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Swsh, a college photo-sharing app turned AI-powered fan engagement platform, raised a $4 million seed round led by Game Changers Ventures with backing from Scooter Braun. The company pivoted to sell AI-parsed fan content…
A Derbyshire Constabulary officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly using artificial intelligence to fabricate evidence, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Britain. The officer is accused…
GiveDirectly piloted an AI chatbot via WhatsApp for 832 cash transfer recipients in rural Rwanda, analyzing 21,000 messages from November 2025 to April 2026. Recipients used the chatbot for personal and practical issues …
An AI-generated viral post falsely claiming a riot in Stratford, east London, caused widespread panic, highlighting the dangers of misinformation. The incident underscores the need for better response strategies to AI-dr…
Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in M365 Copilot, tracked as CVE-2025-32711 and dubbed EchoLeak, that allowed attackers to steal sensitive data including 2FA codes via a single malicious email without user inte…
AI agents are being integrated into workflows, but productivity gains are limited because they only speed up individual tasks within larger systems that remain unchanged. Drawing a parallel to early 20th-century factorie…
Argentine President Javier Milei announced a plan to deregulate the country's economy by leveraging artificial intelligence, aiming to reduce bureaucracy and attract tech investment. The initiative positions Argentina as…
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott pledged no layoffs in April, but the company cut 63 jobs in San Diego and dozens more across California on Wednesday. The layoffs target senior roles and positions exposed to AI automation, …
California faces a moral crossroads as AI-driven wealth concentration mirrors the industrial revolution's excesses, prompting debates over a billionaire tax and Pope Leo XIV's call for ethical AI guardrails. History show…
AI-assisted coding is shifting hiring signals from code output to process evidence, as 97% of developers now use AI tools. Technical interviews must evaluate how candidates review, validate, and own results rather than j…
Adobe and LinkedIn launched a free AI training program for marketers through LinkedIn Learning, offering role-specific courses in digital marketing, content creation, and data analytics. The initiative addresses a 113% y…
Unregulated gambling firms are targeting children as young as 14 on social media using AI-generated tipsters and influencers, according to a new report. Over 30 illegal sites like Stake and Rainbet are accused of exploit…
Consumer Reports found that Uber and Lyft use AI to charge different customers significantly different prices for the same ride at the same time, with one route in Kansas City generating 29 different prices. The investig…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that California's water system is misallocated and ill-suited for climate change, with water trading negligible and rigid rules protecting senior ri…
Consumer Reports found that Uber and Lyft use AI-driven pricing to charge vastly different fares for identical rides, with a median price difference of 50%, and offer fake discounts based on inflated prices. The investig…
Spotify's international markets now drive most of its growth, with non-English content accounting for over half of consumption and songs in 16 languages reaching its global top 50 last year. The platform has 761 million …
GiveDirectly tested an unrestricted AI chatbot alongside cash transfers in Rwanda, funded by Imara Fund, finding that recipients used it for personal advice beyond program questions. The pilot showed AI can fill informat…
A 93-year-old woman in assisted living is depressed and blaming her daughter for selling her house, while the daughter struggles with guilt over keeping her mother in the facility for safety reasons. Another reader seeks…
Companies like 8x8 are saving millions by replacing software subscriptions with Anthropic's Claude AI, while others like Cisco and Royal Bank of Canada report surging token usage costs. The phenomenon, dubbed 'tokenomics…
AI is transforming leadership into management, reducing the role of CIOs to organizing work, assigning tasks, and accepting results, as the employee-boss relationship becomes less important and workers are increasingly i…