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The leather-jacketed CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has acknowledged an affair with Megaspeed exec Alice Huang, spurring an investigation by his company and intense discussions worldwide…
AI NewsJensen Huang’s close relationship with president means Nvidia CEO’s affair with woman alleged to be working for Beijing is under intense scrutiny A hand on the back, a kiss on the cheek…
AI News‘Not particularly complex’ defrosting hack has been attributed to Iran, with presumption it is linked to others across Europe Iranian hackers like to send a message. In 2023 a state-backed…
AI NewsThis story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last…
AI NewsAfter publishing a support article in early September outlining usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features, the company has updated Logic Pro with an option to "Buy More Usage" for a…
AI NewsAnthropic is announcing two new models today: Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, which it says are designed to take on "daunting" technical challenges. The company claims the new…
AI NewsElon Musk and other finance moguls defend Jensen Huang after he admitted to the affair in an email to employees Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish Donald Trump…
AI NewsAfter expanding its Edits app to macOS last week, Instagram's next move is launching this Effect Builder that generates custom filters for your Stories posts with AI. Available now for US…
AI NewsExclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform Palantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology…
AI NewsI would prefer that these people's sex lives were none of my business but I guess we have to talk about Jensen Huang and the National Security Incident. Who could have guessed that the guy…
AI News"Do not ask again" prompt leads to passwords, API keys, and more being shared.
AI NewsAs a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now, after winning a tight congressional race for former Speaker of the House…
AI NewsAsked about AI executives' warnings about their models' safety on 60 Minutes, Trump said, "I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it- as they talk, and I think the risk can be…
AI NewsThe Walt Disney Company has teamed up with Adobe to develop proprietary "artist-led" generative AI models to support Disney's production pipeline. The multiyear partnership was announced…
AI NewsToday, I’m talking with Mitch Glazier, who is CEO and chairman of the RIAA. This conversation was a real full-circle moment for me: I was in college when Napster hit, and the RIAA became…
AI NewsNvidia is probing whether Chinese intelligence targeted its CEO through an affair.
AI NewsThe Nvidia CEO began working with consultants from Heller as early as October 2025, around the same time he was first linked to a suspected Chinese spy.
AI NewsWhen Jonathan Kanter stepped down as head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division in 2024, he set out to keep fighting to dismantle illegal monopolies. But this time, he's continuing…
AI NewsAs companies look to accelerate innovation with artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced modeling, the primary challenge is connecting new technologies to reliable data…
AI NewsAs the publishing industry wrestles with paranoia over the provenance of manuscripts, writers are caught in an impossible bind.
AI NewsThrough civic participation and liberal education, South Korean educators hope to "quietly stitch the fabric of our democracy…before it unravels beyond repair."
AI NewsAs data center protests break out across Europe, a mismatched band of campaigners is trying to block Google from building a sprawling new facility east of London.
AI NewsBy learning how matter moves, the WorldParticle system could assist with developing soft robots, medicines, and more.
AI NewsThe new approach, known as FLEX, could lead to more intuitive, interactive household and assistive robots.
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