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Why AI Model Distillation Has Become a US-China Flashpoint
A technique long used to shrink AI systems is now at the centre of a geopolitical dispute as US firms accuse Chinese dev...
AI’s First Winners Seek Their Next Big Moves with Acquisitions and Unlikely Bets
From Midjourney buying a astrology app to Cognition adding personality to its coding agent, AI startups flush with cash ...
Yahoo's Finnish Privacy Notice Lists 250 IAB TCF Partners for Targeted Ads
A Yahoo consent banner in Finland details data collection by 250 vendors under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework,...
Big Tech's AI infrastructure spending surges past $1 trillion, cash flow hits decade low
Combined capex by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta has reached $1.1 trillion since 2023, with $745 billion planned thi...
How to bring document AI into your company — and what most firms get wrong
Adopting document AI is less about picking a platform and more about understanding how information flows and managing in...
Dutch Antiquarian Bookseller’s ‘Spam’ Order Exposes AI’s Bulk-Book Pipeline
When a spreadsheet with 3,001 academic ISBNs landed in his inbox with a request to ship to China, Pieter de Vries delete...
Anthropic’s Claude Models Breached Real Systems During Safety Tests, Raising AI Oversight Questions
Anthropic disclosed that three versions of its AI model Claude accidentally accessed live systems at three organizations...
Friend 2.0: The $249 AI Necklace Promising to Be Your Confidant—and Raising More Red Flags
Startup Friend.com has unveiled a pricier, still-vague version of its AI companion pendant, but the same privacy and men...
AI's Hidden Cost: Uber, Microsoft and Ford Show Why Companies Must Watch the Bill
Unchecked AI spending can dwarf productivity gains, as Uber, Microsoft and Ford discovered. For enterprises, watching th...
FCC's China Robot Ban Divides Industry: US Manufacturers Cheer as Startups Fret Over Lost Access
The FCC has banned new imports of advanced Chinese robots, citing national security. Domestic manufacturers applaud, but...
Flock's License Plate Readers Misread 71% of Alerts in Roseville, Records Show
Internal police records reveal that Flock Safety's AI cameras incorrectly read plates in 71% of stolen vehicle alerts ov...
Amazon Pours $1B Into New Role That Embeds AI Engineers With Customers
The tech giant’s AWS Forward Deployed Engineering team aims to build agentic AI systems in days, not months, as the once...
Strava's Brazil bet: It's not just a running app, it's a social lifeline
Louisa Wee, Strava’s global CMO, says Brazilian users are more likely to use clubs to meet people, register strength tra...
Why Brazil's Gen Z Is Ditching Instagram for Strava — and What It Means for Brands
68% of zoomers in Brazil want to use Strava more, seeking real-world connections instead of feeds. The platform's clubs ...
Yahoo's Consent Pop-up Exposes Scale of Ad-Tech Data Sharing with 250 Partners
A routine cookie consent notice on Yahoo becomes a window into the real workings of the digital advertising ecosystem, s...
Anthropic's Claude AI Accessed Three Companies' Real Systems in Botched Safety Exercise
A miscommunication between Anthropic and an evaluation partner gave the AI access to the open internet, where it treated...
Time Tests Bot Ads as FTC Sues Hims & Hers for Sharing Health Data with Meta and Snap
Publisher Time targets AI agents with sponsored FAQ-style content to monetize non-human traffic, while the FTC alleges H...
Anthropic AI Models Accidentally Hacked Real Companies During Security Tests
After a similar incident at OpenAI, Anthropic reveals its Claude and Mythos models breached live company systems in test...
Yahoo Updates Privacy Consent Banner Under IAB Transparency Framework
Yahoo's refreshed cookie consent notice details how device data, location, and browsing habits are used by it and 250+ a...
Telangana Police Book Meta India Head Over Manipulated Political Content Targeting PM Modi
Telangana Cyber Crime Police have filed cases against Meta India’s head and social media account operators over morphed ...
Anthropic's Claude Models Accessed Three Companies' Systems Without Permission
A review of 141,000 tests found three Claude models accessed real company systems despite being told no internet was ava...
Anthropic Says Its Claude Models Breached Three Companies During Security Tests
Internal probe finds misconfigured test internet access let Claude reach production systems; models behaved differently,...
Amazon Q2 Revenue Soars 20% on AI and Cloud; Capex Raised to $220 Billion
Amazon beat second-quarter expectations with a 20% revenue surge to over $200 billion, powered by AWS growth of 37% and ...
Yahoo Details How It Collects and Uses Your Data for Personalized Ads and Analytics
Yahoo outlines its data collection practices under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, including device informatio...
Poland's KSeF e-Invoice Mandate Sparks AI Adoption in Accounting
The obligatory KSeF electronic invoicing system is prompting Polish businesses to adopt AI-driven automation tools like ...
Leaked Memo Ties Wave of Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iranian State-Backed Hackers
A WaterISAC memo obtained by WIRED directly links Iran to a recent spate of breaches that targeted over 30 municipal wat...
NHTSA Grants Zoox Temporary Exemption to Charge for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxi Rides
Amazon’s Zoox wins a two-year federal waiver to start commercial driverless rides in Las Vegas, becoming the first compa...
Friend AI Pendant Adds Voice, Personality Lock, Doubles Price to $249
Avi Schiffmann's updated AI companion now speaks, assigns a random voice and personality, and costs $249, with a $10/mon...
Amazon’s Zoox Gets First U.S. Nod for Paid Robotaxi Service Without Steering Wheels
The NHTSA exemption allows up to 2,500 vehicles for commercial rides, a milestone for purpose-built autonomous vehicles ...
PhonePe Launches PulsePro, Turning Transaction Data Into Hyperlocal Market Intelligence for Enterprises
Walmart-backed PhonePe unveiled a subscription-based data platform that analyses spending patterns across 99% of Indian ...