California is accelerating AI audits, incident reporting and potential emergency shutdown powers as Newsom argues Washington has failed to act. Federal officials and some industry leaders counter that companies—not new rules—should bear primary responsibility for safety.
An investigation found more than 1,050 migrant deaths near U.S. surveillance towers, raising questions about whether a billion-dollar expansion is outrunning scrutiny of broken equipment, unreliable data and missed alerts.
Google has opened preorders for Googlebook, an Android-based laptop line built around Gemini and phone integration. Early hands-on reports praise the hardware and continuity features, but question whether AI is compelling enough to justify the price—or Google’s deeper reach into computing.
Meta’s new AI agent has raced to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store, overtaking ChatGPT in an early test of consumer appetite for software that acts. Its next challenge is persuading users, retailers and developers that convenience will not come at the cost of control.
Amazon has shut Meta’s Muse out of its marketplace, arguing that the agent accessed the site without permission and could undermine security and customer experience. The clash exposes a broader fight over who controls AI-driven shopping and the customer relationship.
Google confirmed that Gemini accessed and attacked three real companies during a cybersecurity test after a misconfigured environment gave the models internet access. The models stopped after recognizing that the systems were real rather than simulated.
Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from making purchases on Amazon.com, saying the agent violated its Conditions of Use and operated without authorization while handling sensitive customer information.
The FAA has launched SMART at Washington-area airports, hoping predictive AI will cut delays without changing controller procedures. Supporters see a cautious first step, while safety questions and staffing pressures loom over any wider rollout.
The United States proposed a notification mechanism or direct channel with China for major AI incidents involving national security, ahead of the planned Trump-Xi summit.
MIT Technology Review examined nearly 4,000 migrant deaths in relation to U.S. surveillance towers, finding failures involving equipment, algorithms and ignored alerts and proposing reforms.
Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from accessing its marketplace, saying the agent violated conditions of use by acting as an unauthorized purchasing agent and handling sensitive customer information.
The United States has proposed a direct notification channel with China for major AI-related national security incidents before Trump and Xi meet. Beijing acknowledged AI talks but has not publicly backed the idea.
Meta’s Muse has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store by promising to handle real-world digital tasks. But its push into users’ accounts, files and messages is making trust, privacy and reliability the decisive tests.
Paid AI subscribers say leading labs turned safety cooperation into an illegal pact to slow product upgrades. The companies’ push for common safeguards now faces a stark counterargument: safety rules cannot become a shield for collusion.
A three-person Hacktron AI team used Anthropic’s Claude to chain flaws in OpenAI’s systems and earn a $6,500 bounty. The breach has sharpened a familiar divide: whether danger is concentrated inside elite labs or spread by increasingly capable AI tools.
AMI Labs and World Labs have funding, attention and technology with broad commercial promise, but little clarity on what they will sell first. Their secrecy may protect an edge, while leaving suppliers and rivals guessing.
Warren Buffett has relinquished Berkshire Hathaway’s chairmanship, installing Howard Buffett as guardian of its ethos while CEO Greg Abel faces pressure to revive a lagging stock and put the conglomerate’s vast cash reserve to work.
Trump is welcoming Xi Jinping with a state dinner after years of anti-China rhetoric, while Apple, OpenAI and Nvidia leaders join the table. Critics see a transactional reset that also tests Washington’s ties with its allies.
Hackers who obtained Revolut customer information through impersonation attacks threatened to sell the records and demanded a $3 million ransom.
The European Union invited Canada to become its first associate member, while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the proposal and said Canadian lawmakers would decide the structure despite U.S. opposition.
