U.S. stock indexes hit new highs earlier this month despite Middle East war uncertainty, inflation, and rising bond yields, driven by consumer spending and massive corporate investment in AI, accordin…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation on Wednesday, effective at the end of August, and X briefly applied a 'Made with AI' label to her farewell post before removing i…
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million after a seven-week trial found its platforms contributed to child social media addiction and harmed kids' mental health. Judge Bryan Biedscheid dire…
A growing sector of startups is offering AI chatbots trained on deceased individuals' emails, photos, social media posts, and voice recordings, allowing mourners to continue conversations with the dea…
Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Instagram served over 87,000 ads promoting AI-powered nudify apps from Joy Timeline HK Limited's CrushAI, violating Meta's own policies against non-consensual sexual…
Scott Winters, a 55-year-old former Florida pastor, sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on July 22 in San Francisco County Superior Court after following ChatGPT-4o health advice that he says caused a mass…
A former pastor, Scott Winters, is suing OpenAI in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging that ChatGPT-4o gave him flawed medical advice that discouraged him from seeking treatment for symptoms…
A Florida man, Scott Winters, has sued OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman, alleging that medical advice from ChatGPT brought him to the brink of death by misdiagnosing his symptoms and advising him not…
AI-generated videos of fake doctors and health influencers are flooding social media with false claims about supplements, targeting older American women, according to a New York Times investigation. T…
Santa Monica is using AI-enhanced cameras mounted on city parking enforcement vehicles to catch drivers illegally parked in bike lanes, issuing a $93 fine per violation. The Automated Bike Lane Enforc…
A Credit Karma survey found that two-thirds of Americans who have used generative AI have sought financial advice from it, rising to 82% among Gen Z and Millennials, but certified financial planner Ji…
A Georgia family says they are being forced to sell their home to make way for a transmission line that will primarily power AI data centers, calling the situation 'theft.' Utility giant Georgia Power…
Fourteen House Republicans sank Speaker Mike Johnson's procedural maneuver to merge the SAVE Act with the NDAA, defeating the rule 198-224. The holdouts, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, argued the MIRV…
Sen. Mark Warner unveiled the AI AGENT Act discussion draft on June 29, 2026, proposing an FTC registry for trusted AI agents and fiduciary-like duties for consumer protection. The draft targets large…
A growing number of corporate managers are using AI tools like ChatGPT to make career-altering decisions, including promotions, raises, and layoffs, often without formal training. Employees report tha…
California state senators Josh Becker and Ben Allen introduced the Wartime Price Gouging Prevention Act to expand the attorney general's power to investigate price gouging on essential goods like gaso…
A new Northwestern Mutual study finds 42% of U.S. adults rely on parents for financial support, with parents contributing an average of $7,000 annually, causing financial and emotional strain. Financi…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a federal minimum tax on billionaires and a national fund to give Americans a stake in AI-generated wealth, arguing the tax should be addressed at the federal lev…
A freelance writer and producer in New York discovered she was eligible for paid family leave through payroll companies, receiving $2,354 per week for 12 weeks after her daughter's birth. She initiall…
The Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 3% this week amid investor concerns that massive AI infrastructure spending may not yield sufficient returns. Goldman Sachs estimates technology companies will spend $…