Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google, accusing the tech giant of copyright infringement on a “massive scale” with its generative AI tools.
OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit claims the massively popular AI chatbot ChatGPT contributed to a Connecticut man killing his mother and then himself in August.
A new wave of AI-powered toys has hit the market this holiday season, but experts warn that the technology powering these interactive companions is largely untested and exposes children to inappropriate content and safety risks. Christmas shoppers are warned to think twice before buying a cute plushie for a child that may instruct them on Chinese communism or talk to them about sexual preferences.
McDonald’s Netherlands division recently published an AI-generated advertisement labeling Christmas “the most terrible time of the year.” When the fast food giant faced intense backlash for its AI slop insulting the holiday season, it yanked the video down from YouTube.
A startling new study has revealed that 25 percent of teens surveyed in England and Wales are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support. This is especially concerning in the light of multiple lawsuits claiming that ChatGPT and other chatbots directly contributed to the suicides of young people who turned to the systems for help.
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will allow tech giant Nvidia to sell its second-most powerful AI chips to “approved customers” in China and other countries, with the condition that the U.S. government receives a 25 percent share of the sales revenue.
The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for AI purposes without appropriate compensation.
A new study by Anthropic has shed light on how professionals across the general workforce, creative industries, and scientific research are grappling with the impact of AI on their work.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin has introduced an AI-based system to handle non-emergency calls. The AI service, named “Ava,” can create reports for routine incidents and even transfer callers to human 911 operators if an emergency call accidentally reaches the non-emergency line.
AI may soon reach beyond Earth as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks to the stars for a solution to the growing energy demands of data centers. Altman is reportedly considering an investment in a rocket company to take on bitter rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Federal prosecutors allege that Brett Michael Dadig, a Pittsburgh man who violently stalked at least 11 women across more than five states, used ChatGPT as a “therapist” and “best friend” who encouraged him to continue terrorizing his victims.
According to a recent study, researchers have discovered that AI chatbots can be more effective than traditional political advertisements in influencing voters’ opinions and preferences. AI chatbots that already display a consistent leftist bias could play a key role in the 2026 midterm elections.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss AI chip export restrictions and voiced his opposition to state-level regulation of artificial intelligence.
The increasing prevalence of AI-powered “nudify” apps and deepfake technology has led to a disturbing trend of students creating and sharing sexually explicit images of their classmates, with 75 percent of these images targeting children under 14 and even as young as 11 years old, according to a new poll of teachers in the UK.
More than 1,000 Amazon employees have reportedly signed an open letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy and the company’s senior leadership team, expressing grave concerns about the tech giant’s aggressive rollout of AI and its potential consequences.
According to a new report, Microsoft has spent three decades building deep ties with China’s government and security apparatus while simultaneously embedding itself into nearly every corner of American federal infrastructure.
Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro publicly said “fuck AI” when accepting the Vanguard Tribute at the Gotham Awards.
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees Monday that the company is declaring a “code red” effort to improve the quality of ChatGPT and delaying other products as a result, according to an internal memo viewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk voiced his strong support for the H-1B visa program in a recent podcast interview, while also expressing concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which he believes “distort” markets.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has urged the United States to establish a national framework for AI regulation to maintain its competitive edge against China. Google wants the federal government to override states moving to protect their citizens from the Big Tech Masters of the Universe.
Famed investor Michael Burry, known for his successful bet against the housing market in 2008, has set his sights on Elon Musk’s Tesla, calling the electric vehicle maker “ridiculously overvalued” in a recent blog post. Burry has emerged as a sharp critic of big tech, targeting Nvidia as well as Google and Meta with recent articles.
The massive growth in AI data centers is causing the price of RAM to skyrocket, a significant issues for consumers wanting powerful computers for everything from video editing and programming to high-end gaming. According to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, this problem is here to stay for several years.
A rising star in the field of economics has fallen from grace after his highly influential research on the impact of AI in the workplace was called into question, leading to an investigation by MIT.
Napster, the legendary peer-to-peer filesharing site that sparked a music pirating controversy in the early days of the internet before a recent evolution into an AI firm, has announced a stunning revelation to its shareholders. The $3.36 billion investment from a never-identified investor, which had been touted as a done deal in January, is never going to materialize.
Folotoy, the company behind the AI-powered Kumma teddy bear, temporarily ceased sales of the product in response to backlash over safety concerns raised by researchers. The bear’s AI chatbot was proven to instruct children on how to start fires, find knives in their homes, and how to locate prescription drugs. The Company claims the teddy bear now has stronger child protections in place.
HP has unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan that includes cutting up to 10 percent of its employee headcount by the end of fiscal year 2028 as part of the company’s strategy to accelerate innovation and drive productivity through the adoption of AI.
Amazon has announced a significant investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure designed to enhance AI capabilities for U.S. government organizations.
OpenAI, the creator of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, recently made changes to the chatbot after some users began reporting experiences that suggested they were losing touch with reality while interacting with it. Sam Altman’s company hopes to address the mental health crisis commonly referred to as “ChatGPT induced psychosis.”
Nvidia fell more than four percent in morning trading after reports emerged that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is in talks to spend billions on Google’s AI chips, potentially establishing them as a viable alternative to Nvidia’s industry-leading offerings.
Google has quietly started accessing Gmail users’ private emails and attachments to train its AI models, requiring manual opt-out to avoid participation. To make the process even trickier, Gmail users have to opt out in two separate places for the change to work. Follow these steps to protect your privacy from Google’s invasive AI endeavors.
Elon Musk shared his vision of the future at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC this week. According to the tech tycoon, work will be optional and money will lose all meaning as AI-powered robots take over every aspect of the economy over the next two decades.
The DOJ has unsealed charges against two Chinese nationals for allegedly conspiring with two Americans to smuggle Nvidia and HP chips to China, circumventing U.S. export laws and regulations.
Microsoft’s recent introduction of Copilot Actions, an experimental AI agent integrated into Windows, has sparked criticism from security experts who question the safety of pushing new features before fully understanding and containing their potential risks
Despite record sales and a strong financial forecast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s passionate arguments on the company’s earnings call failed to fully alleviate investor concerns about a potential AI bubble.
The CEO of AI startup Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has cautioned that artificial intelligence companies must be open and honest about the potential dangers posed by their products, or risk repeating the mistakes made by Big Tobacco and opioid companies.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cautioned that while the current surge in AI investment represents an “extraordinary moment,” there are also some elements of “irrationality” in the AI boom.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, joined by Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), has announced a massive $40 billion investment in the state, which includes the construction of three new data centers in West Texas and the Panhandle.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers have tricked Anthropic’s AI technology to help create highly automated break-ins targeting major corporations and foreign governments, according to the Artificial intelligence company.
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s X Corp. and xAI can move forward with their lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI over anticompetitive practices in the AI industry.
Longtime Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon will step down from his roles on January 31, 2026, company officials announced Friday.
