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Gartner predicts that by 2028, the per-developer cost of running AI coding agents will exceed the average developer's salary, with 6% of organizations already experiencing this. The shift to consumption-based billing, ex…
Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike reported record quarterly results, with shares surging 95% and 113% respectively, driven by demand for AI-powered cybersecurity. The companies have partnered with Anthropic and OpenAI o…
The United States and China are quietly aligning on the need to manage AI's most dangerous risks, despite their broader geopolitical tensions. This rare consensus could lead to a global compact addressing existential AI …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against fears that artificial intelligence will lead to mass job displacement, arguing that empowering individuals and increasing productivity could create more jobs rather than fewer…
A KFF poll found that US adults who use AI chatbots for health advice are more likely to believe vaccine myths, such as vaccines causing autism, even after controlling for demographics. The findings raise concerns about …
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the most surveilled in history, with the U.S. government investing over $1 billion in AI-driven surveillance including facial recognition cameras, drones, and robot dogs. Over 120 civil so…
The US and China, despite broad disagreements, are quietly converging on a shared global compact to address AI's deadliest risks, according to a Forbes report by Mark Minevich.
US and Chinese AI researchers are calling for global cooperation to prevent a catastrophic event that could turn the world against AI forever, comparing the potential disaster to a 'Chernobyl moment.' Experts warn that u…
Historian Richard White compares the AI boom to the 19th-century railroad expansion, warning that AI could reshape the economy, work, and politics as profoundly as railroads did, with similar risks of bubbles, monopolies…
An Associated Press and FRONTLINE investigation reveals that American AI models, internet infrastructure, and Starlink are powering a global scam industry based in Myanmar, where trafficked workers use AI tools to target…
Sen. Mark Warner unveiled the AI AGENT Act discussion draft on June 29, 2026, proposing an FTC registry for trusted AI agents and fiduciary-like duties for consumer protection. The draft targets large platforms with over…
Grindr CEO George Arison announced plans to make the dating app an AI-native company by imposing AI adoption on staff, hiring an AI tutor, and aiming for AI-generated code despite employee opposition and past privacy iss…
A guide advises workers to feign enthusiasm for AI to appease bosses suffering from 'AI psychosis,' recommending quick responses to AI-related messages and avoiding criticism. The author argues that career survival depen…
Colorado's Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 24-205) took effect June 30, 2026, imposing duties of reasonable care, disclosure, documentation, risk management, and consumer notice on developers and…
Exabeam launched Praxen, an open-source tool that verifies AI agent behavior against declared policies by analyzing source code, configurations, and logs. The tool addresses policy drift, which has caused security incide…
The internet's reliability as a repository of knowledge is threatened by a flood of disinformation and AI-generated content, known as AI slop, which makes it increasingly difficult to find accurate information. Psycholog…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency will take 'smart risks' and 'course correct' as it adopts AI, emphasizing it cannot wait for a risk-free approach. The CIA is aggressively embedding AI into operations, includi…
Brown University professor Roberto Serrano uncovered what he calls the largest AI cheating scandal in Ivy League history after 40 of 86 students scored a perfect 100 on a take-home exam, while the same students averaged …
A growing number of corporate managers are using AI tools like ChatGPT to make career-altering decisions, including promotions, raises, and layoffs, often without formal training. Employees report that bosses blindly fol…
Amazon Web Services announced a $1 billion investment to embed forward deployed engineers within customer networks, aiming to help organizations become self-sufficient with AI. The role, which has seen job postings surge…