ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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.

UN rights chief Volker Türk warns advanced AI could disrupt critical services and calls for mandatory safeguards, independent oversight, and stronger accountability.

Steve Eisman says OpenAI and Anthropic are the AI boom's potential Achilles' heel, challenging Michael Burry's focus on chip depreciation as the bigger risk.

AMD plans to substantially increase AI chip supply in 2027 as demand remains strong, with CEO Lisa Su citing longer-term capacity planning and expanded work with manufacturing and memory partners.

Ghost founder Zain Javaid has raised $11 million to launch Core, a $3,499 screenless computer designed to run AI agents locally and continuously in the background.

Grok defended leaving Jesus in an image after being asked to remove 'fake gods', citing historical sources and Christian claims while disclaiming personal religious belief.

Sam Altman described Elon Musk as a bully who respects resistance, while saying he remains willing to work with his former ally amid legal disputes and renewed AI safety concerns.

Jon Stewart challenged Donald Trump's voluntary AI safety accord on The Daily Show, while former researcher Jacob Coxon warned that rapid, unregulated development could carry extreme risks.

Zak Williams has revisited Robin Williams' final days, describing his father's efforts to find support, while the family works to preserve his legacy and oppose misleading AI-generated videos.

Ukrainian entrepreneur and investor Volodymyr Lytvyn served on the AI Summit Barcelona startup pitch jury, where Vigiai won, ahead of his foundation's planned AI hackathon.

After helping build Linte into a legal-technology platform used by major Latin American enterprises, Lucas Duarte Nunes left the company he co-founded and moved into AI safety, bringing years of experience with enterprise automation, trust, and operational control with him.

Stanford's GeoMatch AI recommended U.S. locations for refugees, with human officers retaining final placement authority

LinkedIn finds women hold just 13% of AI C-suite roles across 27 countries, while AI jobs typically pay more than twice as much as other roles.

Elon Musk has recast his long-standing "biological bootloader" warning, saying humanity's success could involve spreading superintelligence beyond Earth while maintaining concerns about AI safety

Mark Cuban warns that workers with weaker AI skills could face competition from colleagues who use it better, as AI reshapes US jobs.

A US appeals court has paused Minnesota's AI-generated fake nude ban while xAI appeals, arguing the law is unconstitutional. The case now proceeds.

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra reportedly downloaded and ran a leading human-written StarCraft: Brood War bot during a tournament, prompting debate about AI rule-bypassing and resourcefulness.

Amazon is expanding Smart Delivery Glasses for drivers as its AI and robotics network grows, raising fresh privacy questions over images captured during deliveries.