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Meta pauses mandatory AI training program that tracked employee keystrokes after internal data leak
By Etiido Uko Published
Meta has paused an internal AI training program after employee conversations, keystrokes, transcripts, and performance-related data were reportedly exposed across the company.

California drivers accuse gas station operators of using AI to boost pump prices
By Mark Tyson Published
Californians pay the highest gas prices in the U.S. and a proposed class action says that the issue has been exacerbated by an AI-tool that smartly squeezes customers for the best profits.

Oracle lays off 21,000 employees in just 12 months due to AI adoption and costly AI infrastructure ambitions
By Etiido Uko Published
Oracle cut 21,000 jobs in fiscal year 2026 as AI automation and AI cloud expansions reshape its workforce and spending strategy.

Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI reportedly breached ‘almost all’ NSA classified systems in hours during red-team test
By Etiido Uko Published
Access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 barred for foreign nationals immediately following security evaluation

Age of Empires II’s goats used as AI building blocks to build a neural network
By Mark Tyson Published
People seem all-too-ready to anthropomorphize LLMs and AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, reckons a Microsoft AI researcher.

Digital entrepreneur creates humorous 'physical NFT minting device' using a Raspberry Pi in quest for 'infinite money machine'
By Mark Tyson Published
An enterprising young man aims to catch up with the collective wealth of Elon Musk, and his first money spinner is a portable NFT minting gadget.

Researchers build brain-like memory device for AI sensors that may improve energy efficiency
By Etiido Uko Published
The device mimics the brain's ability to selectively forget

Nvidia reveals AI robots that taught themselves to install GPUs into motherboards
By Mark Tyson Published
Nvidia showcases agentic robots that can teach themselves high-precision and dexterous tasks - like PC building - in the real world.

OpenAI hit with sweeping probe from massive coalition of 42 US state attorneys general just days after reported IPO filing
By Etiido Uko Published
State attorneys general have opened a broad investigation into OpenAI, subpoenaing documents on ads, user retention, data handling, minors, health data, model behavior, and safety policies.

AI cryptomining network's 320,000 RTX 3090-class GPUs allegedly burn 112 megawatts of power on ‘zero useful AI computation’
By Etiido Uko Published
A preprint claims Pearl’s AI mining network consumes 320,000 GPU-equivalents and 112 MW while producing no verified useful AI computation.
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