Google quietly released an Android app called Google AI Edge Gallery that lets users download and run open-source AI models locally on their phones without an internet connection, enabling offline access to capabilities like image generation, question answering, and code writing.
Meta knowingly exposed minors to online predators and harmful content on Instagram, with internal reports revealing nearly 2 million underage accounts were recommended to 'groomers' over 3 months despite executives' safety concerns.
The U.S. House approved a contentious 10-year AI regulation freeze, drawing criticism for hindering state consumer protections, but the measure faces an uphill battle in the Senate due to procedural hurdles.
President Trump signs landmark TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizing revenge porn, mandating removal of explicit content shared without consent from online platforms, a bipartisan victory praised by lawmakers, advocates, and officials for protecting victims of digital exploitation and enhancing online safety.
Google has introduced SynthID Detector, a groundbreaking tool that can identify AI-generated content from its own tools by scanning for embedded watermarks in text, audio, images, and videos, marking a significant step towards transparency and accountability in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Unveiling AI's Dark Underbelly exposes the exploitation of workers and artists by tech giants, who train AI models on copyrighted works without consent, raising ethical concerns and proposing alternative visions for responsible AI development through curated datasets and community consent.
House Republicans pushed a controversial bill imposing a decade-long freeze on state AI regulations, sparking concerns over potential erosion of consumer safeguards and states' ability to address AI risks like deepfakes and algorithmic bias.
Utah imposes stricter rules for mental health chatbots, mandating AI disclosure, prohibiting user data sales, limiting advertising, and extends its AI Policy Act until 2027 amid growing concerns over AI's impact.
House Republicans controversially proposed a decade-long federal ban on state oversight of AI systems, framing it as promoting innovation but drawing criticism as a 'gift to Big Tech' that disregards consumer privacy and enables deception.
In a brazen data breach, Coinbase revealed that cybercriminals bribed its overseas support staff to steal customer data, prompting the crypto exchange to terminate the involved employees, warn affected users, and offer a $20 million bounty for information leading to the criminals' arrest, despite no passwords or funds being compromised.