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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on July 7, 2026 that AI-generated deepfakes and misinformation are causing real-world harm to refugees and humanitarian workers, with 93% of surveyed staff reporting information attac…
An ICE agent shot and killed a Mexican national in Houston on Tuesday, claiming self-defense after the man allegedly rammed an agency vehicle and tried to run over an officer. The victim's family says he was on his way t…
Approximately 80% of US startups using open-source AI have adopted cheaper Chinese models from DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Moonshot AI, according to Andreessen Horowitz. The shift, driven by costs as low as one-eighth of US a…
Silicon Valley startups are increasingly adopting Chinese AI models, which are up to 40 times cheaper than domestic options, driven by comparable performance. Companies like Airbnb and Social Capital have already integra…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 315 on July 6, making Illinois the first US state to require mandatory annual independent audits of frontier AI developers. The law targets companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google…
OpenAI's latest model, GPT 5.6, has received approval from the U.S. government after negotiations and testing, according to a source for Axios. The Trump administration pushed for a phased rollout, limiting initial acces…
The U.S. Department of Commerce approved OpenAI's GPT-5.6 for broader rollout after additional government testing under Washington's new frontier-AI oversight framework, according to Axios. OpenAI expects to release GPT-…
OpenAI announced the public launch of its GPT-5.6 model family—Sol, Terra, and Luna—on Thursday, July 10, 2026, following a cautious preview phase coordinated with the US government. The naming overlap with collapsed cry…
Britain's tourism industry, worth £147bn annually, faces a new overnight visitor levy proposed in the King's Speech, which critics argue will cost the sector £6bn and 19.5m domestic visits. The Taxpayers' Alliance warns …
Former City equity analyst Ian Whittaker told an IAB Europe forecast panel that advertising has lost its way, becoming self-absorbed and commoditized by focusing on metrics like CPMs instead of value. He argued the indus…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the Mills Review, the first regulatory attempt to map AI's impact on retail financial services, finding that 40% of UK investors already use AI for research and 11 mil…
A study of about 1,080 job postings at OpenAI and Anthropic reveals the two AI labs are diverging in their approaches to agentic AI, which poses a security risk as AI agents' behavior can drift over time, evading standar…
The US imposed export controls on Anthropic's newest models on June 12, citing jailbreak and cybersecurity risks, highlighting the risk of hold-up for Europe's AI strategy. The authors argue that reliance on foreign-owne…
Georgiana Bristol argues that as AI takes over routine tasks, City employers should prioritize hiring young people based on character—such as resilience, curiosity, and reliability—rather than solely on grades or degrees…
A developer argues that most organizations cannot fully catalog their AI systems, creating a security blind spot. The post introduces the AI-BOM (AI Bill of Materials) as a structured record to track models, datasets, de…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a broad launch of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. OpenAI expects to release the model widely this week after additional testi…
Meta launched its Muse Image AI model with Instagram integration, automatically opting public profiles into allowing others to generate AI images using their likeness by tagging their username. Users must manually disabl…
Arcade and Manufact have launched agent authorization and MCP hosting products in cloud marketplaces, signaling that agent gateways are emerging as a distinct enterprise category. Nutanix also released its Agent Gateway …
Maine librarians are offering services to help patrons disable AI features on their devices, driven by concerns over privacy, misinformation, and corporate data collection. Led by Bangor librarian Hannah Cyrus, the movem…
Meta Platforms shares fell 11% in June 2026 after the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $125-145 billion for AI infrastructure, spooking investors despite strong revenue growth. The tech giant also …