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Facial recognition data is a key to your identity. If stolen, you can't just change the locks

A woman strolls into a grocery store, thinking about grabbing some apples. Before she even reaches the produce aisle, a... Read more

Research reveals lack of transparency in ad data of digital platforms

Half of the world's largest digital platforms fail to meet minimum standards of transparency regarding the advertising they carry. This... Read more

Agentic AI threatens research funding system

In a new analysis, two UCL researchers argue that the present system used to allocate billions in research funding was... Read more

You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from product recommendations to romance,... Read more

US Supreme Court hears privacy case involving smartphone location data

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about law enforcement's use of "geofence warrants"—the collection of smartphone location data... Read more

Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice amid AI clone boom

Taylor Swift has filed applications with the US intellectual property office to trademark her voice, a move similar to one... Read more

Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance

Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move... Read more

EU tells Google to open Android to AI rivals

The EU on Monday laid out measures it wants Google to take to open up its operating system to rival... Read more

Sora shutdown reveals costly limits of AI video generation and creative use

OpenAI officially discontinued its video generation tool, Sora, on April 26, 2026. I'm a computer scientist who's been developing AI... Read more

Perseverance doesn't always pay off for companies. Sometimes it's better to 'fail fast'

Across the business world, companies often double down on struggling ideas, retreating only after clear evidence shows they won't work.... Read more

China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens

China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to... Read more

AI is the world's most demanding construction client—with some concerning implications

In late 2024, a new building broke ground in Western Sydney that will draw more electricity than 140,000 homes—roughly the... Read more

Why the world's banks are so worried about Anthropic's latest AI model

The legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton spent 40 years robbing banks because, as he claimed in his autobiography, he... Read more

Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami—but is AI really to blame?

Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also... Read more

Billionaire Elon Musk enters courtroom showdown with OpenAI

Jury selection is to begin Monday in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI,... Read more