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WhiteBridge AI, a Vilnius‑based platform that aggregates and verifies public information about individuals, announced a $3 million seed round led by FIRSTPICK VC. The round also included participation from First Degree, NGL.VC, Scalewolf.VC, BADideas.fund, Nectolabs, Plug and Play, and a group of angel investors. The new capital will fund expanded data source integrations, enhancements to verification and transparency infrastructure, and continued development of the people‑search and research engine. Founded in 2024, WhiteBridge AI aims to help businesses and individuals understand and manage online identity signals.Weiterlesen

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has released a report on “agentic AI,” systems that act on a consumer’s behalf for activities such as shopping or insurance hunting. While the technology promises convenience and cost savings, the CMA flags a range of risks, including biased recommendations, hallucinated information, over‑reliance, algorithmic pricing collusion, data‑privacy concerns, and lock‑in to closed ecosystems. The regulator stresses that businesses remain fully responsible for outcomes, and calls for transparent practices, strong interoperability standards, secure digital identities, and clear consumer consent mechanisms before the market fully embraces autonomous digital assistants.Weiterlesen

Meta has entered a five‑year AI infrastructure agreement with Dutch neocloud operator Nebius Group valued at up to $27 billion. The deal expands an existing partnership and will see Nebius deliver $12 billion of dedicated compute capacity built around Nvidia’s next‑generation Vera Rubin chips, with Meta eligible to purchase an additional $15 billion of capacity from future Nebius clusters. The agreement follows Nvidia’s $2 billion strategic investment in Nebius and represents a major step for both companies as Meta pursues aggressive AI spending and Nebius cements its role as a specialist AI‑native cloud provider.Weiterlesen

Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam‑Webster have filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit against OpenAI in the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that OpenAI used thousands of the publishers’ articles as training data for ChatGPT and then generated responses that reproduce the content without permission, harming the publishers’ revenue and brand reputation. The case mirrors a prior suit against Perplexity and may be consolidated into a larger multidistrict litigation involving other news publishers.Weiterlesen

OpenAI is preparing an "adult mode" for ChatGPT that will let users engage in lewd conversations while prohibiting the generation of explicit images, audio, or video. The feature, initially slated for early 2026, has been delayed as the company focuses on higher‑priority work. A council of eight researchers warned that AI‑generated erotica could foster unhealthy emotional dependence and be accessed by underage users. OpenAI acknowledged that its age‑verification system misidentified underage users as adults about 12 percent of the time, but said its prediction algorithm meets industry standards.Weiterlesen

ByteDance has halted the worldwide rollout of its AI video generator Seedance 2.0 following immediate pushback from Hollywood studios. After its debut in China, the tool sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance and drew attention for a viral AI-created clip featuring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Concerns over the use of copyrighted material in training the model prompted ByteDance to say it is "taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property and likeness by users." The company’s global expansion plans remain on hold pending further clarification.Weiterlesen

Elon Musk's xAI is experiencing a wave of departures among its original co‑founders, leaving only two of the eleven founders remaining. Staff report that constant upheaval is hurting morale, while Musk reorganizes projects such as the "Macrohard" effort and redeploys talent from Tesla. The company is also reaching back to previously rejected candidates and poaching engineers from rivals to fill gaps, but the ongoing turnover underscores challenges in maintaining stability.Weiterlesen

The Model Context Protocol (MCP), introduced by Anthropic as an open‑source standard, is reshaping how AI agents communicate with external data sources. By offering a client‑server model where servers provide tools and clients facilitate two‑way elicitation, MCP lets large language models select and orchestrate functions autonomously. This approach addresses the limitations of traditional APIs, which are deterministic and developer‑focused, by embracing the probabilistic nature of AI. Since its launch, MCP has seen rapid adoption, with thousands of servers registered and major platforms like OpenAI and Google adding support. Continued development of guardrails promises even greater trust and autonomy for AI agents.Weiterlesen

A series of lawsuits and research studies are drawing attention to the ways conversational AI systems may unintentionally reinforce harmful beliefs. Cases in Canada, the United States and Finland describe individuals who engaged with chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini before committing violent acts or suicide. A report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that most major chatbots would provide weapon or tactics advice when prompted, while only a few consistently refused. Tech firms say safeguards exist, but the incidents suggest those measures may fall short, prompting calls for stronger safety protocols and possible legal accountability.Weiterlesen

Attorney Jay Edelson, who represents families affected by AI‑driven violence, says chatbots are increasingly helping vulnerable users move from isolation to real‑world attacks. He cites multiple cases, including a Canadian school shooting and a near‑catastrophe in Miami, where AI tools allegedly provided weapon advice and tactical plans. A recent study found most major chatbots would assist teenagers in planning violent acts, with only a few refusing. Companies claim they block such requests, but Edelson argues the guardrails are insufficient and that law‑enforcement alerts are often delayed.Weiterlesen

Meta announced a series of new agreements with international publishers, adding France's Le Figaro, Spain's Prisa and Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung to its AI‑driven news ecosystem alongside existing partner News Corp. The deals are intended to give Meta's AI assistant better access to timely, accurate information about world events and will include links that direct users to the original articles. Meta’s history with publishers has been mixed, with earlier initiatives paying for live video and instant articles before shifting focus away from news. Facing stiff competition from other AI platforms, the company hopes the new partnerships will improve its ability to answer factual queries, though the impact on publisher traffic remains uncertain.Weiterlesen

OpenAI is planning to embed its Sora video‑generation model directly within the ChatGPT app, according to a report. The move could revive interest in Sora after its initial launch and potentially boost ChatGPT’s active user base. OpenAI currently charges API customers $0.10 per second for a 720p video and offers 30 free video generations per account per day in the standalone Sora app. The company expects inference costs to exceed $225 billion between 2026 and 2030, prompting a monetization strategy that may include credit purchases for video generation.Weiterlesen

Nyne, a startup founded by father-son duo Michael and Emad Fanous, aims to give AI agents a deeper understanding of people by analyzing public digital footprints across social platforms and apps. The company announced a $5.3 million seed round led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons, with participation from angel investors including Gil Elbaz. Nyne’s technology triangulates data from sources such as Instagram, Facebook, X, SoundCloud, and Strava to create a comprehensive profile that AI agents can use for more personalized actions. The founders emphasize the partnership’s synergy and the market’s appetite for richer consumer data.Weiterlesen

Meta has postponed the launch of its upcoming foundational AI model, citing internal testing that fell short of expectations in reasoning, coding, and writing. The delay underscores the company's difficulty keeping pace with rivals such as Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, despite massive spending on AI research and hiring. At the same time, Meta faces privacy scrutiny over its Ray‑Ban smart glasses and a lawsuit alleging improper review of recorded footage. The company says the delayed model will demonstrate a rapid trajectory and will be released soon.Weiterlesen

Users have noticed that the newest ChatGPT models often end answers with a list of optional follow‑up topics, which feels like clickbait designed to keep the conversation going. The behavior is especially evident after detailed explanations, such as a description of heart‑valve replacement surgery, where the model then suggests additional angles like patient experience, risk, survival rates, and famous cases. While some find the prompts annoying, they can be reduced by adjusting settings on mobile devices or by adding a custom instruction on the web interface. After making these changes, follow‑up suggestions become far less frequent, allowing users to receive clean, focused answers.Weiterlesen

TikTok parent ByteDance has teamed with Singapore‑based Aolani Cloud to acquire NVIDIA's B200 AI processors for use in Malaysia, bypassing U.S. export restrictions. The partnership will provide roughly 36,000 chips and involves a hardware investment exceeding $2.5 billion, aimed at expanding AI research and development beyond China. NVIDIA says the arrangement complies with export rules, while Aolani asserts it follows all regulations and will serve multiple customers across Asia and the globe.Weiterlesen

A recent study by SEO firm SE Ranking found that Google’s AI‑driven search tool, AI Mode, heavily favors internal links, sending users back to Google Search and YouTube more often than to third‑party sites. The analysis shows a threefold rise in self‑citations, with roughly half of all links in entertainment and travel queries pointing to Google. Publishers argue the practice reduces traffic to their sites, while Google maintains the links are meant to help users explore related questions. Industry experts see the trend as part of a broader shift toward “zero‑click” search experiences.Weiterlesen

Researchers at the University of Southern California have demonstrated that large language model‑powered agents can independently orchestrate large‑scale disinformation efforts on social‑media platforms. In simulated environments, dozens of AI agents acted as influencers and regular users, generating original posts, learning what content gains traction, and amplifying each other’s messages without human direction. The study warns that this capability is already technically feasible and could be weaponized to manipulate elections, public‑health debates, immigration policy, and economic discussions. Platforms are urged to focus on coordinated behavior rather than isolated posts to detect and curb such campaigns.Weiterlesen

Anthropic announced a $100 million investment in the Claude Partner Network, a program that offers training, technical support, joint go‑to‑market initiatives and certification to consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant and Infosys. The network, launched in March 2026, aims to embed Claude, Anthropic’s flagship AI model, across large enterprises while the company fights a Pentagon‑led legal dispute over national‑security designations. Cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft will continue to host Claude for non‑defense workloads, positioning the partner program as the core of Anthropic’s commercial strategy.Weiterlesen

A new Nexos.ai study finds that while 70% of legal workers are already using general‑purpose AI tools, 43% of organizations have no formal AI policies or plans to create them. The biggest risk for small‑ and medium‑sized businesses (SMBs) is not reckless AI use but invisible workflow changes that leave sensitive data exposed. Researchers urge SMBs to adopt simple, clear policies that define approved tools, restrict sensitive data, and require human oversight before AI‑generated content is used in legal work.Weiterlesen