China Bans AI Companion Chatbots for Minors Under New Rules
China introduced strict new rules on AI companion chatbots after officials raised concerns about loneliness, emotional dependence, and falling marriage and birth rates.
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OpenAI's new ChatGPT Work tool aims to bring AI agents to non-technical workers, but adoption outside the company remains slow.
Instinct AI Assistant Sparks Privacy Concerns During Private Testing
Instinct, a private AI assistant, faces privacy questions after testers found broad data access terms and reported security issues.
Mystery AI Coding Model Ox Alpha Appears on OpenRouter
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Alibaba Shares Fall After $10.2 Billion Share Sale for AI
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Fed Faces Blind Spots In $3 Trillion AI Financing Boom
A Wharton professor warns the Fed doesn't fully understand how the $3 trillion AI investment boom is being financed, calling for better data before raising rates.
Australia Bans AI-Generated Songs From Music Charts
Australia's music charts will now require songs to be mostly human made, following backlash over an AI-assisted cover topping the rankings.
Nvidia Q2 Revenue Forecast Tops $92 Billion As AI Spending Continues
Nvidia's earnings this week will test the AI stock rally, with analysts expecting revenue near $92 billion.
Nvidia Signs $6 Billion Deal With AI Startup Poolside
Nvidia struck a $6 billion deal with Poolside to build an open-weight AI model competing with Chinese systems and hire over 100 staff.
Texas Governor Says Data Centers Brought Backlash On Themselves
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said data center firms caused their own backlash by ignoring communities, as several states add new restrictions.
China's AI Boom Pushes Coders and Translators Out of Jobs
China's rapid AI adoption is cutting jobs in coding, translation, and entertainment while raising economic uncertainty.
AI Labs Lack Plans to Contain Rogue Systems, Study Finds
A new report finds most top AI labs, especially Anthropic and Meta, lack public plans for containing an AI system that escapes human control.