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Canadian organizations temporarily lost access to Anthropic's AI models during an outage, highlighting risks of relying on foreign AI providers. Experts say the incident underscores Canada's underinvestment in domestic A…
A study by RMIT University surveying over 16,000 adults across ten countries found that 14.5% have experienced sextortion, with 4.8% admitting to perpetrating it. The Australian eSafety Commissioner has launched an aware…
The US Department of Commerce awarded a $500 million CHIPS Act grant to SandboxAQ, an Alphabet spinoff backed by Nvidia, to discover new materials for semiconductor manufacturing. The funding aims to find alternatives to…
Anthropic joined Frontier, a Big Tech coalition funding carbon removal, which announced $915 million in new commitments on June 17, bringing total pledges to $1.8 billion. The AI company, known for its Claude model, join…
A developer argues that middle management is the primary bottleneck stalling AI transformation in enterprises, citing surveys from PwC, BCG, and Gartner showing that most companies have not achieved tangible value from A…
The NO FAKES Act, intended to combat harmful AI-generated impersonations, would instead suppress satire, commentary, and news by importing DMCA-style takedown rules, according to a coalition of civil society groups inclu…
A blogger predicts a massive increase in funding for effective altruism (EA) causes by 2028, potentially eight times the 2025 level, based on trends and key donor decisions. The author urges the EA community to adjust th…
A new Pew Research Center survey finds only 16% of Americans expect AI to have a positive societal impact over the next 20 years, while 40% expect negative effects. The survey also reports that 44% of U.S. adults use Ope…
Apple may make its Apple Intelligence AI suite mandatory in iOS and macOS 27, according to reports from the first beta. The change would force users to accept the AI tools, which consume several gigabytes of storage and …
Apple may make Apple Intelligence mandatory in iOS and macOS 27, according to beta reports, forcing users to accept the AI suite that consumes storage and RAM. The change also alters Spotlight behavior, integrating Siri …
Apple is collecting identifiable analytics from users, raising privacy concerns. The practice involves gathering data that can be linked to individual users without clear justification. This has sparked debate about the …
The Trump administration's ban on Anthropic's advanced AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 faces growing legal and expert scrutiny, with cybersecurity experts and legal scholars questioning the national security rationale. Th…
Former President Barack Obama is hosting a star-studded concert at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Thursday, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Bono, and Eddie Vedder, which many view as a more unify…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees the company made mistakes during its AI workforce transformation, which included cutting 10% of its global workforce and reassigning 7,000 employees to AI roles. Zuckerberg said he…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged G7 leaders to avoid splintering on AI policy during a lunch in France attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. The remarks followed…
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is requiring all new hires to demonstrate AI and data management skills, and existing employees must also undergo AI training, as part of a workforce rebuild after DOGE cuts. N…
Apple investors are losing patience with the company's AI strategy after a disappointing WWDC, where the new Siri was revealed as a beta built on Google's technology. The stock trades at a premium that assumes an upgrade…
A new Pew Research poll finds that only 16% of Americans believe AI will positively impact society, despite half of U.S. adults using AI chatbots and 24% using them daily. ChatGPT remains the most popular chatbot at 44% …
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a request for information on June 8 seeking industry feedback for a pilot program to deploy advanced AI tools for its "power users," aiming to test premium reasoning, lo…
AI experts and policymakers, concerned that the US is not a good-faith actor on AI safety, are advocating for a middle-power coalition to set safety guardrails, with some suggesting Canada could lead the effort.