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Pope Leo XIV Issues AI Encyclical Calling for Regulation
Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas," on artificial intelligence, calling for AI regulation and protection of children from hypersexualized AI images, with Anthropic co-foun
US Agencies Flag Anti‑Tech Extremism as AI Grows
U.S. law‑enforcement agencies have identified a new domestic threat—‘anti‑tech violent extremism’—as AI adoption fuels fear of job loss and existential risk. The warning, detailed in over 1,000 unpubl
AI drives 16% drop in early‑career jobs, study finds
A Stanford study finds AI has cut early‑career employment by 16% for 22‑25‑year‑olds in AI‑heavy occupations, prompting calls for education reform, policy incentives, employer investment in AI‑augment
CISA Weakened by Trump Cuts Amid AI Cyber Threats
CISA is facing severe staffing and funding cuts under the second Trump administration just as AI-powered cyber threats are escalating, leaving the agency weakened and sidelined in national cybersecuri
China Restricts Travel for AI Staff at Alibaba, DeepSeek
China has begun restricting overseas travel for AI researchers at private companies, with Alibaba and DeepSeek staff among those now required to obtain government approval before leaving the country.
OpenBrief: Open-Source Local Video Summarizer
OpenBrief is a new open-source desktop app that lets users import, transcribe, summarize, and chat with local or linked video and audio — all processed on-device via a Tauri v2 build.
California Bills Exempt Linux from Age‑Verification Law
After intense pushback from open‑source developers and privacy advocates, California lawmakers are softening the Digital Age Assurance Act by proposing AB 1856, which would carve out Linux and other p
Pope Leo XIV Issues AI Encyclical Calling for Regulation
Pope Leo XIV released 'Magnifica humanitas,' his first encyclical, calling for AI regulation, protections for children from hypersexualized AI images, and warnings that AI must be 'disarmed' to avoid
Forza Horizon 6 AI Drivatar Goes Viral for Wild Driving
A rogue AI driver in Forza Horizon 6 has become a meme across Japan after players complained it was driving like a lunatic. Kotaku, Yahoo Tech, and Diario AS all reported the same phenomenon, undersco
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work
ClickUp’s CEO Zeb Evans announced a 22% workforce reduction framed as a bold AI‑first pivot, deploying 3,000 internal agents and promising million‑dollar salary bands for high‑impact users. While a Ga
Pope Leo XIV Issues AI Encyclical, Calls for Oversight
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” frames AI as a moral issue, warning that power concentrated in a tech elite threatens democracy and equality. Presented with Anthropic co‑founde
Pope Leo's Encyclical Warns of AI's 'Babel Syndrome'
Pope Leo XIV released 'Magnifica Humanitas,' his first major encyclical and a 42,000-word manifesto calling for new legal and ethical frameworks to govern AI before it threatens human dignity, labor,
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in days: Apply before May 27
The deadline to apply for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is May 27, and the competition offers early‑stage founders $100,000 in equity‑free funding, a three‑day booth, and a chance to pitch befo
Pope Leo Issues AI Encylclical Calls for Regulation
Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that AI run by a handful of powerful firms threatens new forms of dehumanization and urges robust regulation. The Vatican’s call, echoed by ou
GPT Guesses Between 1 and 100
Researchers probed OpenAI’s GPT‑4.1 by asking it to pick a random number between 1 and 100 ten thousand times, measuring its output distribution against a uniform baseline. The study, modeled after cl
The Alert Firehose Finally Meets Its Match
Network detection and response (NDR) systems have long been plagued by overwhelming alert volumes, but the infusion of agentic AI is reshaping the field. By autonomously ingesting massive traffic data
Pope AI Encyclical Urges Oversight, Cites Anthropic
Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” condemns unchecked AI, urges regulation, and cites Anthropic’s co‑founder Olah as a key influence, marking the Catholic Church’s first formal stan
Microsoft Restores Copilot Sidebar in Windows 11
Microsoft is deploying a Windows 11 update that restores Copilot as a dockable sidebar on the desktop, pushing other apps aside and giving administrators registry and group‑policy tools to disable the
iOS 27 Adds Google Cast Default, Overhauls AirPods Controls
Apple's iOS 27 will overhaul AirPods controls, add default support for Google Cast as an AirPlay alternative, and improve its visual AI models, while watchOS 27 focuses on stability amid growing press
Astrotalk Expands Into Ecommerce, Gemstones, Offline
While India's Parliament has been preoccupied with delaying women's quota reforms, a new consumer wave is emerging: Astrotalk, the astrology startup that turned a lucrative consulting model into a bro
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