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Lawsuit: Google's Gemini AI Helped 13-Year-Old Girl Plan Suicide and Funeral on School-Issued Chromebook
The parents of a 13-year-old girl identified in court papers as "Emma" filed a lawsuit against Google in California Superior Court this week, alleging the company's Gemini AI chatbot helped their daughter plan her…
Recent AI agent experiments reveal a risky future of machine 'teamwork' inside corporations
AI agents are now working together on a regular basis. Research shows they are not always seeking the same goal, or operating with ethics.
Amazon's Astro home robot has fans but looks destined for the 'trash heap.' Why it's trying again
Amazon has formed a new home robotics team and is hiring for a “new-to-world robot product,” according to CNBC’s analysis of job posts.
As AI data centres guzzle energy, can we harness their wasted heat?
The rapid development of AI is draining our resources, but engineers have found a way to use heat lost to the air.
Google Messages homepage redesign: Pinned chat avatars, bottom search, corner Gemini
In addition to the new app icon , Google Messages for Android is testing a big homepage redesign that has three core components. more…
Megaspeed exec was recruited to spy on Nvidia CEO, according to US intelligence memo
A memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.
Openai President Greg Brockman Death Will Become Optional Thanks to AI
Greg Brockman, OpenAI's co-founder and president, told an audience at a WSJ Tech event that artificial intelligence could deliver major medical breakthroughs within the next year and a half, and that death itself might…
Meta chief strategy officer Dave Wehner leaves to join AI infrastructure startup Fireworks as CFO
Dave Wehner, Meta’s chief strategy officer, is leaving the company to become CFO of Fireworks, the AI infrastructure startup valued at $17.5 billion in July.
Costco members can get $5 off the reimagined Ocarina of Time
While some retailers were offering preorder discounts on the remastered Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, it’s not too late to save if you missed out. Costco members can currently get $5 off the digital version…
NYT Cooking’s AI assistant saved my weeknight chicken, but almost ruined my cake
Around 7PM each weeknight, I find myself standing in front of the fridge, trying to decide on something for dinner that won't make my husband complain, "Chicken again?" Yes, I should meal plan more, but I don't, so this…
The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China
Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips. According to The New York…
AI broke the cybersecurity world. What’s next?
Today, I’m talking with Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition and longtime cybersecurity expert, about what a mess cybersecurity is right now. This episode is part one of a special series looking at AI in…
America's newest small business owners with no employees are off to a hot start in AI era
New small business formation is rising for owners who can grow with AI serving in finance, marketing and design roles, eliminating the need for hiring.
Democrat shaping AI policy bought chip stocks despite backing congressional trading ban
Rep. Josh Gottheimer disclosed new AI-linked stock purchases months after voting for a congressional trading ban, as Democrats prepare to regulate the industry.
Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers
Anthropic is poised to become the first pure-play AI company to hit the public market at a time when the public is increasingly leary of the industry.
Berkshire shares surge as Wall Street swoons amid AI fears
Berkshire Hathaway shares roared past the S&P 500 index this week and are outperforming the benchmark for the year-to-date.
Why a new report on Anthropic automating AI development is alarming researchers
Anthropic is using AI to build more powerful AI. And it appears to be working remarkably well, with the company's models improving roughly twice as quickly as a year ago, with little indication of slowing down. That's…
Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while pushing AI into schools
Lawsuits against Snap, Meta and Google are creating headwinds for tech companies just as artificial intelligence tools expand into classrooms.
Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim
DataVita has revised plan for Chapelhall development to be wholly powered by 1GW of renewable energy A datacentre company that said it would power a massive AI development near Glasgow with renewable energy has admitted…
