OpenAI has announced the implementation of invisible watermarking for text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union. This decision is in compliance with the new EU AI Act, with the watermark expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks to users within the EU, as detailed in a recent blog post. The […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman has announced that the company will no longer utilize nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in its communications with government agencies regarding the establishment of new data centers. This declaration highlights Amazon’s effort to address rising concerns over transparency related to data centers, which have faced backlash from communities worried about […]
In December 2025, just a month before the U.S. commenced its invasion of Venezuela and captured the president, Nicolás Maduro, a secret meeting occurred between President Trump and Elon Musk, as reported by Time magazine. This meeting happened approximately seven months after Musk’s departure from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). During […]
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is making headlines this weekend for two significant reasons. Not only was he humorously referenced on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, but he is also scheduled to have dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House. Axios was the first to report on Amodei’s dinner plans, a meeting […]
Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, has recently taken steps to reduce its workforce by offering “generous” severance packages for voluntary employee buyouts. This initiative comes in response to significant backlash against the company, particularly concerning its license plate recognition technology. Flock anticipates that a substantial number of its 1,500 employees will take advantage of […]
A woman, identified as Jane Doe 4, has joined a lawsuit initiated by three Tennessee teenagers against Elon Musk’s xAI, accusing the company of enabling the creation of child sexual abuse material through its chatbot, Grok. The woman claims that her stepfather exploited Grok to digitally manipulate a photo of her taken when she was […]
A U.S. District Judge, Donovan Frank, has ruled against xAI’s request to block a Minnesota law that bans apps capable of "nudifying" images. The ruling allows the law to come into effect as scheduled on August 1, 2026. Judge Frank noted that xAI’s lawsuit was filed nearly three months after the law was signed, and […]
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is embarking on a new mission to enhance transparency regarding data center construction and their effects on surrounding communities. Known for her legal triumph against Pacific Gas & Electric, which was portrayed in a film starring Julia Roberts, Brockovich has now launched a website featuring a map of data centers across […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently held a meeting with bank executives, urging them to test Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, for identifying vulnerabilities, as reported by Bloomberg. While JPMorgan Chase was initially the only partner listed with access to this model, other major banks like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank […]
The U.S. Army announced on March 14, 2026, that it has entered into a substantial 10-year contract with the defense technology startup Anduril, valued at up to $20 billion. This agreement is structured around a five-year base period, with potential for extension for another five years and involves a comprehensive suite of Anduril’s hardware, software, […]