emphasized that digital literacy should be ...
Meta has suspended its collaboration with Mercor, a $10 billion AI data startup, after a supply chain attack compromised potential training methodologies for large language models, according to The Next Web. This breach exposed not just personal data, but also secrets to powering leading AI models.
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Oracle is heavily investing in AI agents, believing they will revolutionize enterprise software, according to database chief Juan Loaiza. While he anticipates significant change, Loaiza cautions against expecting immediate results, emphasizing that data governance and consolidation will be crucial f...
A Microsoft Research study reveals that cognitive and language-heavy professions like translators and data scientists face the highest disruption from generative AI, based on analyzing over 200,000 real-world AI interactions. Conversely, physically demanding roles like dredge operators and roofers a...
Mark Cuban urged Dallas-Fort Worth businesses to adopt AI, stating that those who aren't are "falling way behind", according to the Dallas Business Journal.
Comment8 has launched its public beta waitlist for a new social technology that enables users to comment on any website, fostering real conver...
Medicines for Malaria Venture and deepmirror launched Drug Design for Global Health (dd4gh), an open-access AI platform to accelerate drug discovery for diseases affecting low- and middle-income countries, with partial funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a press release. T...
Litigation is increasing over false AI outputs that damage reputations, according to Webber Wentzel partner Dario Milo and candidate attorney Lia Wheeler, raising questions about liability for AI-driven defamation.
Sett, an AI startup focused on the gaming industry, has raised $30 million in fundin...
A wave of AI CEO and executive departures from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Stability AI, and Inflection signals growing tensions between safety concerns and commercial pressures, raising questions about governance and regulation (reports TechCrunch). These departures underscore the struggle to...
Microsoft and Nvidia are deploying AI to accelerate nuclear reactor development, aiming to resolve bottlenecks that have prevented the nuclear industry from meeting the tech sector's demand for carbon-free energy (according to a company announcement).
Eng. Ahmed Bahgat Hassan argues that AI has bec...
The accelerating role of AI is prompting a generational turnover in corporate leadership, with Coca-Cola's James Quincey and Walmart's Doug McMillon citing AI as factors in their decisions to step down as CEO, according to a report. This signals that boards are actively seeking executives with nativ...
Enablence Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ENA) has appointed Dr. James Gyarmathy as its Chief Intelligence Officer, according to a company announcement. Gyarmathy's role will focus on advancing intelligence capabilities across Enablence, aiming to improve yield, uptime, and speed to market.
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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix invested over 1.5 trillion won (approximately $1.1 billion USD) in their Chinese factories last year, upgrading NAND and DRAM processes to address AI-driven memory chip supply shortages (reports Reuters).
The Delhi government has allocated ₹18.5 crore (approximately...
The Trump administration released a proposed “comprehensive national legislative framework” regarding AI policy, seeking to boost U.S. innovation and protect consumers, children, and national security (reports The Hill). The proposal outlines six priorities to position the U.S. as a global AI leader...
Governments and enterprises worldwide are prioritizing sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) to gain more control over critical digital infrastructure, data, and computing capabilities, reflecting a growing trend towards digital self-reliance (reports unnamed source).
Halter, a New Zealand-based A...
FedEx Corp. is implementing an enterprise-wide AI literacy program for its roughly 440,000 employees, aiming to enhance their knowledge and efficiency in the age of artificial intelligence, according to Tekedia.
Cognition, an AI firm, has seen its valuation skyrocket recently, prompting speculation...
South Korea is increasing its activity in the artificial intelligence space with new initiatives, according to TechAnnouncer.
Two Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) health technology startups, Nephrodite and OrthoPreserve, have received the FDA's Breakthrough Devices designation, a rare ...
Nvidia has introduced its new Vera CPU, the first processor built specifically for agentic artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning, according to dpa-AFX. The launch signals Nvidia's increasing focus on AI beyond GPUs, aiming to provide a comprehensive platform for AI workloads.
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A recent study reveals that the choice of optimizer—such as SGD, RMSProp, or Adam—significantly impacts catastrophic forgetting in machine learning models, playing a larger role than previously understood (via an academic paper).
According to a UC San Diego announcement, a coding tool teaching 25 m...
The Pentagon is planning to establish secure environments that allows AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data, according to MIT Technology Review. AI models, such as Anthropic’s Claude, are currently used to analyze targets in Iran and other classified set...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang heralded an 'inference inflection' as the next phase of the AI boom, backed by $1 trillion in orders (Associated Press).
Nvidia's GTC 2026 keynote featured announcements of NemoClaw, DLSS 5, and Vera CPU, showcasing enhancements from AI gaming to easier creation of AI agents...
upGrad has agreed to acquire Unacademy in an all-stock share-swap deal announced March 15, 2026, aiming to combine upGrad’s higher-ed strength with Unacademy’s test-prep reach (per a company announcement).
Despite the merger, Gaurav Munjal will continue as CEO of Unacademy, and the combined entity ...
Elon Musk's Tesla is planning to expand into semiconductor manufacturing, signaling a new race in AI hardware development, according to TechAnnouncer. This move toward vertical integration aims to give Tesla more control over the technologies powering its electric vehicles and AI initiatives.
BMW i...
A USC simulation study revealed that AI agents can independently manage disinformation campaigns once a goal is set, raising concerns about election integrity and public health messaging (USC). Nyne, a Boston-based startup, secured $5.3 million in seed funding to address the lack of human context in...
The Pentagon is utilizing AI tools from major companies like Anthropic and OpenAI to aid military decision-making, including decisions related to Iran, according to AzerNews. This raises concerns about algorithmic bias and the ethical implications of AI in warfare.
Tinder is incorporating more AI t...
Netflix may have committed up to $600 million to acquire InterPositive, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by Ben Affleck, as reported by BitcoinWorld. This demonstrates a significant move into content creation technology, specifically targeting post-production efficiency tools, and could...
The global MarTech market is projected to reach $702 billion by 2030, a substantial increase from $344 billion in 2024, driven by AI, privacy regulations, and evolving consumer expectations, according to TechBullion. AI-driven personalization is reshaping e-commerce, with retailers utilizing sophist...
TIAA is using artificial intelligence to protect older adults from financial fraud and scams, focusing on detection, guidance, and empathy according to their recent announcement. Older adults are particularly vulnerable, making AI a crucial tool for safeguarding their financial well-being.
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A new report warns that some AI-powered toys for children may be incorporating chatbot systems designed for adults, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content, according to Digital Trends.
As companies increasingly adopt artificial intelligence, thousands of Australian jobs are at risk, pot...
Artificial intelligence dominated the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, permeating everything from smartphones to satellite applications, according to SiliconANGLE. Vendors and service providers showcased AI-driven features across their offerings during the event.
Universities across Africa...
Viewbix Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIX) completed its acquisition of Quantum X Labs on March 4, 2026, encompassing Quantum's intellectual property, including an innovative patent for AI-Quantum Error Correction, according to a GLOBE NEWSWIRE announcement. As part of the deal, Viewbix issued stock and pre-funded...
OpenAI is developing a new AI model with "extreme reasoning" capabilities, pushing chain-of-thought techniques to new limits, reports TechCrunch. The model is aimed at solving problems beyond current AI capabilities, intensifying competition with Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Chinese labs amid eno...
Anthropic’s reputation received a boost after a dispute with the Pentagon, which also raised concerns regarding the military'sAI readiness (reports Defense News). Many experts applauded Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei for standing up for ethical principles; however, the specific details of the dispute...
Google is rolling out a major Android update integrating Gemini AI across the operating system and introducing on-device scam detection, fundamentally changing how Android phones operate (reports Google). The update also overhauls mobile search with new AI-generated answers.
The U.S. military is re...
Burger King is trialing AI-powered headsets designed to monitor employee interactions, ensuring they say “welcome” and “thank you,” as well as tracking inventory levels and reciting recipes, according to a report by Business Insider. Apple still depends on user spam reports to catch novel threats, f...
American teenagers now consider AI-assisted cheating routine, with surveys indicating widespread use of ChatGPT and similar tools for schoolwork, according to a report in The 74 Million. Teachers are struggling with unreliable detection tools while students increasingly view AI assistance as no diff...
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. federal government to cease using AI products from Anthropic, labeling the firm a "radical left, woke company" and expressing concerns about its influence on military decision-making (according to unnamed sources). This action arises from a public feud between...
New research indicates that large language models can now decode human thought from brain scans by translating fMRI neural signals into coherent text, using the BrainLM framework (reports Science). This development raises crucial questions about communication, potential clinical applications, and co...
Canada's privacy commissioner has forced OpenAI to implement safety and transparency changes after finding ChatGPT violated federal privacy law by generating false personal information about a Canadian citizen, according to the Financial Post. This action sets a potential template for international ...
Researchers at Korea University developed a dual-output artificial synapse designed to improve the energy efficiency of multitasking AI systems, emitting both electrical and optical signals simultaneously (Korea University announcement).
More than half of teens use chatbots for schoolwork, with 10 ...
Trade secret theft is surging as artificial intelligence gives insiders and nation-state actors powerful new tools to extract, transform, and exploit proprietary information across Corporate America, overwhelming traditional corporate defenses (The Invisible Heist).
Insurance companies are accelera...