Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reveal the face of one of the victims
A digital portrait represents a man who was among 2 victims discovered as they attempted to flee the city during the AD 79 volcanic eruption
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Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and appearance in an apparent attempt to protect herself from artificial intelligence impersonations.
· Ian Youngs
BYD confirms talks on F1 entry with eye on testing EV tech
BYD luxury brand Yangwang showcases its Xtreme electric supercar at the Beijing Auto Show. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
· Staff Writer
Jury selection kicks off in Musk v. Altman trial
Jury selection is beginning in the high-stakes legal battle between longtime friends turned rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California.
· Ashley Capoot
Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse
The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategy
· Owen Myers
Apple Fixes Bug That Allowed FBI To Read Deleted Signal Messages
Authored by Brian Quarmby via CoinTelegraph.com,
· Tyler Durden
Digital reconstruction unveils face of ancient Pompeii victim using AI
A view of the Pompeii Archeological Park, near Naples, southern Italy, on Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
· Giada Zampano
Where is the counter-drone tech in Israel's North? - analysis
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, hostile drones continue to attack and kill Israeli troops, most recently 19 year-old Sgt. Idan Fooks. Hezbollah’s persistent use of their inexpensive yet effective unmanned systems begs the question: where are the counter-UAS systems meant to neutralize the threat?
· ANNA AHRONHEIM
The next wave of AI: Why companies arereorganizing around it, not just using it
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· The Manila Times
PANA opens Brand Academy 2026, equipping marketers to lead in Age of AI
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· The Manila Times
John Oliver on AI chatbots: ‘Behind that machine is a corporation trying to extract a monthly fee from you’
The Last Week Tonight host dug into the many issues with AI chatbots released on the public without proper safety guardrails, from sycophancy to sexualizing children
· Guardian staff
New York Yankees and Rangers fans at high risk of password breach, with millions hacked, new study reveals
New York sports fans might want to switch up their passwords.
· Brooke Steinberg
Former Google DeepMind researcher's AI startup raises record $1.1 billion seed funding to pursue superintelligence
A former top researcher at Google AI division DeepMind announced Monday a record $1.1 billion seed round for his months-old startup Ineffable Intelligence.
· Kai Nicol-Schwarz
'Hacking' doorknobs and plants: Is physical AI the future of technology? | The National
Archetype AI founder and chief executive Ivan Poupyrev believes the future of artificial intelligence will revolve around everyday objects like plants and doorknobs, not screens.
· Cody Combs
Court battle between Musk and Altman to reveal power struggle at Open AI
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Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share as their AI alliance loosens
A ChapGPT logo is seen in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
California billionaire tax proposal garners enough signatures to head to ballot
Proposal for a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in the state is opposed by Silicon Valley tech titans and Gavin Newsom
· Guardian staff and agency
Optical chipmaker’s profit soars 1,153% on AI demand, China’s tech self-reliance push
Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology’s profit gain matches its elevenfold share price increase over the past year
· Xinmei Shen
Optical chipmaker’s profit soars 1,153% on AI demand, China’s tech self-reliance push
Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology’s profit gain matches its elevenfold share price increase over the past year
· Xinmei Shen
Chinese robotaxi firms accelerate global roll-outs as cost edge drives expansion
Pony AI and WeRide harness China’s supply chain strength to cut costs, boost efficiency and scale robotaxi fleets worldwide
· Ben Jiang
Chinese robotaxi firms accelerate global roll-outs as cost edge drives expansion
Pony AI and WeRide harness China’s supply chain strength to cut costs, boost efficiency and scale robotaxi fleets worldwide
· Ben Jiang
Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit as Iran war drives up prices
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· Jee Geronimo
South Africa withdraws AI policy due to fake AI-generated sources
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Musk, Altman Court Battle Commences Over The Future Of OpenAI
Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
"This Is Not Normal": China's DeepSeek Cuts New AI Model Fees, Again
DeepSeek senior researcher Victor Chen announced on X that the company's newly released DeepSeek-V4-Pro model will be offered at a huge discount over the next week, a move that threatens to unleash an AI platform price war just as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are rolling out newer, more expensive models.
· Tyler Durden
OpenAI shakes up partnership with Microsoft, capping revenue share payments
OpenAI and Microsoft on Monday announced a revamped partnership agreement that will allow the artificial intelligence company to cap revenue share payments and serve customers across any cloud provider.
· Ashley Capoot
Futures Flat At All Time Highs Ahead Of Huge Week, Semis Set For 19th Day Of Gains
Risk sentiment improved overnight on another Axios report that Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with more detailed nuclear talks expected later. Oil pares early gains, and US equity futures jumped although they have also pared gains since and are trading flat as traders await a hug…
· Tyler Durden
China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus
Facebook-owner Meta's acquisition of AI start-up Manus has been blocked by Chinese regulators.
· Liv McMahon
China Abruptly Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Takeover Deal Of Manus AI
With just weeks to go before the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, China's National Development and Reform Commission unexpectedly blocked Meta Platforms' acquisition of the AI-agent startup Manus on Monday morning, signaling that Beijing has no problem with tightening control over high-value AI assets ahead of high-leve…
· Tyler Durden
Qualcomm jumps 12% on report it’s partnering with OpenAI on smartphone AI chip
Qualcomm shares rose in premarket trading Monday following reports that it's partnering with OpenAI to create smartphone processing chips to advance the AI firm's hardware ambitions.
· Sawdah Bhaimiya
This bank CEO let his AI clone handle an earnings call — now he's signing an OpenAI deal
Nearly half an hour into a conference call on Friday to discuss first-quarter results with analysts, Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu revealed something unusual — up until that point, he hadn't actually been speaking.
· Hugh Son
Von der Leyen plays down deregulation clash with German conservatives
BERLIN — German conservative leaders and Ursula von der Leyen downplayed frictions over deregulation on Monday — even as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right bloc pushed for the European Commission president to slash red tape behind the scenes.
· Nette Nöstlinger, Rasmus Buchsteiner
Communists urge comrade Mamdani to bolt Dem Party, join them in creating new ‘Workers’ party
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election has emboldened members of a new offshoot of the Communist Party in the Big Apple — as its members push Hizzoner to bolt the Democratic Party to jumpstart a radical alternative.
· Carl Campanile
How AI is creeping its way into NHL front offices and can become a game changer
Hockey’s analytics movement lags behind other sports, but its early success stories are already well told.
· Ethan Sears
Axon's Ukraine Drone Deals Signal Big U.S. Counter-UAS Push
Axon, formerly TASER International, has evolved beyond its roots as a police-tech vendor and is now positioning itself to soon be a major importer of drone and counter-drone technology after a series of deals with Ukrainian defense companies.
· Tyler Durden
Chiz Escudero barred from traveling abroad amid corruption probe
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· gdecastro0289
中國禁止Meta收購AI初創公司Manus
（德國之聲中文網） 中國最高經濟規劃機構國家發展和改革委員會（NDRC）周一發布聲明，明確表示將「禁止外資收購 Manus 項目」，並要求相關方撤銷交易。雖然聲明中未直接點名 Facebook 的母公司 Meta，但此舉被視為北京在尖端行業對抗華盛頓技術封鎖的最新反擊。
· 德正
France’s Bardella vows showdown over German influence in the EU
PARIS — French far-right presidential front-runner Jordan Bardella said his first trip as president would be to Brussels, promising a confrontation with the European Commission over what he describes as excessive German influence in EU institutions.
· Victor Goury-Laffont
Ex-USF student Hisham Abugharbieh accused of murdering roommate, pal’s girlfriend asked ChatGPT about putting person in dumpster: court docs
The ex University of South Florida student accused of murdering his roommate and his pal’s girlfriend allegedly asked ChatGPT questions about putting people in a dumpster, according to court docs.
· Chris Bradford
China bloquea la compra de la startup de IA Manus por parte de Meta
Un logotipo de Meta se ve en una pantalla en LlamaCon 2025, una conferencia de desarrolladores de IA en Menlo Park, California, el 29 de abril de 2025. (AP Foto/Jeff Chiu, Archivo)
· Chan Ho Him
Google to build first non-US AI campus in South Korea
Monday's agreement follows a deal reached in February whereby Seoul and Google appeared to end a yearslong dispute over Google's request to store high-precision map data on its overseas servers for its Google Maps service. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
China blocks a foreign acquisition of AI startup Manus
A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
· Chan Ho Him
China industrial profits hit 6-month high amid Iran war as factory-gate prices rebound
Fuel-processing sector pivots to profit while tech gains shield margins from modest revenue growth, highlighting an efficiency-led rally over a demand recovery
· He Huifeng
China’s industrial profits hit 6-month high amid Iran war price spikes
Fuel-processing sector pivots to profit while tech gains shield margins from modest revenue growth, highlighting an efficiency-led rally over a demand recovery
· He Huifeng
Mind the byelection for Metro North chief in curious committee call-up
Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: health service’s political run-in, council’s AI warning about… its own services, Powerlink’s (coming) new boss, and more.
· Matt Dennien
Lee, DeepMind CEO discuss AI future, guardrails after AlphaGo decade
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of Manus after security review
China's National Development and Reform Commission has announced a veto on the acquisition of Chinese-founded agentic AI company Manus by Meta on security grounds. © Getty Images
· Staff Writer
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.
· Associated Press
Taiwan court sentences ex-Tokyo Electron staff to 10 years in TSMC trade secrets case
FILE -A worker walks past the logo of TSMC or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng, File)
· Johnson Lai
[Ask the Tax Whiz] When fuel excise taxes pause
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