Digital Insurance published a July 10, 2026 opinion arguing that insurers and fintechs need fraud controls that stop automated attacks without adding customer friction, citing $21 billion in U.S. cybe…
AI-generated videos and deepfake edits of soccer star Erling Haaland have gone viral during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, fueling a Solana-based meme token and surging NFT trading volumes. The phenomenon h…
OpenAI announced the public release of its GPT-5.6 series, including Sol, Terra, and Luna, after a US government review. The administration approved broader launch following technical testing and meet…
South Africa deployed police and businesses shuttered as anti-immigrant protests erupted nationwide, with groups demanding undocumented foreigners leave by Tuesday. The government rejected the threats…
An investigation by conservation groups found thousands of illegal wildlife products, including pangolins, rhino horn, and endangered monkeys, being openly sold on Facebook, accusing Meta of hosting t…
Actress Cate Blanchett launched the RSL Media Human Consent Registry at the European Parliament in Brussels on June 24, 2026, a public website where individuals can record machine-readable permissions…
Indian workers in Tamil Nadu are recording first-person videos of household chores using head-mounted smartphones to train AI systems for robots, earning about 250 rupees ($2.6) per hour. Data firm Ob…
A new method could help law enforcement identify fentanyl variants that haven't been cataloged yet, using a reference library that doesn't rely on measurements of known molecules. This approach aims t…
Workers in Indian garment factories and homes are recording first-person "egocentric" footage of routine tasks while wearing head-mounted cameras, paid about 250 rupees ($2.6) per hour, according to r…
Thousands of Indian homemakers and factory workers are recording first-person video of everyday tasks such as cooking and folding clothes using head-mounted cameras and motion sensors, with pay report…
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee called for artificial intelligence to preserve the web's original values of individual primacy, speaking to AFP at SXSW London 2026. Berners-Lee warned that AI …
A Thai police sergeant admitted that a viral image of officers in sparkly dresses during a drug raid was AI-generated, not a real photograph. The picture, which spread globally and was reported as gen…
Pope Leo XIV on Monday released a long-awaited encyclical titled "Magnifica Humanitas" that calls for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and urges developers to work for the common good rath…