Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants in scramble for energy
Read full article: Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants in scramble for energyFederal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.
Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location
Read full article: Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast locationThe Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to grow
Read full article: Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to growThe Islamic State group and other militant organizations are experimenting with artificial intelligence as a tool to boost recruitment and refine their operations.
AI-assisted experiments on Instacart may be raising your grocery bill, study says
Read full article: AI-assisted experiments on Instacart may be raising your grocery bill, study saysA new Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart has been running AI-assisted pricing experiments across several major grocery chains, and in some cases, the discrepancies were significant.
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
Read full article: Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video toolDisney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool.
Trump eyes AI regulation amid Florida attention
Read full article: Trump eyes AI regulation amid Florida attentionPresident Donald Trump on Monday pushed again for the federal government to control regulation of artificial intelligence as Florida lawmakers begin to delve into the effects of AI on the state.
Dollars & Sense: Why states want guardrails on your AI addiction
Read full article: Dollars & Sense: Why states want guardrails on your AI addictionStates across the country are issuing their own guardrails on artificial intelligence, and President Trump wants it to stop. But as AI drives soaring demand for raw processing power, data centers are rapidly reshaping communities and indirectly having a negative effect on some people’s wallets.
Holly Hill police warn AI is creating new opportunities for online predators
Read full article: Holly Hill police warn AI is creating new opportunities for online predatorsHolly Hill Police Chief Byron Williams says artificial intelligence is being used in “disturbing ways” by online predators and is creating new challenges for investigators.
‘AI slop:’ Florida governor calls for artificial-intelligence bill of rights. Here’s what it would do
Read full article: ‘AI slop:’ Florida governor calls for artificial-intelligence bill of rights. Here’s what it would doFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis lambasted the potential for abuse in the rising realm of artificial intelligence and called for an “AI Bill of Rights.”
AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says
Read full article: AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report saysA new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.
Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to its promise
Read full article: Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to its promiseFears about the artificial intelligence boom turning into an overblown bubble have evaporated for now, thanks to a stellar earnings report from Nvidia.
Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license deal
Read full article: Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license dealWarner Music Group has resolved its copyright dispute with Udio and signed a deal to collaborate on a new AI song creation service.
Trump's economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince's US visit
Read full article: Trump's economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince's US visitPresident Donald Trump is counting on the tech sector and artificial intelligence to drive his economic agenda.
‘Isn’t here to take your job:’ Volusia County’s 911 center uses AI system to handle non-emergency calls
Read full article: ‘Isn’t here to take your job:’ Volusia County’s 911 center uses AI system to handle non-emergency callsInside Volusia County’s 911 communications center, a new voice is answering the phones and it’s not human.
Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform
Read full article: Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platformUniversal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform.
Dollars & Sense: The business of better health care
Read full article: Dollars & Sense: The business of better health careMost Americans are paying record-high health care premiums, deductibles, and cost shares. One trend contributing to rising health care costs that most people didn’t have on their bingo card: accelerated adoption of Artificial Intelligence.
What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll
Read full article: What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new pollA new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'
Read full article: Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.
GOP turns Schumer print quotes into AI-generated video of him saying shutdown good for Democrats
Read full article: GOP turns Schumer print quotes into AI-generated video of him saying shutdown good for DemocratsSenate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown.
Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billion
Read full article: Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billionA group including BlackRock, Nvidia and Microsoft is buying Aligned Data Centers in an approximately $40 billion deal in an effort to expand next-generation cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Insurance industry uses AI in claims handling, officials tell Florida lawmakers
Read full article: Insurance industry uses AI in claims handling, officials tell Florida lawmakersA panel of insurance and tech officials told the Florida House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee that insurers are using artificial intelligence in a variety of ways, including in claims handling, and tried to dispel concerns that the technology could be misused.
Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors
Read full article: Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errorsDeloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors.
OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank
Read full article: OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, SoftbankOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S. This expansion is part of a $500 billion infrastructure investment promoted by President Donald Trump.
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker's computing power
Read full article: Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker's computing powerChipmaker Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centers to ramp up the computing power for the owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.
Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress
Read full article: Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to CongressParents of teenagers who died by suicide after interacting with AI chatbots are testifying before Congress.
The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating
Read full article: The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheatingHigh school and college educators say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so widespread that they need to rethink how to assign and assess students.
FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children
Read full article: FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on childrenThe Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.
Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is AI after his team indicates it’s real
Read full article: Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is AI after his team indicates it’s realPresident Donald Trump claims a video showing items being tossed from a White House window is fake and created with AI, though his press team earlier seemed to confirm the video's authenticity.
How Silicon Valley is using religious language to talk about AI
Read full article: How Silicon Valley is using religious language to talk about AIAs the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious.
Nvidia's AI chip sales surged again in latest quarter, but worries about a tech bubble persist
Read full article: Nvidia's AI chip sales surged again in latest quarter, but worries about a tech bubble persistNvidia’s sales of its artificial intelligence chipsets rose at a slower pace than analysts anticipated during the company’s latest quarter, a letdown likely to stoke worries that technology’s latest craze has been fool’s gold.
AI gun-detection system expands to Volusia County schools
Read full article: AI gun-detection system expands to Volusia County schoolsAs students in Volusia County prepare to return to class, a new layer of security is being added to help keep them safe: artificial intelligence that detects guns on campus.
One Tech Tip: Can you tell if that song AI-generated? Here are some things to check
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Can you tell if that song AI-generated? Here are some things to checkA fictitious rock group with AI-generated music, lyrics, and album art sparked debate about how the new technology is blurring the line between real and synthetic in the music world.
Meta stock surges after Q2 results blow past expectations despite heavy AI spending
Read full article: Meta stock surges after Q2 results blow past expectations despite heavy AI spendingIn the midst of an artificial intelligence spending spree, Meta posted stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter, buoyed by growing ad revenue even as its expenses increased.
Is AI causing tech worker layoffs? That's what CEOs suggest, but the reality is complicated
Read full article: Is AI causing tech worker layoffs? That's what CEOs suggest, but the reality is complicatedA new report from Indeed reveals that tech job postings in July were down 36% from early 2020 levels.
Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots
Read full article: Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbotsTech companies selling AI to the federal government now face a new challenge: proving their chatbots aren't "woke."
The Latest: House lawmakers vote to subpoena all Epstein-related files from Justice Department
Read full article: The Latest: House lawmakers vote to subpoena all Epstein-related files from Justice DepartmentA subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
From tech podcasts to policy: Trump's new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas
Read full article: From tech podcasts to policy: Trump's new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideasPresident Donald Trump has unveiled an “AI Action Plan” shaped by Silicon Valley tech leaders who supported his campaign.
Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers
Read full article: Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workersA coalition of philanthropic funders will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools to help spur economic mobility.
EU unveils AI code of practice to help businesses comply with bloc's rules
Read full article: EU unveils AI code of practice to help businesses comply with bloc's rulesThe European Union has released a code of practice on general purpose artificial intelligence to help thousands of businesses in the 27-nation bloc using the technology comply with the bloc’s landmark AI rule book.
The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns
Read full article: The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concernsThe Czech Republic has banned the use of any products by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns.
How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump's tax bill
Read full article: How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump's tax billA stark disagreement over regulating AI in Republicans’ tax cut and spending bill is the latest tension among conservatives about whether to let states continue to put guardrails on emerging technologies or minimize such interference.
Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states
Read full article: Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the statesA proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.
China's humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts
Read full article: China's humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterpartsHumanoid robots have captivated fans in Beijing with a fully autonomous soccer match powered by artificial intelligence.
Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training
Read full article: Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI trainingA federal judge on Wednesday sided with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology.
Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
Read full article: Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated booksIn a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books.
Music streaming service Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraud
Read full article: Music streaming service Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraudMusic streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters.
Meta invests $14.3B in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for 'superintelligence' team
Read full article: Meta invests $14.3B in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for 'superintelligence' teamMeta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant.
Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement
Read full article: Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringementDisney and Universal sued popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have taken legal action against a maker of generative AI technology that could upend the entertainment industry.
Judge wrestles with far-reaching remedy proposals in US antitrust case against Google
Read full article: Judge wrestles with far-reaching remedy proposals in US antitrust case against GoogleThe fate and fortunes of one of the world’s most powerful tech companies is now in the hands of a U.S. judge wrestling with whether to impose far-reaching changes upon Google in the wake of its dominant search engine being declared an illegal monopoly.
Google's unleashes ‘AI Mode’ in the next phase of its journey to change search
Read full article: Google's unleashes ‘AI Mode’ in the next phase of its journey to change searchGoogle on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-old makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to websites.
Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi ArabiaU.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project.
Red light, green light: Study suggests Florida’s traffic signals are outdated. AI could be a solution
Read full article: Red light, green light: Study suggests Florida’s traffic signals are outdated. AI could be a solutionPerhaps nothing is more frustrating for drivers than mistimed lights during their commute, and a new study suggests that artificial intelligence could fix this.
How Candy Crush uses AI to keep players coming back to its puzzles
Read full article: How Candy Crush uses AI to keep players coming back to its puzzlesPlayers swiping their way through more than 18,700 levels of Candy Crush Saga might be surprised to learn they’re solving puzzles enhanced by unsuspected ally: artificial intelligence.
Central Florida’s job market diversifies as AI, simulation industries surge
Read full article: Central Florida’s job market diversifies as AI, simulation industries surgeCentral Florida is known for its theme parks and sunshine, but the region’s job market is rapidly evolving, with artificial intelligence and simulation technology leading the way.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with China
Read full article: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with ChinaOpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities, risks and needs facing an industry which lawmakers and technologists agree could fundamentally transform global business, culture and geopolitics.
AI-generated video gave victim a voice at his killer's sentencing in Arizona
Read full article: AI-generated video gave victim a voice at his killer's sentencing in ArizonaFamily and friends of Christopher Pelkey submitted dozens of statements to the court before a man convicted of shooting him during a road rage incident was sentenced.
Meta's first quarter earnings, revenue beat Wall Street's expectations
Read full article: Meta's first quarter earnings, revenue beat Wall Street's expectationsInstagram and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. posted better-than-expected results Wednesday for the first quarter thanks to strong advertising revenue on its social media platforms.
Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card
Read full article: Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit cardVisa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at developer conference
Read full article: Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at developer conferenceMeta Platforms Inc. is hosting its first generative artificial intelligence conference for developers, LlamaCon, on Tuesday.
Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
Read full article: Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' effortsArtificial intelligence technology that works well for the world’s billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI products more inclusive.
Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
Read full article: Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European usersSocial media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy activists raised concerns about data privacy.
Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract
Read full article: Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contractMicrosoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers.
Microsoft's AI division head wants to create a lasting relationship between chatbots and their users
Read full article: Microsoft's AI division head wants to create a lasting relationship between chatbots and their usersFifty years after the founding of Microsoft, the CEO of its artificial intelligence division has a big task: develop a new product line as integral to daily life as the software giant’s past innovations.
AI vs. pro gambler's $1 million March Madness bet coming down to Duke and Houston
Read full article: AI vs. pro gambler's $1 million March Madness bet coming down to Duke and HoustonThe $1 million March Madness wager between a pro gambler and an artificial-intelligence site will be decided by the winner of the Duke-Houston game in the Final Four.
Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers
Read full article: Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centersWhat was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on Big Tech's fast-growing energy demands.
Meta's head of AI research stepping down
Read full article: Meta's head of AI research stepping downThe head of Meta’s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.
An AI-based drone that speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires is presented in Germany
Read full article: An AI-based drone that speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires is presented in GermanyA company that specializes in early wildfire detection has developed a new, AI-based drone that it says will help speed up the detection, location and monitoring of fires.
Can AI help you win your March Madness bracket? One disruptor bets $1 million on 'yes' (and Houston)
Read full article: Can AI help you win your March Madness bracket? One disruptor bets $1 million on 'yes' (and Houston)Perhaps the surest sign that artificial intelligence really is taking over the world will come the day it wins your favorite March Madness bracket pool.