Swedish PM Under Fire For Using AI In Role
Summary Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is facing backlash for openly admitting to using AI tools like ChatGPT to seek second opinions on political matters. Colleagues in his Moderate party…
Perplexity Says Cloudflare’s Accusations of ‘Stealth’ AI Scraping Are Based On Embarrassing Errors
Perplexity has publicly refuted accusations from Cloudflare regarding the use of undeclared web crawlers that allegedly mimic Chrome browsers to scrape content from sites with “no-crawl” directives. Perplexity describes these…
Jim Acosta Interviews AI Version of Teenager Killed in Parkland Shooting
In a groundbreaking segment, Jim Acosta interviews an AI-generated avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the Parkland school shooting. The avatar was created by Oliver’s parents to preserve his…
RIP To the Macintosh HD Hard Drive Icon, 2000-2025
Summary Apple has introduced a new icon for the Macintosh HD hard drive, replacing the longstanding image of a spinning hard drive with one designed to reflect modern solid-state drives…
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose
Reports indicate that the Trump administration is planning to shut down NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellites, which are crucial for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and providing agricultural data. Despite their…
Meta Eavesdropped On Period-Tracker App’s Users, Jury Rules
A jury in San Francisco found that Meta infringed the California Invasion of Privacy Act by unlawfully collecting sensitive data from users of the Flo period-tracking app. The case originated…
Lyft Will Use Chinese Driverless Cars In Britain and Germany
Summary Lyft has announced it will deploy driverless cars manufactured by Chinese automaker Jiangling Motors in Britain and Germany. This partnership with Baidu, a leading Chinese software company, aims to…
Nvidia Rejects US Demand For Backdoors in AI Chips
Summary Nvidia’s chief security officer has publicly stated that the company will not implement kill switches or backdoors in its AI chips, amid pressure from US and Chinese officials. While…
Trump, Apple To Announce New $100 Billion Commitment To Manufacturing in US
Summary President Trump and Apple are set to announce a substantial new investment to enhance manufacturing in the U.S. This commitment amounts to $100 billion, increasing Apple’s overall investment in…
OpenAI Offers ChatGPT To US Federal Agencies for $1 a Year
OpenAI has announced it will provide ChatGPT access to US federal agencies for a mere $1 annually through the General Services Administration’s AI marketplace. This deal is unprecedented in its…