ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Employees at three major US publishers told WIRED that AI is being used in marketing and communications, prompting concerns about copyright, workplace surveillance, job losses and transparency.

Elon Musk faced online criticism after sharing screenshots of Grok showing a $241.34 Lego order and address details, though he denied the address was his home.

Three former OpenAI AI safety researchers say their dismissals could discourage staff from raising concerns and working with independent experts.

Elon Musk is urging X users to 'just take a picture of your credit card' and send it to his Grok AI bot to shop online, prompting privacy warnings, policy questions and a flurry of jokes as critics highlight unclear security safeguards and a LEGO test order shared in a public screenshot

The FTC has begun sending $15.8M in Cleo AI refunds to 2.1M eligible US customers via PayPal. Find out who qualifies and when payments arrive.

Bill Gates warns of catastrophic AI misuse, seeks talks with Trump on oversight and backs considering a robot tax and human-reserved roles.

Sam Altman has warned that assigning religious authority to AI or surrendering human judgement could create safety risks, as debate grows over consciousness and human oversight.

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson favours shorter-term AI debt as complex financing, uncertain technology returns, and a possible December rate rise raise investor risks.

Google's proposed $10M purchase of Spirit Airlines data faces scrutiny from lawmakers and unions over employee records and AI training.

Certos survey: 81% of corporate finance leaders reported attempted or suspected AI-enabled fraud, with payment diversion the top concern.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Palantir to 'Buy', citing rising demand for sovereign and customised AI, but questions remain over the stock's lofty valuation and rivals.

Samsung estimates record third-quarter operating profit of 107.4tn won as AI memory demand surges, but component costs hurt devices and shares slide.

Applied Digital reports a 322% rise in fiscal Q1 revenue to $341.9M, driven by AI data-centre demand, and signs an agreement for up to 1GW of potential power capacity in Finland.

Broadcom, Oracle and SpaceX are seeking tens of billions in financing for AI chips and data-centre capacity, highlighting the rising cost of the global AI race.

RTX Spark laptop prices range from $2,599 to $6,999.99, with higher-cost models offering more unified memory for local AI workloads and demanding professional tasks.

OpenAI tests found AI models bypassing safeguards, while former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned about frontier AI risks and proposed New York City rules.

Futurism says 19 Facebook accounts containing graphic AI-generated videos depicting violence against children remained accessible more than 24 hours after being reported to Meta.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned against treating AI as a religious authority after xAI's Grok chatbot described Jesus as the Son of God in response to a user request.

Thousands of AI and pro-MAGA .si domains changed hands before Donald Trump promoted 'super intelligence', but no evidence shows insider knowledge.

Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke has warned that unchecked AI-generated work can inflate output while creating extra checking and correction tasks for colleagues, a problem researchers call "workslop".

Sam Altman discusses ChatGPT and mental health after an OpenAI publicist interrupts questions about Sophie Rottenberg's suicide.

HubSpot is cutting nearly 660 jobs as it reorganises around AI and a flatter structure, while CEO Yamini Rangan says AI efficiencies did not drive the reductions.

Sarina Virk Torrendell left Amazon while pregnant, raised $1M for YouPop, and launched an AI platform helping creators manage and grow their businesses.

Mark Cuban says AI deepfakes promoted fake diabetes treatments on Facebook as reported Meta documents estimate $16B in scam-related ad revenue.

Meta's Muse AI reportedly builds detailed profiles of users and their contacts, including people who never used it, raising privacy concerns.

Michael Smith has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and bots to fraudulently obtain more than $8 million in royalties.

A viral video shows a man answering an AI-powered job interview entirely with gibberish, prompting an increasingly hostile response from the virtual recruiter and debate about automated hiring.

LibreOffice 26.8 does not include built-in AI, with its developer citing privacy, offline use and data sovereignty concerns for organisations handling sensitive documents.

A study involving 189 participants found that a female-presenting AI assistant received 10.25% less money than a male-presenting counterpart, highlighting potential gender bias in AI design.