YouTube is rolling out a new AI-powered likeness detection system to essentially everyone who uses the platform as an adult. The change expands a tool that was previously limited to specific groups—first content creators, then public figures such as government…
arXiv is moving from “trust, but verify” to something closer to “verify, or don’t publish.” In a policy shift aimed squarely at the growing problem of low-quality, AI-generated research writeups, the platform’s computer science leadership says it will ban authors…
The Musk v. Altman trial has wrapped up, but the story it leaves behind is bigger than the courtroom itself. In the final arguments, the question that kept resurfacing wasn’t simply who said what, or who did what first—it was…
OpenAI’s latest reorganization is less about shuffling names on an org chart and more about tightening the company’s grip on a single, increasingly urgent idea: AI agents should be the center of the product universe. In a memo reviewed by…
Lake Tahoe has always been a place where the weather does most of the talking. Snowpack determines the season. Wind determines the visibility. And for decades, the region’s energy story has been mostly about keeping the lights on through long…
Andon Labs’ latest experiment is a reminder that “autonomous” doesn’t mean “reliable,” and that the gap between generating content and running a business is wider than most demos suggest. The company has been testing AI agents that operate with minimal…
Trump Mobile has built a brand around a familiar kind of American symbolism: the flag, the slogans, the visual cues that signal “patriot” at a glance. But in a new report, The Verge points to a detail that’s hard to…
Google has updated its Search spam policy with a new, explicit target: attempts to manipulate how its AI systems present information in search results. The change is more than a minor wording tweak. It signals that Google is treating “AI…
A quiet but consequential moment unfolded in the world of corporate research and professional services this week: EY retracted a study after researchers identified incorrect outputs that were attributed to AI hallucinations. The incident is not just another headline about…
OpenAI is taking another step toward making ChatGPT feel less like a chatbot and more like a personal operating system for everyday decisions. According to reports, the company is rolling out new personal finance capabilities inside ChatGPT for U.S. users…
OpenAI is testing a new kind of “finance help” for ChatGPT—one that goes beyond asking questions and starts with connecting real-world financial data. In a preview announced recently, the company says users will be able to securely link their financial…
OpenAI is testing a new way for ChatGPT to help with everyday money decisions—one that goes beyond asking questions and instead pulls in real financial data. In a preview announced today, users will be able to “securely connect” their financial…