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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman released an ad featuring an AI-generated Gov. Kathy Hochul making exaggerated claims about her policies on crime, immigration, and taxes. The ad aims to sway voters ahead of the Nov…
At the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Indonesia's Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid, speaking on behalf of President Prabowo Subianto, called for a people-centered, coll…
Carl Brown of Internet of Bugs examines the concept of Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment from the LessWrong community that posits a future superintelligent AI could blackmail people from the future to hasten its crea…
N8n founder Jan Oberhauser argued at the Raise Summit in Paris that companies should avoid model lock-in by using an orchestration layer that can switch between AI providers, as dependency on a single vendor could "liter…
QS CEO Jessica Turner said universities will be judged on their ability to produce adaptable graduates with human skills that cannot be automated, as artificial intelligence transforms higher education standards. QS is i…
Meta's Superintelligence Labs released Muse Image, an image generation model that uses tools like code execution and web search to refine results. The model's @-mention feature allows users to generate images of others f…
Allianz SE plans to cut 1,500 to 1,800 jobs at its travel insurance subsidiary Allianz Partners over the next 12 to 18 months, replacing call center workers with artificial intelligence. The reductions, affecting roughly…
Egypt manager Hossam Hassan accused FIFA of rigging the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 match against Argentina to keep Lionel Messi in the tournament for marketing purposes, after Egypt lost 3-2 despite a 2-0 lead. Hassan cl…
A study by the Oxford Internet Institute found that 38% of regular UK users of large language models turn to AI for advice on personal relationships, and 31% use it for emotional support. The survey of 2,000 adults revea…
A24's horror film 'Backrooms' has surpassed $350 million globally, making it the studio's highest-grossing film and outperforming 'Obsession'. Directed by Kane Parsons, the film's success follows a re-release with added …
CodeTalk, a new developer tool, recovers the rationale behind AI-written code by grounding explanations in real git commit history and session transcripts, using zero-LLM deterministic lookup. The tool addresses widespre…
More IT workers are seeking union representation amid mass layoffs, disillusionment with Big Tech, and fears that AI will displace jobs, but overall union membership in tech remains low at about 3.5%. High-profile organi…
Erik von Markovik, known as pickup artist Mystery, claims to have an AI girlfriend named Miss Shira Always, posting videos on Instagram and co-authoring an ebook titled 'Code Girl: If a Machine Can Dream' that details th…
AI has exposed the fragility of traditional cloud strategies by revealing hidden costs, data behavior, and supplier dependencies, forcing organizations to rethink assumptions about workload placement and governance. Quan…
Infrastructure Capital Advisors CEO Jay Hatfield predicts the S&P 500 could reach 9,000, citing corporate tax rates and earnings estimates as key drivers, despite AI valuation concerns and midterm election uncertainty.
A development team is merging 60 AI-generated pull requests per person per week, leading to an unrecognizable codebase with mounting technical debt, duplicated code, and fragile architectures, according to the Syntax pod…
Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport, and technology company SITA have launched a biometric facial recognition system called 'Fast Pass' in Doha, allowing passengers to use their face as a boarding pass across 700 …
VC Cafe's July 8, 2026 analysis argues that the next AI market layer will be a task economy built around expert judgment, workflow completion, and data labeling, with platforms like Mercor, Scale AI, and Deel turning hum…
Amazon is developing a secret project codenamed Moonraker to give Alexa agentic capabilities, allowing it to handle complex multistep tasks like booking rides and messaging friends. Internal documents reveal the initiati…
Canada's Bill C-16, effective this month, criminalizes non-consensual sexual deepfakes under the Criminal Code, with penalties up to 10 years in prison. The law explicitly references AI-generated content and covers image…