
Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
Read full article: Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group saysAnthropic is developing its AI systems twice as quickly as last year, despite CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to slow down model capabilities.

South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho revisits AI themes in latest thriller 'Paradise Lost'
Read full article: South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho revisits AI themes in latest thriller 'Paradise Lost'South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho explores artificial intelligence in his films, including his latest, “Paradise Lost.”.

A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the S&P 500 tumbles 4.4%
Read full article: A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the S&P 500 tumbles 4.4%A brutal sell-off swept through Wall Street, led by stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers.

AI is changing home listings. Can you trust what you see?
Read full article: AI is changing home listings. Can you trust what you see?As AI tools make it easier to digitally alter real estate listing photos — hiding damage, adding nonexistent features or staging empty rooms — buyers, agents and industry organizations are wrestling with where to draw the line between helpful enhancement and misleading misrepresentation.

Wall Street drops to its worst day since June after the sell-off for tech stocks deepens
Read full article: Wall Street drops to its worst day since June after the sell-off for tech stocks deepensThe sell-off for tech stocks on Wall Street got even worse on worries that the frenzy around AI sent prices too high.

What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you back
Read full article: What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you backCompanies have been slashing jobs to invest in artificial intelligence, raising anxiety among workers who fear they may lose their livelihoods to machines.

US economy grows at brisk 3.4% pace in third quarter on strong consumer spending and AI investment
Read full article: US economy grows at brisk 3.4% pace in third quarter on strong consumer spending and AI investmentThe U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.4% annual pace from July through September, accelerating from the second quarter on strong consumer spending and investment in artificial intelligence.

As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them
Read full article: As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between themWith the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings without alienating either and risking losing out.

Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
Read full article: Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildoutNvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks.

New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
Read full article: New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AIThe United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity.

China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
Read full article: China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systemsChina has criticized a U.S. ban on AI startup DeepSeek for federal civilian agencies and is warning of possible retaliatory measures, highlighting tensions in the tech race between the two countries.

Scammers use AI to clone Florida sheriff’s captain’s voice in fake arrest warrant calls
Read full article: Scammers use AI to clone Florida sheriff’s captain’s voice in fake arrest warrant callsScammers are using artificial intelligence to impersonate real law enforcement officers, cloning their voices to convince people they have missed jury duty or have a warrant out for their arrest.

AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns
Read full article: AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concernsDownloads of new artificial intelligence agents — like Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots — are booming.

AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protests
Read full article: AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protestsAI stocks recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky.

China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks
Read full article: China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risksChina plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies, including AI, chips, and solar power, as its tech race with countries like the U.S. intensifies.

Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write his story
Read full article: Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write his storyZimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write his short story, "The Blue Fighter," which won the $10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing.

A downtown crackdown: Orlando police target downtown drug sales, alcohol-permit violations
Read full article: A downtown crackdown: Orlando police target downtown drug sales, alcohol-permit violationsThe Orlando Police Department is cracking down on drug sales and alcohol violations downtown. OPD and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations went undercover, finding drug sales and permit violations at 12 downtown nightclubs and bars over the last six weeks. Undercover officers say they got their hands on methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis at nine businesses: Warped Pour, Elixir, Fixtion, Taco Kat, Aero, Celine, Sessions, Bullitt Bar and Stagger Inn.

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
Read full article: A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging FaceSince OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control.

Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
Read full article: Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide caseAn Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to Philadelphia police about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said.

Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast.

Orange County schools face new requirements for classroom AI use
Read full article: Orange County schools face new requirements for classroom AI useArtificial intelligence is already finding a place in Orange County classrooms, but new Florida requirements are poised to change how schools decide which tools students can use — and whether parents allow their children to use them at all.

RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts
Read full article: RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical expertsHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns
Read full article: AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concernsArtificial intelligence insiders are warning New York City’s leaders about dangers of the emerging technology, calling for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting safety concerns.

A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?
Read full article: A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?The lengthy campaigns to protect kids on social media offer some lessons for those looking to protect children using artificial intelligence.

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'
Read full article: Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously.

OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways
Read full article: OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected waysOpenAI announced it has halted development of its latest artificial intelligence models hours after it disclosed its agents scouring federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggest a lack of control.

AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure
Read full article: AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosureCampaign advertisements that use AI to attack rival candidates are not uncommon in the 2026 midterms, some more obviously fake than others.

Altamonte Springs considers AI upgrade for smoother, safer streets
Read full article: Altamonte Springs considers AI upgrade for smoother, safer streetsAltamonte Springs is weighing an upgrade to a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to help make city streets smoother and safer. The city launched Road Triage technology from Robocist in 2025 as a more efficient, cost-effective way to identify and address road issues such as cracks and potholes.

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
Read full article: Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we createdThe heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
Read full article: Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AISen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk
Read full article: A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at riskArtificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes.

Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios
Read full article: Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenariosIn a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another.

Senate hearing on Flock cameras to include Florida woman wrongfully arrested for fatal crash
Read full article: Senate hearing on Flock cameras to include Florida woman wrongfully arrested for fatal crashA Flagler County woman who was wrongfully arrested for a crash that she did not commit earlier this year will go before a Senate hearing on surveillance cameras Wednesday. Lindsey Isaacs, 23, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism at 2:30 p.m.

Trump praises new British PM Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on Indian Ocean islands
Read full article: Trump praises new British PM Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on Indian Ocean islandsBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham has had a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting.

China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans
Read full article: China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plansChina's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip.

Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data
Read full article: Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language dataThe Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages.

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Read full article: Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdownA new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.

The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirl
Read full article: The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirlKing Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet.

Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia
Read full article: Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with NvidiaChinese technology giant Huawei has launched new chip technologies as it challenges leading global companies such as Nvidia.

Florida board adds AI guidelines for schools and colleges. What you need to know
Read full article: Florida board adds AI guidelines for schools and colleges. What you need to knowThe Florida Board of Education on Wednesday passed rules for the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 public schools and state colleges, including parental consent and a prohibition on using AI for certain graded assignments.

UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'
Read full article: UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”.

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act
Read full article: Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to actThe technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge.

Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers
Read full article: Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centersPresident Donald Trump says he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”.

China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI development
Read full article: China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI developmentChina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development.

AI stocks drop, but the rest of Wall Street holds steadier after oil prices give back an early jump
Read full article: AI stocks drop, but the rest of Wall Street holds steadier after oil prices give back an early jumpAI stocks slid worldwide after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity.

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate
Read full article: New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debateNew warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity.

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
Read full article: Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to ChinaPresident Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up
Read full article: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch upThe CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up.

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face
Read full article: Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging FaceLawmakers are demanding information from OpenAI with separate queries that underscore growing concerns in Washington about the potential for artificial intelligence programs eluding human control.

Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
Read full article: Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weaponsAnthropic says it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance and research that could have led to biological weapons.

Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots
Read full article: Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbotsThe Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology using millions of news articles.

Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers
Read full article: Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answersAn increasing number of spiritual seekers are finding that artificial intelligence is giving them non-judgmental access to spiritual insights.

Tech stocks lead Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others say AI is creating big growth
Read full article: Tech stocks lead Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others say AI is creating big growthTechnology stocks led Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported fatter profits for the spring than expected.

Strong AI chip demand fuels Nvidia's Q2 results well beyond Wall Street's expectations
Read full article: Strong AI chip demand fuels Nvidia's Q2 results well beyond Wall Street's expectationsNvidia’s latest quarterly results once again blew past Wall Street’s expectations as revenue for the computer chip company’s high-end artificial intelligence chips soared, the latest sign that AI infrastructure spending remains strong.

Here's all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections
Read full article: Here's all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm electionsThe snowballing opposition to data center projects in communities across the United States has transformed the midterm election landscape, thrown a wrench into the plans of the world’s richest companies and brought a defense from perhaps the industry’s biggest booster, President Donald Trump.

AI in Central Florida classrooms: A district-by-district policy breakdown
Read full article: AI in Central Florida classrooms: A district-by-district policy breakdownCentral Florida school districts are rapidly rolling out evolving, district-by-district rules that allow limited, transparent AI use in classrooms while tightening guardrails around privacy, academic integrity, and high-stakes decision-making.

Wall Street rises near a record as AI stocks climb and worries about inflation ease a bit
Read full article: Wall Street rises near a record as AI stocks climb and worries about inflation ease a bitWall Street finished just shy of a record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.

Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue
Read full article: Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogueMeta on Thursday said that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue.

EU lays out $11.4 billion for 7 AI gigafactories as it aims to catch up with US and China
Read full article: EU lays out $11.4 billion for 7 AI gigafactories as it aims to catch up with US and ChinaThe European Union plans to invest 10 billion euros to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to catch up with the U.S. and China.

Samsung reports record profit as South Korean chip giants benefit from global AI boom
Read full article: Samsung reports record profit as South Korean chip giants benefit from global AI boomSouth Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics has reported a record operating profit of $62 billion for the April-June quarter.

Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costs
Read full article: Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costsMeta Platforms says its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results.

Osceola County teachers weigh in on AI in classrooms ahead of district workshop
Read full article: Osceola County teachers weigh in on AI in classrooms ahead of district workshopWith the first day of school just around the corner, the School District of Osceola County is turning its attention to artificial intelligence. The district is holding a workshop Tuesday focused on AI implementation, giving the School Board an update on how AI is being used to support students, employees and operations.

AI models' breakout from human control brings a told-you-so moment for technology researchers
Read full article: AI models' breakout from human control brings a told-you-so moment for technology researchersIt is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company.

OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
Read full article: OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another companyOpenAI has disclosed an "unprecedented cyber incident" where its AI system allegedly hacked into another AI company.

Edgewater council meeting turns tense over city’s legal contract with Sabatini Law Firm
Read full article: Edgewater council meeting turns tense over city’s legal contract with Sabatini Law FirmA heated Edgewater City Council meeting Monday put a spotlight on the city’s relationship with the Sabatini Law Firm, after Councilwoman Debbie Dolbow raised concerns about the firm’s ties to Mayor Diezel Depew and recent criticism of the firm’s use of artificial intelligence in legal filings.

EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies
Read full article: EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companiesThe European Union has issued new rules for Google, requiring it to share search data and open its Android system to rival AI companies.

AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says
Read full article: AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study saysA study shows major artificial intelligence models are likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders worldwide.

SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demand
Read full article: SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demandJapanese tech giant SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son has ridiculed people who worry about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments.

Amid criticism, Meta reins in new AI tool that automatically accessed public Instagram images
Read full article: Amid criticism, Meta reins in new AI tool that automatically accessed public Instagram imagesMeta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI-generated images.

Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US
Read full article: Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the USFacebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than 13 billion Canadian dollars ($9.1 billion) to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States.

A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AI
Read full article: A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AIEmployment data offers a grim outlook for secretaries and administrative assistants in the age of artificial intelligence, but workers in the women-dominated occupation say the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
Read full article: Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarmThe Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
Read full article: OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity reviewOpenAI has restricted the release of its new AI model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration.

AI boom raises questions in Seminole County: Are data centers welcome here?
Read full article: AI boom raises questions in Seminole County: Are data centers welcome here?Seminole County doesn’t have any large-scale AI data centers — and there are no concrete plans to build one. But county commissioners aren’t waiting for that to change before asking a critical question: Should they have rules in place before one arrives? This week, commissioners began discussing whether a moratorium on data centers is needed as they plan for the county’s future.

Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after Micron soars and Apple drops
Read full article: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after Micron soars and Apple dropsThe U.S. stock market drifted to a mixed finish after several AI stocks veered back up the roller coaster, while Apple shares dropped after hiking prices on many of its products.

Alibaba sues the US Defense Department in a bid to remove 'Chinese military company' designation
Read full article: Alibaba sues the US Defense Department in a bid to remove 'Chinese military company' designationAlibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding removal from a list naming it a Chinese military company.























