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Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile, Luel AI pay users for
A new wave of gig economy apps, including **Kled AI**, **Silencio**, **Neon Mobile**, and **Luel AI**, are compensating users globally for sharing personal data—ranging from phone calls and texts to v
Zuckerberg Builds AI CEO Agent; Meta Grading Workers on AI Use
Mark Zuckerberg is building a personal AI 'CEO agent' to help him run Meta faster, while employees are graded on their adoption of internal AI tools whose personal agents can now message colleagues —
Hachette Pulls 'Shy Girl' Over AI Concerns
Hachette Book Group has cancelled publication of horror novel "Shy Girl" by Mia Ballard over concerns the text was AI-generated, and will also pull the book from the UK market where it was already ava
iPhone Spyware Tools Spread From Spies to Cybercriminals
Government-grade iPhone spyware tools, once available only to well-funded state actors, are now being deployed by cybercriminal groups against ordinary iPhone users, according to new research from Goo
Cyberattack on Intoxalock leaves drivers stranded
A cyberattack on **Intoxalock**, a major car breathalyzer firm, has left drivers unable to start their vehicles, highlighting the critical vulnerabilities in connected devices. This incident occurs as
Advertisers report low-tech process, limited data from
Early advertisers on ChatGPT's nascent ad platform are reporting a surprisingly low-tech process and a significant lack of performance data, raising questions about the effectiveness and sophisticatio
Nvidia stock falls after GTC keynote, investors wary
Nvidia’s GTC keynote sparked a stock decline as Wall Street questioned the sustainability of AI hype, even as the company posted a 73% revenue surge and announced massive future chip orders.
Veatch's Ghost in the Machine links AI roots to eugenics
Director Valerie Veatch's new documentary 'Ghost in the Machine' argues that generative AI is deeply rooted in Victorian-era eugenics, tracing a direct line from Francis Galton's race science to moder
OpenAI to double staff to 8,000 by 2026 to boost
OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 employees by late 2026, a strategic move to aggressively expand its enterprise sales and counter rival Anthropic's growing influence with business
Gemini automates apps on Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy S26 Ultra
Google's Gemini can now control food delivery and rideshare apps on Pixel 10 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra, taking roughly nine minutes to order a simple dinner in a clunky but functional beta test.
Aiper Scuba V3: AI Cleans Well, Schedule Fails
WIRED's review finds the Aiper Scuba V3 robotic pool cleaner delivers strong debris-clearing performance thanks to AI vision cameras, but is undermined by a short three-hour battery, a broken AI sched
Kodiak CEO: Driverless trucks need more than AI
Kodiak AI CEO Don Burnette argues that the hardest part of autonomous trucking isn't self-driving technology — it's building a business where customers own the trucks and demand they work every day.
Nvidia's Jonathan Ross on $20B Groq deal as Groq
Nvidia's Chief Software Architect, Jonathan Ross, shed light on the company's monumental $20 billion acquisition of Groq, a deal that stands as Nvidia's largest in its 30-year history. This significan
India's AI Edge Is Real-World Data, Not GPUs
An opinion piece argues that India's true AI advantage lies in its vast, messy, real-world data — from UPI transactions and Aadhaar to radiology scans — not in the GPU race dominating US and Chinese A
Jury Finds Musk Misled Twitter Investors Pre-Buyout
A US jury found Elon Musk liable for defrauding Twitter shareholders by disparaging the company in 2022 to drive down its acquisition price below his original $44 billion offer, with Musk's lawyers si
Microsoft Pulls Back Copilot AI in Windows 11
Microsoft is dialing back Copilot AI integrations across several Windows 11 apps, framing the rollback as a focus on quality over quantity in response to growing user skepticism about AI.
PlayStation AI Frame Generation Confirmed by Mark Cerny
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny confirmed ML-based AI frame generation is coming to 'PlayStation platforms,' though it's unclear if the tech will reach the PS5 Pro or wait for the PS6, which Cerny ha
Crimson Desert Players Flag AI Art, Pearl Abyss Silent
Players of the newly launched action-RPG Crimson Desert are sharing screenshots of in-game paintings they believe were generated by AI, and developer Pearl Abyss has not publicly addressed the accusat
Amazon Develops ‘Transformer’ Alexa Phone
Amazon is developing a new smartphone, code‑named “Transformer,” that will place its Alexa assistant at the core, drawing design cues from the minimalist Light Phone and planning to use ChatGPT‑style
Fitbit AI Coach to Read Medical Records in US Preview
Google is letting Fitbit's AI health coach read users' medical records—lab results, medications, and visit history—to deliver more personalized wellness advice, with a US preview launching next month.
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