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OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office
The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Google DeepMind for top research talent in the UK.
Who’s Your Daddy? A Chatbot
More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel it’s a cop-out.
Minister ‘disappointed’ in OpenAI, but why is AI regulation taking years?
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said he is giving OpenAI a chance to quickly detail 'concrete' actions before the government addresses the issue through legislation.
Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI
The software engineer is famous for his online stunts. Now he’s joining the company behind ChatGPT to work on new ways for humans to use AI systems.
OpenClaw Users Are Allegedly Bypassing Anti-Bot Systems
An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites without permission.
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Gemini Can Now Book You an Uber or Order a DoorDash Meal on Your Phone. Here’s How It Works
Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S26, Google’s Gemini can automate tasks in popular mobile apps. We got a live demo of the new feature in action.
Talk to Your Own Personal Isaac Newton With Ailias’s Hologram Avatars
If you've ever wanted to bounce ideas off your favorite historical figure, Ailias gives you the chance.
OpenAI’s handling of Tumbler Ridge shooter info opens regulation questions
OpenAI said it did not inform police of Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity last summer because it did not meet an internal threshold of an 'imminent' threat.
Cyberattacks are hitting faster with AI fuelling an 89% jump, data shows
In 2025, AI-enabled adversaries increased attacks by 89 per cent year-over-year, the CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report uncovered.
AI Will Never Be Conscious
In his new book, A World Appears, Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person.
Pure Storage to rebrand as Everpure, acquire data management startup 1touch
Pure Storage Inc. today announced a rebrand and a startup acquisition designed to enhance its data management capabilities. Starting next Thursday, the data storage provider will operate under the ...
‘Uncanny Valley’: AI Researcher Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, and Evie Magazine’s Party
This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women's magazine.
Databricks streaming data ingestion service is now available
Databricks Inc. today announced the general availability of Zerobus Ingest, a new serverless service within its Lakeflow Connect suite that simplifies and accelerates real-time data ingestion into ...
How to Hide Google’s AI Overviews From Your Search Results
You can avoid Google’s AI summaries in your search results by simply adjusting your query. Or just switch search engines altogether.
ThoughtSpot attacks cloud costs with integrated caching feature
ThoughtSpot Inc. today launched a new version of its Analyst Studio data analytics platform, introducing capabilities intended to help organizations prepare data for artificial intelligence workloa...
With $20M in funding, Solid Data has a solid plan to improve the reliability of AI agents
Solid Data Inc. is trying to help enterprises get around the problem of error-prone artificial intelligence agents after raising $20 million in seed funding today. The round, led by Team8 and Signa...
SurrealDB raises $23M to expand AI-native multimodel database
SurrealDB Inc. today revealed that it has raised an additional $23 million in funding for its multimodel artificial intelligence-native database. The plan is to accelerate product maturity and adop...
ServiceNow buys Pyramid Analytics to streamline access to business intelligence
ServiceNow Inc. is expanding into the realm of “generative business intelligence” through the acquisition of an Israeli big-data startup called Pyramid Analytics B.V. The specifics of the deal ...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits, says the ‘world is in peril’
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a breakaway group of former OpenAI employees who pledged to design a more safety-centric approach to AI development.