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Google Earth's AI can fabricate realistic satellite images, enabling on-demand generation of training data for agricultural monitoring and environmental simulations, but raising concerns about misuse in property disputes…
Anthropic and OpenAI are using economic research and marketing to promote the belief that large language models will lead to massive economic shifts, despite a lack of evidence, according to an analysis by Ed Zitron. The…
The Business Software Alliance, a trade group representing Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, Salesforce and IBM, told the federal General Services Administration that proposed contract rules requiring AI systems sold to the gov…
OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating from Cambodia that were used to facilitate fake-review job scams, as disclosed in a case study from its February 2025 threat report. The accounts translated sho…
The Federal Communications Commission's ban on foreign-made mobile robots, including robot vacuums, will reduce consumer choice, slow innovation, and raise prices without improving security, according to The Verge's Jenn…
Researchers propose 'adversarial psychometrics' to measure AI intelligence beyond human scale, where participants generate questions and are rewarded for separating each other's capabilities without an external judge. Th…
Google launched a Google Earth web feature on July 30 that lets users generate images from satellite, aerial, and 3D map views using a text prompt, but NPR, AFP, and open-source researchers documented prompts that produc…
Derek Sivers, an author and programmer, states that he uses generative AI tools like OpenRouter.ai and the llm command-line tool for programming assistance but never allows AI to write as him, ensuring nothing claiming t…
A coalition of 19 government agencies from nine countries, including the United States, South Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom, warned on Friday that North Korean IT workers are using artificial intelligence to expan…
Google's new Nano Banana AI image generator in Google Earth can create realistic satellite and aerial images that are ripe for misuse, as demonstrated by Digital Digging's Henk van Ess, who generated images of refugees n…
Chevrolet confirmed that an 'officially licensed' AI-designed Silverado shirt sold at TJ Maxx and Marshall's is fake and did not go through GM's official licensing approval process. A Chevrolet spokesperson said the comp…
A $2 million publishing deal for Jerry Falade's debut crime novel *Call Me, I'll Hide the Body* collapsed after his agents, Marc Gerald of Europa Content and Sandy Hodgman of Hodgman Literary, said they could no longer a…
The European Union launched a new team on Friday to enforce its AI Act, which takes effect Sunday, requiring AI companies to label AI-generated content and comply with regulations addressing systemic risks. The EU's AI O…
Four families filed a lawsuit Thursday in Delaware Superior Court against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, alleging the platforms' addictive algorithms contributed to the suicides of four teenagers. The complaint, br…
Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, announced on Friday that its Spotlight recommendation system will no longer reward fully AI-generated videos, prioritizing content created by real people. The company stated it …
IFPI began applying new eligibility rules for AI-assisted recordings across the official charts it directly manages on July 30, following a July 29 proposal from a coalition of nearly a dozen record companies including S…
Tau Robotics launched an invite-only humanoid home-cleaning service in San Francisco in late July 2026, priced at $30 per hour, with human operators assisting the robots. The service, which covers vacuuming, surface clea…
A federal judge criticized the Trump administration's case against Anthropic, noting the Justice Department failed to provide evidence justifying the Defense Department's classification of the AI company as a national se…
Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group, along with other major labels, proposed global principles requiring songs to be 'substantially human made' to qualify for official music charts, aiming to keep A…
The European Commission is adding 38 staff to its AI Office to enforce Article 50 of the EU AI Act, which takes effect on August 2, 2026, requiring companies to disclose AI-generated content, with fines up to €15 million…