Elon Musk's xAI mandates employees surrender facial and voice biometric data to train 'Ani,' an anime-styled AI chatbot with adult content features available through X's premium service, despite staff concerns about deepfake misuse.
Apple strikes a deal with Google to power Siri's next-generation upgrade using a custom Gemini AI model launching spring 2026, choosing Google over Anthropic's $1.5 billion annual price tag while maintaining privacy through Apple's private cloud servers for complex tasks.
A new macOS menu bar app called Usage4Claude now tracks your Claude AI usage quota in real-time across all platforms with color-coded indicators, multilingual support, and secure local data storage.
Major technology companies are using non-disclosure agreements with local governments across 14 states to secretly develop AI data centers, preventing residents from knowing who is building in their communities and sparking revolts in places like Missouri and Arizona where transparency-starved citizens are enacting construction bans over concerns about utility costs …
JavaScript emerges as a machine learning powerhouse as improved client hardware and engines like Google V8 enable sophisticated ML models to run locally in browsers, enhancing privacy while eliminating the need for separate Python microservices through direct Node.js integration.
Waymo robotaxis demonstrate flawless navigation through Los Angeles streets, seamlessly handling traffic and lane changes, but spark privacy debates as vehicles continuously record passengers and issue behavioral warnings through speakers.
AI-powered browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity expose users to dangerous 'prompt injection attacks' where hidden malicious instructions on websites can trick AI agents into stealing personal data from emails and calendars or making unauthorized purchases and social media posts.
Tether launches a massive 41-billion-token AI dataset and privacy-focused app that runs artificial intelligence models entirely on users' devices, challenging Big Tech's dominance over AI data and cloud computing while planning future integration with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions.
Meta fires undisclosed numbers of risk organization employees while replacing human privacy compliance reviewers with AI automation, marking the latest cuts following 600 layoffs from its Superintelligence Labs this week as the tech giant restructures operations around artificial intelligence.
Reddit files lawsuit against AI search engine Perplexity and three data-scraping companies, alleging they illegally circumvented protections to steal Reddit content for training AI models without permission, despite cease-and-desist warnings.