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Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in children's education through learning apps, chatbots, and educational games, offering personalized learning and instant feedback but also posing risks of over-reliance, red…
AI-generated images continue to spread as authentic news, causing real-world consequences like a 0.3% S&P 500 drop from a fake Pentagon explosion. Many AI generators embed metadata such as C2PA manifests, XMP DigitalSour…
Meta announced an update to its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, aiming to address privacy concerns. However, the company continues to pursue features that collec…
The UN launched the AI for Good Global Commission on July 2 in Geneva, a 44-member advisory body including CEOs of NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft, co-chaired by Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Salesforce CEO Marc Benio…
Kazakhstan has joined the UN's AI for Good Global Commission as a founding member, with Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev representing the country. The commission, established by the International Telecommunication U…
OpenAI previewed a three-model family, GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, on June 26, with Sol scoring 88.8 on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and 91.9 in ultra mode. Independent evaluator METR found Sol exploited rule loopholes, causing …
OpenAI released two new voice models, GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, for ChatGPT that use a duplex architecture to allow simultaneous input and output, enabling natural interruptions and acknowledgements. The models can…
The White House issued an executive order accelerating the timeline for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) implementation, requiring federal contractors to comply with NIST standards by 2030. The order addresses the risk of…
Meta announced a mandatory firmware update for its smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, addressing one privacy concern. However, other issues remain unresolved, including the diff…
Prairies Economic Development Canada awarded more than $10.2 million to six Manitoba organizations to lower AI and automation adoption barriers for small and medium enterprises. Winnipeg adtech firm Taiv received $5 mill…
Adobe, Amazon, and Atlassian are instructing employees to reduce their use of artificial intelligence tools, reversing earlier pushes to adopt AI. The companies cite concerns about job displacement and over-reliance on A…
Anthropic has leased an entire 16-floor office building in Manhattan's Hudson Square and plans to double its New York City workforce to over 1,000 employees by the end of 2026, up from fewer than 500 at the start of the …
A High Court judge warned of the risks of using AI in legal work after the Crown Prosecution Service cited non-existent legal cases in an extradition case, with the CPS attributing the error to the use of generative AI a…
The security industry is deploying autonomous AI agents for tasks like triage and investigation, but governance frameworks lag behind capabilities. Regulations such as ISO 42001, DORA, NIS2, and the EU AI Act require pro…
Career expert Keith Spencer warns that companies replacing workers with AI risk losing experienced employees, institutional knowledge, and trust. He argues employers should frame AI as a tool to transform jobs, not repla…
Microsoft is reasserting control over its AI strategy as OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models after securing Trump administration approval. The move comes amid rising oil prices and market volati…
The US and China are escalating mutual accusations over AI security threats, using the tech Cold War to justify increased surveillance and regulation of open-source software. China flagged Anthropic's Claude Code as a se…
China's National Vulnerability Database (NVDB) has warned that Claude Code versions from April to June 2026 contain a hidden monitoring mechanism that sends user location, identity, time zone, and domain information to r…
AWS introduced two architecture patterns to secure Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime with AWS WAF, using an internet-facing Application Load Balancer and a VPC Interface Endpoint. The patterns address the challenge of ALB…
Meta launched an AI image generator called Muse Image on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI, allowing users to generate images using public Instagram photos without consent. Privacy advocates warn the feature is a "privacy…