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YouTube's Lyor Cohen and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. argue that the NO FAKES Act of 2026 is essential to protect artists' voices and likenesses from unauthorized AI replication, as the Senate Judiciary Committ…
Google released new controls allowing website owners to opt out of AI-powered search experiences like AI Overviews and AI Mode, along with new AI reporting in Search Console. The feature, currently in beta, has sparked d…
A new analysis of 14,572 software engineering job postings from 440 companies reveals that 38.8% of roles are AI-native and 22.7% mention agent-related language, as AI tools increasingly automate both job applications an…
NeuralTrust, a Barcelona startup, raised $20 million in seed funding to secure AI agents that large companies deploy faster than they can track. The round was led by Alstin Capital, with the company positioning itself as…
Socket Security researchers discovered that malicious PyPI packages in the Hades wave of the Mini Shai-Hulud/Miasma supply chain campaign embed fake CBRN-themed text in JavaScript block comments to trigger safety refusal…
The US Army conducted a tabletop exercise inspired by Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb drone attack to prepare for defending its bases against drone strikes and cyber attacks. The exercise highlighted the need for layered c…
Esther Wojcicki, mother of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki, advises parents to send their children to college despite the rise of AI, arguing that college develops essential interpersonal …
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted that AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, during an appearance at VivaTech Paris. He argued that the technology will unlock new opportunities and increase demand for …
CEO pay in the S&P 500 and Russell 3000 reached record highs in fiscal year 2025, with median S&P 500 CEO compensation rising 21% over five years to $17.5 million. Investors are intensifying scrutiny on pay-for-performan…
A DragonGC analysis of 406 S&P 500 proxy filings from 2026 found that 33.5% mentioned tariffs, with 15.3% explicitly linking tariff developments to executive pay decisions. Tariff-related disclosures surged to 450 mentio…
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned Big Tech that AI data centres are welcome in Europe only if they align with the bloc's climate goals, including using renewable or nuclear power and recycling waste heat. The w…
Big Tech companies including Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon have sharply reduced share buybacks as they redirect cash toward AI infrastructure spending, projected to reach $755 billion in 2026, an 83% increase from the prior…
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed during an internal chat that employee morale is at historic lows, comparable only to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, after the company cut roughly 8,000 employees in May as part of an a…
Nobel Prize-winning AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton criticized Elon Musk's xAI and warned of growing risks in AI development, declining an advisory role at the company. Hinton raised concerns about job displacement, safety fa…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos proposed moving polluting industries to the Moon to protect Earth and accelerate economic growth, starting with data centers for artificial intelligence. Bezos believes AI will create labor shor…
An increasing number of British retirees in their 70s are downsizing to rental apartments to fund travel and hobbies while reducing inheritance tax liabilities, according to data from Hamptons and Pensions UK. The trend …
Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would impose a one-time 50% stock tax on major AI firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI to create a public fund potentially worth $7 trillion.…
A malware developer is embedding text about nuclear and biological weapons in spyware to deter AI analysis. The malicious code begins with a JavaScript block comment containing fake system instructions and policy-trigger…
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NatWest CEO Paul Thwaite admitted that artificial intelligence will replace some banking jobs, joining other bank chiefs like Standard Chartered's Bill Winters and HSBC's Georges Elhedery in acknowledging AI's impact on …