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Two teenagers and children have joined a class-action lawsuit against xAI, alleging that its Grok AI tool was used by family members and acquaintances to create nonconsensual deepfake child sexual assault material (CSAM)…
The Canadian province of British Columbia is suing OpenAI, alleging the company failed to notify police after its staff flagged violent ChatGPT conversations linked to the perpetrator of a February mass shooting in Tumbl…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a ¥370 trillion ($2.3 trillion) growth strategy targeting 17 strategic sectors by 2040, with major investments in AI and semiconductors. The plan aims to revive Japan's chi…
Tim O'Reilly argues that the current AI industry's focus on frontier models and heroic inventors is misguided, drawing on political scientist Jeff Ding's diffusion theory which holds that economic leadership comes from w…
British Columbia's Attorney General Niki Sharma announced on July 7 that the province has retained legal counsel to explore legal action against OpenAI, alleging the company failed to alert authorities about violent thre…
President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino led to the overturning of a red card suspension for U.S. player Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, sparking debate over political influence in spo…
Presiden Prabowo Subianto dan Perdana Menteri India Narendra Modi mendorong kerja sama praktis antara Indonesia dan India di berbagai bidang, termasuk perdagangan, pangan, kesehatan, pertahanan, maritim, kecerdasan buata…
Microsoft announced it will cut 4,800 jobs globally, including a 20% reduction at its Xbox division, as the company shifts investment toward artificial intelligence. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma cited declining revenue and thin …
Utah launched the nation's first AI-powered prescription refill program in January, partnering with startup Doctronic to let a chatbot renew about 190 chronic medications, as states move to license AI doctors amid FDA re…
Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley conference in July 2026 attracted AI leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, alongside media moguls discussing deals involving Comcast, Paramount, and Warner Bros.…
China's Ministry of Commerce has held talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai about restricting overseas access to the country's most advanced AI models, including unreleased ones, according to Reuters. The proposed fram…
Security researchers at Noma Labs discovered a prompt injection vulnerability in GitHub's Agentic Workflows, dubbed GitLost, that allows attackers to trick AI agents into leaking private repository data as public comment…
Donald Trump's second term is marked by a pattern of bad luck, dubbed the 'Trump Curse,' where his presence at major sporting events correlates with losses for the teams he supports. This trend, observed at the Super Bow…
Stockholm produces AI-era founders at a rate nearly matching Silicon Valley, driven by the city's unique compression of industries and institutional support for cross-disciplinary talent. The E-shaped professional—combin…
The European Commission on July 7, 2026, published an action plan linking advanced AI model deployment to cybersecurity assurance across critical sectors, including finance, health, energy, transport, and public administ…
China is considering new export controls on frontier AI models, including both proprietary and open-weight systems, to protect domestic capabilities amid intensifying competition with the US. Officials from the Ministry …
Anthropic filed a lawsuit against Abnormal AI on July 1, alleging unfair competition and trademark infringement. Abnormal CEO Evan Reiser responded, stating Anthropic never notified them, the logo was designed before Ant…
Comma.ai CTO Harald Schaefer announced on July 7th that Anthropic is now a banned vendor at the autonomous-driving software company, citing concerns over user sovereignty and high usage costs. Schaefer warned other compa…
President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Dell products on multiple occasions, including at a stock market opening ceremony, coinciding with stock gains and raising ethics concerns. Former White House ethics lawyers argue…
A federal judge in Atlanta blocked the Justice Department from obtaining the names and personal contact information of all 2020 election workers in Fulton County, Georgia, ruling the subpoena was unreasonable and overly …