As a shooting unfolded at Brown University, students turned to anonymous app for answers before official alerts
When a gunman began firing inside an academic building on the Brown University campus, students didn't wait for official alerts warning of trouble. They got information almost instantly, in bits and bursts – through phones vibrating in pockets, messages from strangers, rumors that felt urgent because they might keep someone alive.
Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualised images of women and children
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualised images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool.
'Never expected this': Creator of viral AI Maduro image comes forward
Prominent accounts misrepresented the image, and further manipulated versions soon spread online.
It’s HAL out there: Tencent AI chatbot tells user to ‘get lost’ in rare angry outburst
In a moment echoing the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tencent's Yuanbao chatbot has been accused of losing its temper with a user.
'Remove her clothes': Global backlash over Grok sexualised images
her in a bikini" or "remove her clothes." The digital undressing spree, which follows growing concerns among tech campaigners over proliferating AI "nudify" apps, prompted swift probes or calls for remedial action from countries including France, India and Malaysia.
Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
The battle against fake news in Finland starts in preschool classrooms.
Malaysia, France, India blast X for 'offensive’ Grok images
The chatbot's offending images are an apparent violation of its own acceptable-use policy, which prohibits the sexualisation of children.
Los Angeles school blocks TikTok and 'Clash Royale' on student phones. How's that going down?
Students in grades 10 through 12 must install a custom-programmed app called Opal that blocks a list of social media and gaming apps that Harvard-Westlake educators have identified for now as scofflaws during school hours: TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Discord, Threads, Pokémon Go, Roblox, Clash Royale and Reddit.
7 predictions for 2026, from coffee-making humanoid robots to AI helping treat disease
Futurists weigh in on how AI will continue to transform our world.
Were you scammed over the holidays? Now is the time to report it
Experts say the holiday shopping season is a particularly vulnerable time, when thousands of people across the US fall victim as they're furiously hunting for online deals or waiting for packages to arrive.
