AI security questions loom over NATO summit
AI access disputes and a rare Five Eyes cyber warning have made AI security a quiet flashpoint at NATO's Ankara summit.
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ByteDance and Alibaba disable AI companion chatbot features
ByteDance and Alibaba disabled AI companion chatbot features ahead of China's July 15 rules targeting emotional dependence and minor safety.
UK Foreign Secretary Warns World Cannot Wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ Before Acting
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warns global powers must set AI safety rules now, before a catastrophic 'AI Hiroshima' event occurs.
The World's Best Open Source AI Comes From China. Phoenix Grove Just Created A Way To Keep Your Data In The US
Startup Phoenix Grove offers US-based hosting for leading Chinese open-source AI models, addressing data residency without changing model origin.
ALZAI reports validation of Alzheimer’s risk identification models
ALZAI validated its Alzheimer's risk AI models using a 38-million-record HealthVerity dataset to test real-world generalization.
Rahm Emanuel will call for changes to US relationship with Israel in latest sign of shifting politics on key alliance
Rahm Emanuel reportedly plans to call for changes to the US-Israel relationship, signaling shifting Democratic politics on the alliance.
‘FOBO’ is driving China’s AI anxiety
Chinese consumers show unusual apprehension toward AI, breaking the country's historic pattern of embracing new technology enthusiastically.
The AI actor that angered Hollywood just landed a movie
AI-generated performer Tilly Norwood reportedly lands a film role, escalating Hollywood's fight over AI actors and labor protections.
Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill that aims to mitigate ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law imposing AI safety reporting requirements on large AI developers, joining state-level AI oversight efforts.
Chinese AI models are gaining ground with U.S. companies as OpenAI, Anthropic costs surge
Rising OpenAI and Anthropic costs are pushing U.S. firms toward competitive Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Z.ai, raising safety-evaluation questions.
Musk's xAI is now called SpaceXAI
Elon Musk reportedly renamed xAI to SpaceXAI, tying AI development closer to SpaceX's space and connectivity infrastructure.
Hospital first to use AI for spotting infections
A Canterbury hospital reportedly becomes first to use AI software to help detect patient infections, freeing staff time for direct care.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs first-in-nation Illinois law requiring third-party safety audits for AI giants
Illinois becomes the first state to require independent third-party safety audits of major AI developers under a new law signed by Gov. Pritzker.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs AI Safety Measures Act into law
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the AI Safety Measures Act, adding state-level AI oversight amid the lack of federal AI regulation.
Yet another research breaks the hype bubble for AI browsers serving serious security flaws
Researchers found 4 of 7 tested AI browsers vulnerable to attacks tricking their AI agents into leaking personal data.
Cornell research asks whether AI can help cities plan for heat emergencies | Fingerlakes1.com
Cornell researchers explore whether AI can help cities respond faster to worsening heat emergencies.
Claude’s Sonnet 5 is built to do more on its own and cost you less
Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5, a cheaper, more autonomous model matching prior larger models' agentic tool-use capabilities.
Perplexity Co-Founder: AI Safety Is an Excuse to Lock Down Frontier
Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski says AI labs use safety rhetoric, citing Anthropic's Fable 5 incident, to gatekeep frontier research access.
The $2.5 Billion AI Revolution: How Microsoft’s New Frontier Company Is Reshaping Startup News
Microsoft launches Frontier Company, a $2.5B AI unit blending engineering with industry expertise, raising competitive and safety questions.
New Research Says: The Biggest Gains of AI Won't Go to AI Stocks. These 2 ETFs Could Be Better Buys. | The Motley Fool
New research argues AI's biggest financial gains may go to non-AI companies adopting the tech, not AI stocks themselves, per two suggested ETFs.