An AI video tool called Grok allows users to generate uncensored nude deepfakes of celebrities like Taylor Swift for $30, bypassing safeguards and raising major privacy concerns.
Google unveils Genie 3, a groundbreaking AI model that generates interactive 3D video game worlds in real-time, allowing users to explore and interact with the generated environments for minutes, showcasing advancements in visual memory retention.
Microsoft unveils Project Ire, a groundbreaking AI system that autonomously reverse-engineers malware to dissect software files and identify potential threats, enhancing cybersecurity for billions of devices against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks without human intervention.
Two Chinese nationals face charges for illegally exporting millions of dollars' worth of advanced AI chips from the U.S. to China via Malaysia and Singapore between October 2022 and July 2025, violating U.S. export controls restricting China's access to cutting-edge semiconductor technology for AI applications.
A court mandates OpenAI to retain all ChatGPT conversation logs for over 400 million users globally, raising unprecedented data governance concerns for enterprises using AI systems and prompting reassessment of vendor relations, data retention policies, and litigation preparedness.
Depot unveils Claude Code sessions, enabling developers to save, share, and resume AI-powered coding sessions across teams and environments, fostering seamless collaboration between humans and AI agents through the 'depot claude' CLI command.
Mark Zuckerberg aggressively pursues elite AI researchers with lucrative compensation packages amid a heated talent war, as the tech industry grapples with the transformative potential and uncertainties surrounding artificial intelligence.
The U.S. toy industry sees a 6% sales increase in the first half of 2025, with licensed toys up 18% driven by video games and movies, while adult toy sales surge 18%, offsetting declines in the 3-5 age group.
OpenAI unveils groundbreaking reasoning models like o1, combining techniques like reinforcement learning and large language models, enabling human-like AI agents capable of intuitively understanding and completing complex, subjective tasks on computers.
McKinsey slashes workforce by 5,000 and deploys 12,000 AI agents for tasks like PowerPoint decks and note-taking; Anthropic unveils 'persona vectors' controlling AI traits like 'evil' and 'sycophancy'; Carta automates finance tasks with AI, saving 3,500 hours monthly.