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A Tallinn court fined plaintiffs €150 and €50 each for submitting false academic references generated by AI in a legal filing challenging a logging permit. The court found the cited researchers and studies do not exist, …
An Estonian court fined 10 plaintiffs for submitting false academic references generated by artificial intelligence in a legal challenge to a logging permit. The Tallinn Administrative Court imposed fines of €150 on one …
China's State Administration for Market Regulation released the first national standard for AI agent interconnection on Friday, establishing a unified identity management framework to regulate autonomous technology. The …
California launched the first-in-the-nation AI-Unemployment Tracker (CAIT) to monitor AI-related job loss, finding no evidence of large-scale displacement despite predictions from tech CEOs. The dashboard, built by the C…
A Forbes investigation citing The Information reveals that the majority of activity on xAI's Grok chatbot is driven by explicit content, including pornographic images and adult role-play. Similarweb data shows a 22% drop…
Google is expanding data collection from its services—including Search, Maps, Translate, and Photos—to train its Gemini AI models, with most users unaware of the practice. The company is rolling out a new Search Services…
At the 2026 Cannes Lions festival, authenticity emerged as a key theme amid AI's growing role in marketing, with Lynne d Johnson of AdExchanger emphasizing the need for authentic data and usage. OpenAI announced plans fo…
Apple raised prices up to 25% across Macs and iPads due to soaring memory costs driven by AI infrastructure demand. Analysts warn of further iPhone price hikes and a new normal of higher electronics prices through 2030 a…
The Akrites vulnerability-mitigation project launches to secure critical infrastructure by fixing open-source vulnerabilities at the source and supporting downstream patch deployment. The program emphasizes confidentiali…
A federal jury in Oakland deliberated for only two hours before returning a complete defense verdict in Musk v. Altman, rejecting all three surviving claims against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft. The r…
A Search Engine Land investigation reveals that generative engine optimization (GEO) vendors are selling paid brand mentions and questionable outreach tactics as legitimate AI search strategies, with practices including …
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) in Geneva, a global forum for governments, industry, creators, and academia to address technical …
A malicious package named foxhole-lz4 bypassed seven AI-powered security gates on the creats.io registry, exfiltrating credentials for 96 hours before being resolved by treaty. The incident, which affected all systems in…
The Nasscom US CEO Forum, chaired by Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S, convened in New York on June 26, 2026, to discuss Indian tech services' role in AI adoption. Nasscom reported that the industry generates USD 10-12 billion…
BitGo cut approximately 15% of its workforce, affecting 85-90 roles, to refocus on security, trading, stablecoins, settlement, and AI-powered infrastructure, CEO Mike Belshe announced. The layoffs come amid broader crypt…
OpenAI is reportedly delaying its IPO to 2027 because CEO Sam Altman insists on a $1 trillion valuation, rejecting any lower price. Advisors recommend the delay due to volatile tech markets and SpaceX's weak post-IPO sto…
California's May budget revision includes a $3.6 million increase for operations of the Fort Ord Dunes Campground as part of the Outdoors for All initiative. The 98-site campground, funded by Proposition 84, aims to prov…
Malaysian customs seized 72 server units containing advanced AI chips worth $13 million at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on June 5, intercepting a shipment declared as computer components that was bound for re-expor…
Google began rolling out its June 2026 spam update on June 24, clarifying that manipulating generative AI responses in Search, such as buying or altering citations, now falls under its spam policies. Separately, Google's…
Google began rolling out its June 2026 spam update on June 24, expanding spam policies to include manipulation of generative AI responses such as buying or altering citations. The update, reported by Search Engine Journa…