The AI desk
Research, products, policy and the companies behind them — our own reporting alongside an editor-curated group of AI publications, each named on the story.
Old-school physics-based weather forecasting and even new AI models typically become less reliable beyond two weeks, a problem Microsoft claims to have solved using machine learning…
AI NewsSquare is launching new hardware: a big kiosk for ordering things that has a touchscreen and lets you talk to an AI. It's called the Square Kiosk. Square says the Kiosk, which has a large…
AI NewsAndroid is introducing new scam defense features that aim to make it easier for users to evade mobile fraud, including bolstered protection in Google Messages and additional safeguarding…
AI NewsAbdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.
AI NewsAre legions of smart devices - fridges, ovens, vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, security cameras, and TVs - conspiring to take over the internet? No. But they could soon be unwitting hosts to…
AI NewsEpic Games is announcing a big refresh of its PC games launcher today in preview, saying that the new version is "way faster" and now supports Linux. But the company, which has been…
AI News"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
AI NewsAttack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
AI NewsThe second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting.
AI NewsPledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to…
AI NewsFrom the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats In May 2025, a…
AI NewsMore than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.
AI News“I am a terrorist, and I intend to cause mass harm,” wrote a researcher. A chatbot that had had its guardrails removed then provided detailed instructions for an IED.
AI NewsBBC director general Matt Brittin said he had seen a "pretty good" AI-generated episode of the show.
AI NewsChatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
AI NewsDiscovery of ‘sophisticated’ gadget adds to company’s list of privacy concerns after hackings by rogue agents OpenAI said it has found a hidden recording device in one of its offices and…
AI NewsProsecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.
AI NewsResearchers say ‘AI worms’ could soon infiltrate internet-connected devices amid calls for increased guardrails Anthropic is warning that some of its artificial intelligence models could…
AI NewsAn OpenAI engineer was arrested after the company said it discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in one of its offices. The employee was identified as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a…
AI NewsMore AI agents will soon be able to browse and purchase from Shopify listings, marking an expansion of the company's agentic commerce ambitions. Shopify announced Tuesday it will let…
AI NewsAI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britain’s spy chief warned AI could be used to create new…
AI NewsRetro gaming is going through a wild time at the moment, thanks to decompilations and recompilations that are letting gamers port classic titles to new devices, or merge code from two…
AI NewsDisney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.
AI NewsFor 6 years, Cards Against Humanity has donated free board games to public libraries across the United States.
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