Foxconn posts quarterly profit surge on AI server demandThe company said net profit for April-June reached NT$59.97 billion ($1.86 billion), up 35% from the previous year. Foxconn, whose official...
A Chinese farmer trusted AI after months of useful advice; its unverified pesticide recommendation reportedly destroyed nearly 25 acres of sesame seedlingsA Chinese farmer faced devastating crop loss after relying on AI guidance for pest control. Unfortunately, the AI recommended a harmful che...
In 2025, an AI-written travel article invented hot springs in Tasmania; visitors contacted and arrived at a local hotel asking about pools that did not existA travel platform recently published AI-generated details about non-existent hot springs in Tasmania, leading travellers to believe in the ...
A Spanish influencer trusted AI’s Puerto Rico entry advice; she reached the airport without an ESTA and was prevented from boardingAn influencer from Spain encountered significant airport troubles after depending on ChatGPT for advice on travel documents, resulting in h...
Explained: Anthropic’s plan to watermark all Claude-generated content, and how it worksInvisible watermarks will be woven directly into text generated by Claude models. It will not alter the meaning, quality, or readability of...
Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulationsChina has a tradition of paternalistic government regulations meant to pre-empt potential problems, said Yolanda Ma, an expert on AI govern...
Can AI book confirmed tatkal train tickets? AI agent hacks an Australian gym website, cancels another person's reservation on its own and moves its human up the waiting listAn AI agent using Anthropic's Claude reportedly hacked a gym's booking system in Australia and cancelled another person's reservation witho...
Pinegap raises $8 million led by Stellaris Venture PartnersThe company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its go-to-market and sales operations, grow its engineering team and build an in-h...
Retailers tap AI shopping traffic but fight to keep customer dataRetailers are adapting websites for AI product discovery and recommendations. They aim to keep customer transactions on their own platforms...
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fundJudge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raul Torrez,...
Meta chases OpenAI, Anthropic with new AI coding app Muse CodeMeta entered the race for automated coding tools on Wednesday when it announced a new app for developers of artificial intelligence product...
Is your AI partner a gold digger? 5 signs to spot romance scam botsAI companions are becoming increasingly realistic, making it easier than ever for scammers to exploit emotions and trust. Romance scam bots...
AI assistant startup Hulp raises $2.6 million from Sparrow Capital, Bitkraft Ventures, othersHulp was founded by former insurance tech company PolicyBazaar’s cofounder and chief business officer Tarun Mathur, Neha Kulwal and Vishal ...
AI can accelerate growth in developing economies, says World BankDeveloping economies are experiencing their weakest average growth performance in three decades. The report said AI could significantly lif...
EU enforces mandatory labelling of AI-generated contentUnder the new rules, companies operating AI systems, such as chatbots, must inform users that they are interacting with artificial intellig...
Explainer: EU gets new powers over powerful AI from SundayThe EU has the world's most comprehensive digital rulebook covering social media, online retailers and search engines, with plans for more ...
Claude AI Chats Leaked: Your private conversation with AI might be on Google right now. Here's what you should doUsers discovered personal conversations from Claude chatbots appearing in Google searches. These shared links, intended for private sharing...