Trump bans Anthropic from government use

Debate over the limits of AI for military use led to a Friday ultimatum from the Pentagon.

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Burger King's new AI agent will listen to orders and ‘coach' workers on being ‘hospitable'

Burger King's new AI chatbot will live inside employees’ headsets in an effort to measure "friendliness" at the fast-food restaurants.

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Instagram to alert parents when their teens search for suicide or self-harm terms

Instagram will start notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for terms related to suicide or self-harm in a short period.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leans into AI skepticism, seeking a contrast with Vance

DeSantis has emerged as one of the Republican Party's most prominent AI skeptics, which could distinguish him from the vice president in 2028.

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AI song generator startups angered music industry. Now they're hoping to join it

Suno and Udio were once sued by major music industries in 2024, but have since sought to make peace as artificial intelligence continues to grow.

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Tech companies are making their robots cute to try to win over humans

As AI-powered robots grow more common in households and public spaces, tech developers are racing to figure out how to make them appealing to humans.

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Apple paying $95 million after lawsuit over ‘unintended' use of Siri in devices

Settlement check distribution began on January 23, 2026. Physical checks, as well as ACH deposits and digital checks may take some time to arrive.

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Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, will testify during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles.

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EU privacy investigation targets Musk's Grok chatbot over sexualized deepfake images

X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.

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AI toy maker exposed thousands of replies to kids, senators say

Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal pressed AI toy companies about child privacy.

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Amazon drops plans to partner Ring doorbell cameras with police surveillance tech company

Amazon has dropped plans to partner its Ring doorbell cameras with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety, after a controversial Super Bowl ad.

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Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini

Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.

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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri defends platform in landmark trial over social media harms

The plaintiff, 20-year-old "K.G.M.," claims her early use of social media led to addiction and worsened her mental health problems.

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Anthropic to cover costs of electricity price increases from its data centers

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that it will ensure consumer electricity costs remain steady as it expands its data center footprint.

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New AI tool aims to spot warning signs in the brain before doctors

Researchers have developed an AI tool they say can read brain MRIs in a much broader way and look at patterns that could point to future disease.

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Trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to platforms begins

Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

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X pays $1 million prize to creator with history of racist posts

X gave $1 million to a user who had previously shared racist posts, including one supporting Hitler.

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In bobsled and speedskating, advanced AI offers Team USA an edge

Some U.S. Olympic teams are already seeing benefits from early adoption of artificial intelligence.

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How Omega's new technology enhances the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics

Timekeeping at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be the most advanced yet, providing judges and spectators with greater insights into each competition.

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AI-altered photos and videos of Minneapolis shootings blur reality

Social media users are trying to use AI to get clearer images and videos of the Minneapolis shootings but are instead misleading millions.

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