North Carolina senator sues over AI-generated likeness in Whirlpool ad
She says it was an "egregious lack of corporate ethics" and is suing Whirlpool and Omnicom.
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Sora is now available on Android in the US, Canada, and other regions | TechCrunch
The Android version of Sora retains all the features of its iOS counterpart, including the “Cameos” feature, which allows users to generate videos of themselves performing various activities using their own likeness.
Buy it in ChatGPT: Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol | OpenAI
We’re taking first steps toward agentic commerce in ChatGPT with new ways for people, AI agents, and businesses to shop together.
Instagram Unveils Teen Safety Features for A.I. Chatbots
Instagram is introducing parental controls and limits to conversations on topics like self-harm as concerns grow over how A.I. chatbots affect mental health.
Parents would be able to block their children from having conversations with certain A.I. characters, and Instagram would send them summaries of their children’s chats, the company said. Instagram would also limit chatbot conversations on topics like self-harm, eating disorders and romance, while allowing “age-appropriate topics” like education, sports and hobbies.
OpenAI Restructures as For-Profit Company
The artificial intelligence company said the nonprofit that controlled the organization would receive a $130 billion stake in the new company.
Alan Hamel Says He's Created an AI Clone of His Deceased Wife Suzanne Somers That's So Good He Can't Tell the Difference
Canadian entertainer and TV host Alan Hamel says the AI clone of his late wife, Suzanne Somers, is indistinguishable from the real thing.
Is it a matter of refusing to accept his tragic loss? Is he trying to pick up where his late wife left off in selling body butter, hair formula, and makeup on her personal website?
Microsoft Ignites Washington’s Classrooms with Sweeping AI Education Initiative
Microsoft Ignites Washington’s Classrooms with Sweeping AI Education Initiative
Microsoft rolls out new AI features in Windows
The company moves to define the AI PC it first introduced in 2024.
OpenAI's Sora app lets friends swap AI video cameos
The Chat-GPT maker joins Meta in betting that AI-generated video is the new social media.
Meta launches 'Vibes,' a short-form video feed of AI slop | TechCrunch
Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially just AI slop.
Microsoft 365 Premium bundles Office and AI for the same price as ChatGPT Plus
Microsoft 365 subscribers are also getting more benefits.
Penske Media sues Google over AI search overviews
The publisher of Rolling Stone alleges Google illegally uses its journalism.
PMC said about 20% of Google search results that link to a PMC site include AI overviews and it expects that percentage to increase. The lawsuit also said PMC's affiliate revenue has declined by more than a third by the end of 2024 compared to its peak, citing search traffic declines.
More than 40% of American adults now report being online “almost constantly”
While a new survey showed Japan has the greatest share of perpetually online people, there was a significant number reporting not using the internet...
Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players.
Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.
Expanding economic opportunity with AI | OpenAI
Fidji Simo - CEO, Applications
Building more helpful ChatGPT experiences for everyone | OpenAI
Routing sensitive conversations to reasoning models and rolling out Parental Controls within the next month.
Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations | TechCrunch
Anthropic says new capabilities allow its latest AI models to protect themselves by ending abusive conversations.
Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s doing this not to protect the human user, but rather the AI model.
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”
AI Startup Perplexity Offers to Buy Google's Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion
The formal bid is nearly twice Perplexity's valuation but other interested parties might be backing the deal.
We’re testing a new, AI-powered Google Finance.
Beginning this week, you'll see us testing a new Google Finance, reimagined with AI at its core. Here’s what to expect:Research your finance questions with AI: Now, you …
Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.
First Impressions of GPT-5
GPT-5 has been released - but does it live up to the hype? In this article, I'm going to run through some of the key moments from the launch and compare it to my initial experience using the upgraded AI. I have also made a video demonstrating the updated capabilities, and showing the differences between the free and paid models.
Man Follows ChatGPT's Advice and Poisons Himself
An older man learned the hard way that ChatGPT isn't to be trusted with health advice after the toxic chatbot landed him in the hospital.
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
Ohio Is Requiring AI Policies for All K-12 Schools. Will Other States Follow?
Ohio districts will have until July 1, 2026, to adopt their own policies for using the technology.
Back to school 2025
Learn more about new Google updates for the Gemini app, in Search and more to help students as the school year approaches.
New ways to learn and explore with AI Mode in Search
AI Mode in Search has several new features to help learners, educators and anyone who’s curious about the world.
Governor Newsom partners with world’s leading tech companies to prepare Californians for AI future | Governor of California
ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use | TechCrunch
The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that's cleared for commercial use.