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GSA AI procurement rule draws praise, faces key questions
Updated draft regulations tighten definitions and scope but leave vendors seeking clarity on foreign ownership restrictions and ideological neutrality requirements.
CISA Deploys Anthropic's Mythos AI to Scan Federal Software
The cyber defense agency is using the controversial AI model to hunt for vulnerabilities in government code repositories despite ongoing White House tensions.
Air Force Cadet Built Military AI App With No Coding Experience
A three-month experiment at MIT Lincoln Laboratory tested whether chatbots like ChatGPT could enable service members to prototype tactical software without technical training.
Beijing Weighs Restricting Foreign Access to Top Chinese AI Models
Talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai signal potential end to open-weight strategy that fueled global expansion.
AI Safety Rankings Show Industry-Wide Decline in 2026
Anthropic leads with a C+ as major AI companies retreat from earlier safety commitments, according to the Future of Life Institute's latest assessment.
AI Hacking Benchmarks Fail to Keep Pace With Model Capabilities
Federal agencies and industry are racing to develop new tests as advanced AI systems outgrow existing cybersecurity evaluations.
Nebraska deputy fired after AI-generated nude images investigation
A Douglas County Sheriff's deputy faces termination following allegations involving child sexual abuse material and AI-manipulated photos of colleagues and minors.
Rewst's AI Agent Lets MSPs Build Automation Without Deep Coding
New agentic capabilities arriving mid-2025 promise to democratize workflow automation for small business clients through natural language instructions.
Anthropic's Claude Cowork Now Runs AI Tasks Without Open Laptop
The company's agent can now execute scheduled tasks overnight and work through mobile and web interfaces independently.
Meta's $145B AI Bet Stalls as Zuckerberg Admits Slow Progress
CEO tells employees AI agent development hasn't accelerated as expected, six weeks after cutting 8,000 jobs to fund the pivot.
Security Fears Stall AI Expansion as Attack Surface Grows
A Cisco survey of 3,472 IT leaders reveals cybersecurity complexity is the top barrier to scaling enterprise AI deployments.
Siemens Eigen Agent Automates PLC Engineering Tasks in TIA Portal
New AI assistant executes project-aware automation workflows, from ECAD integration through drive configuration, targeting machine builders facing capacity constraints.
Five System-Level Investments Needed to Share AI's Gains Equitably
MIT researchers argue that without parallel investments in infrastructure, human development, and governance, AI will concentrate wealth rather than distribute welfare.
Norm AI Reaches $1.2B Valuation With Legal Agent Platform
The startup combines senior attorneys with AI agents to deliver legal services at scale, already serving clients with $30 trillion in assets.
Major AI Labs Weaken Safety Pledges as Models Grow Stronger
A new assessment finds leading companies have rolled back commitments to pause development at danger thresholds, with none scoring above C+.
Google Now Trains AI on Your Search Uploads Unless You Opt Out
A new privacy setting allows the company to collect images, audio, video, and files you upload to Search for machine learning purposes.
DeepSeek Reportedly Building Custom AI Inference Chips
The Chinese AI startup is hiring engineers and courting manufacturers as it seeks independence from Huawei and NVIDIA.
Nurses Adopt AI Tools Rapidly But Question Accuracy for Patient Care
Usage tripled in a year, yet most say the technology requires verification and offers limited time savings.
Why Agentic AI Projects Fail: Governance, Not Model Quality
Gartner predicts 40% of enterprise AI agent initiatives will be canceled by 2027 due to poor planning, unclear ownership, and missing controls—not technical limitations.
Google Patches AI Chatbot Flaw That Risked Customer Data Theft
Security researchers found attackers could have hijacked conversations in Google Cloud's chatbot service to steal sensitive information.
Zhipu AI Explores Custom Chip Development Amid GLM Demand Surge
The Chinese AI lab behind the GLM language model is considering building proprietary silicon as usage accelerates.
AI Governance Needs Infrastructure, Not More Consensus
As the UN prepares its first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, one foundation leader argues the real deficit isn't agreement—it's operational capacity.
Summer.fi Vault Exploit Exposes AI Automation Risk in DeFi
A $6 million attack on automated yield vaults reveals how AI-driven rebalancing creates new trust boundaries users rarely examine.
Savi Security Launches AI Scam Detection App After Founder's Mother Targeted
The startup raised $7 million to protect consumers from voice-cloning kidnapping hoaxes and other AI-powered fraud.