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A designer reflects on the concept of taste in the age of AI, arguing that true design quality stems from creating forms that fit their context naturally rather than from taste. The author suggests that focusing on whole…
Developer Piyush Khemka built Sip, a Claude Code status line plugin that estimates the water consumed by each AI prompt in real time. The tool displays per-response and daily water usage alongside cost, rate-limit status…
The AI boom is testing Big Tech's commitment to transparency as companies face scrutiny over the environmental impact of their AI operations, including electricity and water use. Axios reports that the rapid expansion of…
Meta has disabled a feature that allowed users to create AI-generated deepfakes of any public Instagram account, citing privacy concerns and potential misuse. The decision highlights the tension between technological adv…
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni's AI shopping app is under scrutiny for allegedly inflating affiliate sales with fake clicks, raising questions about ethical oversight in AI-driven commerce. The incident underscores vulne…
KT launched an information protection advisory committee to strengthen cybersecurity amid AI and digital transformation. The committee includes experts in AI, cybersecurity, and law to advise on AI security, zero-trust a…
South Korean children's clothing brand Susu & Cra apologized for using an AI-modified photograph of a sleeping boy from smaller bedding company Boni Moire without permission, altering the child's Asian features to appear…
Brain-computer interfaces are transitioning from science fiction to practical reality, offering new solutions for individuals with neural impairments. Advances in AI and machine learning are driving rapid improvements in…
Cloudflare is threatening to block Google's multi-purpose crawlers from accessing ad-supported webpages starting September 15, 2026, unless Google provides a technical solution that allows publishers to remain discoverab…
A developer argues that AI is not eliminating junior engineering roles but rather the task of translating specs into code, which was previously the primary training ground for junior engineers. The author contends that t…
Farid Zakaria developed a tool called anubis-fetch that easily bypasses Anubis, a proof-of-work proxy designed to block AI scrapers from accessing Linux kernel mailing list threads. The author argues that Anubis fails to…
A developer released Confessor, an open-source tool that reconstructs the history of AI coding agents like Claude Code from local session logs to reveal every file read, command run, and secret accessed, flagging potenti…
AI notetakers that record, transcribe, and summarize virtual meetings are raising privacy and security concerns among professionals, who worry about data storage, voiceprint creation without consent, and potential breach…
Meta removed its new Muse Image AI model for Instagram on Friday after public backlash over privacy concerns, just days after launching the feature as a creative tool for generating AI photos.
Kirkland & Ellis and Palantir are building a proprietary AI platform for private equity fundraising, aiming to run local on-premises AI with an ontology-based system to improve explainability and auditability. The platfo…
Bloomberg found that Phia, the AI shopping app founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, was hijacking other retailers' affiliate commissions through a practice called cookie stuffing. The browser extension secretly swa…
A growing number of developers report a distinct form of burnout from prolonged AI-assisted work, characterized by compulsive engagement and difficulty disengaging. Industry surveys from 2026 show senior engineers workin…
Hundreds of protesters gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to demonstrate against the rapid development of powerful AI systems, marching from OpenAI's headquarters to the offices of Anthropic and Google DeepMind.
Artificial intelligence was the primary cause of 31% of the 45,849 US job cuts in June 2026, marking the third consecutive month AI has led layoffs, according to a report. The technology sector saw an 83% year-over-year …
A Montreal woman died by suicide in July 2025 after disclosing suicidal thoughts to ChatGPT dozens of times without the chatbot escalating to crisis services, according to a lawsuit. OpenAI disclosed that over a million …