Uber Says AI Agents Booked Only 4 Rides Out of 320 Million Trips and Orders
Uber said AI agents booked only four rides and 500 food orders during a week when it handled about 320 million trips and orders.
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AI PACs Spent $4.8 Million on One Senate Race and Lost
AI industry and AI safety PACs spent millions on the midterms, with several funded candidates losing as groups fight over state versus federal regulation.
“Digitally Altered” Labels Won’t Excuse Misleading AI Home Photos, Florida Listing Service Says
Stellar MLS says AI-edited listing photos must stay accurate, and a “digitally altered” label cannot excuse edits that hide damage or fixtures.
Tencent’s Hy4 AI Beats DeepSeek in Blind Test by 213 Finance Pros
Tencent’s new Hy4 AI model beat open-source rivals in a finance expert blind test while keeping prices flat and adding free access offers.
Apple Cuts Employee AI Budgets as Daily Caps Could Fall to $25
Apple has cut some employees’ daily AI token budgets to control costs, with further cuts to as low as $25 under consideration, Bloomberg reported.
IRS Lost Its AI Experts as Federal AI Use Nearly Doubled
Federal AI use nearly doubled while agencies shed over 250,000 workers, prompting a former VA official to propose a public scorecard tracking service results.
OpenAI AI Cracked Linux 948 Times for $1,279 Per Exploit
OpenAI said an AI pipeline built 948 Linux root exploits in 30 hours for $1.2 million, or $1,279 per exploit, while drafting patches.
Dow Giants Talk AI Risk, Go Silent on AI Profits
A Flexera review found most Dow companies use AI, but only two disclosed AI spending or results, while nearly all listed AI risks.
UK Eyes Japan as Chip and AI Partner Ahead of 2027 G20 Presidency
UK ambassador-designate Corin Robertson urged closer UK-Japan cooperation on AI and semiconductors and said Britain will promote safe AI use during its G20 presidency.
Swiss Newsrooms Cut Jobs for AI but Cannot Say What It Saves
Swiss media groups use more AI and cut jobs, but none can measure savings, and readers rarely get the AI labels they want.
Nvidia Stock in Focus as Democrats Target Chip Exports to China
Democrats’ midterm win puts Nvidia and Big Tech under new scrutiny, with lawmakers planning AI rules, export control probes and hearings with executives.
ChatGPT Image Output Hits 4 Billion a Week as GIF Maker Rolls Out
OpenAI’s Images 2.6 update adds GIF creation to ChatGPT as weekly image output across ChatGPT and its API passes 4 billion.