Three in 10 US teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing
The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Teen internet safety…
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Slack CEO Denise Dresser to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer
OpenAI is hiring Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its new chief revenue officer. The news was first reported by Wired, then confirmed by OpenAI in…
Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells
Dystopian or useful? Amazon’s Ring doorbells will now be able to identify your visitors through a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature, the company said on Tuesday.…
Waymo recalls robotaxi software after school bus safety failures
Screenshot of one of the incidents of a Waymo robotaxi illegally passing a stopped school bus. | Credit: Austin ISD Waymo this week plans to…
OpenAI, Anthropic and Block join new Linux Foundation effort to standardize the AI agent era
As AI moves beyond chatbots and towards systems that can take actions, the Linux Foundation is launching a new group dedicated to keeping AI agents…
Amazon adds delivery tracking, last-minute adds, gift ideas to Alexa+
Amazon has long had to deal with the reality that owners of its Echo smart speakers weren’t using its voice-controlled assistant, Alexa, to buy things,…
Google’s first AI glasses expected next year
Google will launch its first AI glasses in 2026, according to a company blog post. At Google’s I/O event in May, the company announced partnerships…
EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s AI search tools
Even as Big Tech and American tech elites criticize how the European Union is implementing rules to regulate tech and AI on the continent, the…
Microsoft to invest $17.5B in India by 2029 as AI race accelerates
Microsoft plans to invest $17.5 billion in India over the next four years, expanding its AI and cloud footprint in the South Asian nation, whose…
India proposes charging OpenAI, Google for training AI on copyrighted content
India has proposed a mandatory royalty system for AI companies that train their models on copyrighted content — a move that could reshape how OpenAI and Google…