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Focused Labs argues that AI agent governance must occur before tool execution, not after, to prevent harmful side effects. The company warns that uniform governance across agents with different autonomy levels leads to o…
A new report from Aikido Security reveals that 76% of organizations have halted or rolled back AI-driven behavior due to security concerns, and 71% report that AI or automation has caused security issues, highlighting th…
The U.S. government has escalated a national security clampdown on Anthropic, forcing the company to pull its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models globally after the NSA lost access to the systems. The shutdown, triggered …
The Trump administration is pressing Meta to voluntarily submit its AI models for government review before release, according to Reuters. Meta is the only major U.S. AI developer that has not yet agreed to such an arrang…
Veilus Digital released the cryptographic core of its Phantom Chat messenger as source-available code on GitHub, allowing independent verification of its post-quantum security claims. The package includes implementations…
Bank of Japan (BOJ) board members saw increased inflation risks at their June 16 meeting, with most warning of rising price pressures from a weak yen and Middle East conflict, according to the meeting minutes. The BOJ ra…
Amazon launched Alexa+ Agentic Ads during Cannes Lions and Prime Day, allowing customers to make purchases via voice commands on Echo Show devices, but users and tech reporters have criticized the increased ad load. Mean…
Chinese AI firm Zhipu (Knowledge Atlas Technology) is considering a multibillion-dollar share sale in Hong Kong after its stock surged nearly 2,000% since its January 2026 IPO. The company, which went public at HK$116.20…
A new survey systematically reviews federated causal discovery and inference, organizing methods by design decisions, federation topology, and structural scope. The work formalizes the connection between causal discovery…
A study of Chinese listed firms from 2015 to 2023 found that human-centric AI (HCAI) reduces firm idiosyncratic risks by aligning with stakeholder expectations and mitigating ethical risks. Digitalization and executive s…
Techdirt contributor Timothy Geigner published a June 23, 2026 opinion piece accusing Kotaku of dogmatic AI coverage, citing articles by Zack Zwiezen and Rebekah Valentine that pre-judge AI use in games without adequate …
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warned that increasingly capable AI agents could make it harder for small businesses to win customers, potentially deepening market consolidation. Prince said small businesses face challenge…
A new analysis suggests that AI systems may be making leaders more dangerous by enabling overconfidence and reducing accountability, contrary to the expectation that AI would improve decision-making.
A sell-off in US AI stocks on Monday triggered global market declines, with the Nasdaq falling 2.2% and Asian markets following suit as concerns over AI spending bubbles and potential Fed rate hikes intensified. Alphabet…
The United States government is pressuring Meta to submit its artificial intelligence systems for federal review amid growing national security concerns, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The push refle…
New York Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary in Manhattan's 12th Congressional District to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler, NBC News projects. The race drew heavy outside spending from AI-aligned gro…
Kotaku's coverage of AI in gaming has become dogmatic and pre-judges all uses of the technology, according to a Techdirt analysis. The outlet's writers express negativity toward AI tools in game development without consi…
A new collection by Andrew Maynard, director of Arizona State University's Future of Being Human initiative, examines historical technology-driven moral panics from Ancient Greece to modern AI, arguing that these reactio…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the biggest risk in artificial intelligence is China getting ahead of the United States, outweighing concerns over safety or job losses. He warned of retaliation against any attem…
Legion LegalTech Corp sued the US government on June 23, 2026, challenging a Bureau of Industry and Security order that forced Anthropic to block foreign access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, disrupting the compa…