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Illinois could become the first U.S. state to make driving while wearing AI smart glasses a felony, after the General Assembly approved a bill updating distracted-driving law with no hands-free or stopped-traffic excepti…
AI researcher Gary Marcus warns that a weak OpenAI IPO could trigger a cascade of financial problems for Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, as their valuations depend on OpenAI's massive chip and data center demand. OpenAI i…
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has introduced two new conduct requirements for Google's general search services, mandating fair and transparent ranking of organic results and legally obligating search data po…
Only 16% of Americans believe AI will benefit society over the next two decades, according to Pew Research Center, even as 21% of U.S. workers use AI chatbots in 2025. The public's top fears include job elimination, eros…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for a U.S.-led AI coalition during a closed-door lunch at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, with around a dozen tech executives including OpenAI C…
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ordered Google to explain how it ranks search results and to allow users to port their search data to third-party services within 3 to 6 months, citing concerns over transparency …
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he left OpenAI because he didn't trust Sam Altman, stating 'why argue with someone when you don't trust them?' in a Bloomberg interview. Amodei expressed peace with the rivalry, saying the…
A California judge overturned the human trafficking conviction of Chazz Jackson, a Black man sentenced to 79 years to life, because an Anaheim police detective testified that 'pimps are generally Black,' violating the st…
A Pew Research Center survey of 5,119 US adults found that 49% now use AI chatbots, but 40% believe AI will harm society, 67% distrust government regulation, and 59% distrust companies to develop AI responsibly. ChatGPT …
Over one million Dutch adults now rely solely on social media for news, yet only 12% trust what they see there, according to the 2026 Digital News Report. News interest in the Netherlands has dropped from 61% to 45% sinc…
Lock-in risk research remains neglected despite its potential for high impact, according to a new analysis by Formation Research. The post outlines threat models where AI could cause persistent negative cultural stabilit…
Disneyland must retire the gas-powered Autopia cars by February under a settlement with California's air pollution regulator, or close the attraction. The park plans to replace them with fully electric vehicles as part o…
Veteran entertainment lawyer Ken Ziffren, a partner at Ziffren Brittenham, reflected on more than 50 years in entertainment law as UCLA's Entertainment Symposium marked its 50th anniversary. Ziffren, who launched the sym…
Two 14-year-old boys in Edmonton, Alberta face criminal charges for using artificial intelligence to create sexual exploitation images of female classmates, marking Canada's second such prosecution in six months. The cha…
CNBC host Jim Cramer said Accenture is being outcompeted by OpenAI and Anthropic, as AI labs move into enterprise consulting. Anthropic's confidential IPO filing intensifies competitive pressure on traditional consulting…
College graduates across the U.S. are booing pro-AI commencement speakers, signaling widespread rejection of the technology among Gen Z. At multiple universities, students heckled executives like Eric Schmidt and Sundar …
Only 16% of Americans believe AI will positively impact society over the next two decades, according to a Pew Research Center survey. The gap between public skepticism and industry optimism is widening, with 50% of US ad…
A new Pew Research poll finds that 63% of Americans believe AI is advancing too quickly, even as 49% report using chatbots—up from 33% in 2024. Only 16% think AI will have a positive societal impact, with younger users m…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered remaining employees to participate in a three-day AI hackathon to rebuild 'hacker culture' weeks after laying off 8,000 workers. The move was met with employee backlash, with internal mes…
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted U.S. President Donald Trump at the Palace of Versailles for a private dinner and show marking America's 250th birthday, using the historic venue as a diplomatic tool to strengthen …