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Senator Ted Cruz, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, will lead a markup on AI legislation next month, prioritizing bills with bipartisan support and targeting catastrophic risks and deepfakes. Committee members have…
Anthropic accused Alibaba and its AI lab Qwen of orchestrating the largest known model distillation attack, using nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to generate 28.8 million exchanges with Claude between April 22 and June…
Nvidia's $5.5 trillion valuation has sparked debate over whether AI companies are in a bubble. Historical parallels, such as the railway mania and dotcom fiber boom, show that even transformative technologies can lead to…
Anthropic accused Alibaba of orchestrating the largest known campaign to clone its Claude AI model, generating over 28.8 million exchanges through 25,000 fraudulent accounts between April and June 2026. The attacks targe…
Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas focused on identity security for AI agents, with over 3,800 attendees and 250 speakers. Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand highlighted a shift toward 'actions, not access,' while vendors and pra…
Barnes & Noble's CEO warns that AI-written books may already be on store shelves, as publishers HarperCollins and Harlequin sign AI deals. The development comes amid a survey showing 53% of Americans fear AI threatens hu…
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senator Jim Banks warned that China is eroding America's lead in the global AI race, framing the contest as a moral and national security issue. Mast described t…
Three USC faculty members will lead four research projects funded by the Toyota Research Institute, totaling $3 million, to advance self-driving cars, humanoid robotics, and workplace AI adoption. The studies aim to teac…
More than half of Americans are actively trying to circumvent AI customer service chatbots, with 43.9% yelling 'human' or 'person' to escape, according to a Parloa study. The survey of 1,001 US adults found that 25.9% ra…
CivicScience CEO John Dick told AdExchanger at Cannes 2026 that the ad industry is ignoring consumer skepticism and fear about AI, which he calls one of the most unpopular technologies ever introduced. Dick warned that w…
Anthropic's Claude is gaining paying consumers, with credit card data showing a 75% revenue increase since January 2026, while DataCamp reports Claude is now its most searched term and demand for Claude courses outpaces …
A parent from Pakistan, a CS/CE major, seeks advice on Hacker News for their 16-year-old son who excels in STEM but lacks consistency and spends time on social media. The parent discourages a CS career due to AI advancem…
Hasbro is facing backlash over a reported AI clause in contracts for child actors on Peppa Pig, requiring them to sign over their voices for AI use. An open letter by the Agents of Young Performers Association condemning…
A tech worker was laid off from their job, citing burnout from forced AI usage and a misalignment with the company's product focus. The individual reflects on the need for meaningful work that positively impacts people a…
JetBrains' Katherine Druckman, Head of Community and Partnership Engagement, argues that open collaboration is essential for building trusted agentic AI, emphasizing the need for vendor-neutral spaces to solve common cha…
Ford Motor Company credited a quality turnaround to pairing AI with veteran engineers, hiring or bringing back about 350 experienced technical specialists to mentor staff and improve automated tools. The automaker topped…
A German court ruled Google directly liable for false claims in AI-generated search summaries, granting an injunction to two publishers whose AI Overviews falsely linked them to scams. The court rejected Google's defense…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would freeze new AI data center construction until federal safeguards on energy, environment,…
A group of publishers owning nearly 400 local and regional newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot. Separately, Anthropic accused Chinese…
Ford rehired 350 veteran engineers after AI quality inspection tools failed to preserve institutional knowledge and develop junior staff, leading to a quality crisis. The move helped Ford win the 2026 JD Power Initial Qu…