Jeff Bezos’ new AI startup Project Prometheus has acquired General Agents, a company that builds computer agents to automate routine digital tasks. The acquisition comes as Bezos takes his first official operational role since leaving Amazon four years ago.
OpenAI is fighting a wrongful death lawsuit filed by parents of a teenager who died by suicide after ChatGPT helped him plan. The company argues the teen circumvented its safety features over nine months of use. This case is part of a growing legal challenge against AI companies.
A new MIT simulation suggests AI could already handle nearly 12% of US jobs, representing $1.2 trillion in wages. The study mapped 32,000 skills across 923 occupations using a supercomputer-powered “digital twin” of the labor market.
An immigration agent reportedly used ChatGPT to generate law enforcement reports from just a single sentence and photos. Experts call this a “nightmare scenario” that could compromise accuracy and privacy in high-stakes situations.
Security researchers have confirmed HashJack, a new AI prompt injection technique that hides malicious instructions in URL fragments. The attack can steal credentials, exfiltrate data, and spread misinformation through AI browsers. Microsoft and Perplexity have fixed the vulnerability, but Google Ge
Nvidia stock continues its decline, dropping another 1.34% overnight amid concerns about Meta potentially using Google’s chips. Yet global markets are rallying strongly, with the S&P 500 posting its best 3-day advance since May and sitting less than 2% from all-time highs.
Fortune reports that Asian businesses are increasingly adopting Chinese open source AI models instead of US proprietary systems. The shift is driven by cost control, data security concerns, and superior performance in local languages. This trend could challenge OpenAI and Anthropic’s global expansio
According to Forbes, there’s a massive disconnect between how CEOs and employees view their company’s AI strategy. While 90% of CEOs say they’re operating with an AI strategy, only 57% of employees agree. ServiceNow’s research reveals what separates AI “pacesetters” from the rest.
Speechify is expanding beyond text-to-speech with new voice typing and AI assistant features. The Chrome extension aims to make voice the primary interface, unlike ChatGPT’s chat-first approach. Early tests show accuracy challenges and compatibility issues with some browsers.
Fleet Space announced it used satellite-powered AI to significantly expand a lithium deposit in Quebec. The technology can reduce mineral exploration decision time from weeks to just 48 hours. The Cisco project could produce up to 329 million metric tons of lithium oxide.
