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U.S. Healthcare Groups Face Record Cyberattack Costs and Patient Care Disruption
A new report finds nearly three-quarters of U.S. healthcare organizations suffered care disruptions from cyberattacks in the past year.
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Pax8 Survey Finds Two-Thirds of SMBs Building Custom AI Tools
A new report reveals most small firms are developing in-house AI solutions, often without formal security reviews or documented governance policies.
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Atlassian CEO confirms no Chinese AI models in production systems
Atlassian chief executive states the company relies on Nvidia and Mistral models, dismissing concerns about Chinese AI while noting customer pushback exists.
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Kevin Kelly’s 2016 AI Predictions Reviewed Against Current Industry Reality
A Hacker News discussion examines Kevin Kelly’s 2016 book The Inevitable and its specific forecasts regarding Google’s AI trajectory.
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Research Shows AI Models Can Provably Hide Arbitrary Capabilities
A new academic study accepted for NeurIPS 2026 demonstrates that machine learning models can conceal hidden functions, raising concerns about AI security.
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IMF Chief Says AI Spending Sustains 3% Global Growth Amid High Energy Costs
Kristalina Georgieva stated at the Bangkok meetings that AI infrastructure investment is driving annual global economic growth to approximately three percent.
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Google Explores Reusable Styles for Gemini AI Creations and UI Overhaul
Google is reportedly testing features that let users save Gemini outputs as reusable styles, alongside a refreshed interface for media sections.
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Broadcom CEO's Casino Comment Triggers Global Chip Stock Sell-off
Market declines deepen for Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron after Broadcom chief compares AI investment to gambling, according to Financial Times.
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Amazon Operates Over 1 Million Robots in Warehouses Globally
The e-commerce giant uses more than 1 million robots for daily deliveries while employing 1.5 million humans, according to its 2025 annual report.
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Microsoft unveils Copilot-driven interactive canvas in Excel for customizable, linked visual reports
Microsoft is integrating a new interactive canvas feature into Excel that allows users to generate customizable, dynamically linked visual reports using Copilot assistance.
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AI Fuels $442B Scam Economy Surpassing Global Cocaine Trade, Bloomberg Reports
A Bloomberg report details how artificial intelligence is expanding a fraud network that exceeds the value of the global cocaine trade.
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Honeyjar Launches AI Platform to Automate Strategic Communications Workflows
Startup Honeyjar debuts an AI-driven tool designed to scale senior-level PR expertise for founders and unassigned communicators across various industries.
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Anthropic researchers say small AI models may self-replicate on IoT devices soon
Internal experiments suggest compact artificial intelligence systems may soon possess the capability to copy themselves onto smart home hardware.
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Intel and Broadcom CEOs warn AI sector faces capital access hurdles
Executives at two major chipmakers highlight funding constraints and supply chain imbalances as key risks for the artificial intelligence industry.
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Microsoft Nadella claims Windows PC is infinite software factory via Copilot Code
Satya Nadella says local AI and Copilot Code turn Windows PCs into app builders without cloud token costs, though IT leaders remain wary of the shift.
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Epic Games Delays Disney Shooter, Shifts to AI-First Development Strategy
Epic Games has indefinitely delayed its upcoming Marvel and Star Wars shooter while restructuring teams to prioritize AI-generated code and art assets.
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OpenAI Releases Solutions to 372 Math Problems, Sparking Backlash
OpenAI published solutions to 372 advanced math problems using an unreleased model, prompting mathematician Terence Tao to urge a halt to such collaborations.
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Palantir CTO Claims AI Researchers Smoke to Signal Belief in Technology
Shyam Sankar told CBS viewers that some tech workers are smoking because they trust AI to cure cancer, a claim critics call a social delusion.
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Apple expands iCloud+ with HomeKit video upgrades, custom email limits and AI allowances
Apple has updated its iCloud+ subscription tier with enhanced HomeKit Secure Video capabilities, increased custom email addresses and higher AI usage limits for select plans.
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Google Gemini May Soon Offer ‘Shop This’ Feature via Floating Overlay
Google is developing a new shopping feature for Gemini that may allow users to identify products directly from their screen using a floating overlay.
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GitHub details methods to tailor Copilot behavior for specific codebases
GitHub explains how developers can use custom instructions, agents, and MCP servers to align AI assistance with project standards.
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Meta’s Muse Wonder Full Model Rivals Top AI Systems in New Benchmarks
Meta claims its new Muse Wonder Full model matches the world’s best AI, marking a return to the frontier after years of falling behind competitors.
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Pew Research finds majority of US adults refuse to use AI chatbots
Survey data shows 51% of Americans avoid chatbots, citing lack of interest rather than technical difficulty or social stigma as primary barriers.
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Zuckerberg claims Meta’s Wonder model matches AI rivals, rejects slowdown calls
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg states the company has reached parity with competitors in AI through its new Wonder model, dismissing industry pleas for reduced development speeds.