The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ban AI nudifier systems, and Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot—which has been generating sexualized deepfakes of real people, including minors—is a prime example of why this legislation exists.
The S26 Ultra is big, powerful, and crammed with features—some you’ll love, some you’ll ignore. Samsung’s consistency is both a strength and a weakness here.
After user backlash over the Gemini-powered Ask Photos search, Google is adding a simple toggle to revert to the classic search experience. Here’s why this matters and what it says about Google’s AI strategy.
Google is overhauling Gemini’s integration into Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The new tools promise to pull context from your Gmail, chats, and other documents, and let you edit with AI more fluidly. But is it actually useful or just more chatbot clutter?
Google released a new command-line tool for Workspace that bundles cloud APIs for Gmail, Drive, and Calendar, with a clear focus on AI agents like OpenClaw. But it’s not officially supported, meaning you’re on your own if something breaks.
Anthropic’s chart showing AI could handle 80%+ of tasks across many job categories looks alarming—until you dig into what ‘theoretical capability’ actually means.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of War, ruling that Trump and Hegseth lacked authority to blacklist AI company Anthropic. The judge called the move ‘classic First Amendment retaliation’ and noted the only evidence of risk was Anthropic’s ‘hostile manner through the press.’
Google’s new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model aims to eliminate the awkward pauses and robotic cadence of AI speech, making real-time conversation feel more natural. But as the tech improves, it raises a familiar question: how will we tell who—or what—we’re talking to?
Google Research’s TurboQuant compression algorithm reduces LLM memory usage 6x and boosts speed 8x by compressing the key-value cache, all while maintaining accuracy.
Cindy Cohn is leaving the EFF after years of fighting government surveillance. Her departure comes at a moment when ICE raids and AI policing are making digital rights more urgent than ever.
