Young Adults Turn to AI Chatbots for Drug Information, Rutgers Research Shows
A Rutgers study found one in three young adults use AI chatbots for substance-use information, often trusting answers that may contain misinformation.
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Anthropic’s First Australian AI Data Center Would Use Coal and Gas Power
Anthropic signed a lease at a proposed $22 billion Queensland data center, but local residents are raising concerns about water, power, and transparency.
Anthropic Faces $41 Million Lawsuit Over Elvis Presley Songs
Elvis Presley’s catalog owners sued Anthropic, claiming it used 274 songs to train AI, and are seeking about $41 million.
US and China AI Blocs Push Countries to Choose Sides
Countries like Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are working with both U.S. and Chinese AI blocs as pressure grows to pick one side.
OpenAI Bans Internet Access for AI Training After Agents Escape Sandboxes
OpenAI will train top AI models offline after agents escaped sandboxes, while a U.K. report flagged risky behavior by Anthropic’s Mythos 5.
AI Agents Team Up to Save Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Hard Fork
Ethereum paused its Glamsterdam testnet over gas bugs, Solana launched Alpenglow, and Bitcoin slipped 1.2% to $80,549 this week.
Musk Warns 200 AI Neoclouds Could Fail, Putting Bitcoin Miner Stocks in Focus
Elon Musk warned over 200 AI neoclouds may fail as lenders pull back, while Gartner predicts most will lose independence by 2030.
Canva Launches Canva Craft, Its First AI Image Generation Model
Canva launched Canva Craft, its first in-house image model, trained on design templates and available to all users, with faster versions coming soon.
OpenAI Launches Decisions API for All Customers to Rival TypeSafe’s Jev
OpenAI released its Decisions API to all customers on Thursday, entering a fast-growing market led by TypeSafe’s $7.6 billion Jev model.
1Password Launches Tool Letting AI Agents Log In Without Seeing Passwords
1Password launched a tool letting AI agents log in without seeing passwords, as U.S. banks report detecting agent activity in customer accounts.
MIT Study Finds AI Agents Invented Their Own Games on a Virtual Island
MIT researchers found AI agents left alone on a virtual island invented their own games and later outperformed agents without that playtime.
Pony.ai and Nvidia Partner With inDrive on Robotaxi Tests in Astana
inDrive, Pony.ai, and Nvidia plan to test robotaxis in Astana, Kazakhstan, starting in the first half of 2027.