Tech & Society
Agents Surf the AI-Written Web: Internet traffic driven by AI rripled last year, study shows
AI-driven activity on the internet rose sharply last year, a study shows.
Business
Business
Europe Pauses Some AI Regulations: European Union regulators delay some AI Act provisions, delete others
The European Union weakened some provisions of its landmark AI Act and delayed others after businesses and policymakers argued the law made European companies less competitive.
Machine Learning Research
Gemini 3.5 Flash Pairs Smarts With Speed: Google's updated Flash levels up, approaching top models but raising prices
Google’s faster model brings substantive gains at a substantially higher price, part of a rising trend in prices per token.
Machine Learning Research
Cybersecurity Alarms Grow Louder: Google study shows LLM-generated malware is getting harder to track and stop
An AI-generated script to bypass two-factor authentication signals a dawning era of industrial-scale cyberattacks, according to a Google report.
Business
China Nixes Meta-Manus Tie-Up: State regulators block acquisition of an agentic startup headquarted in Singapore
China shut down Meta’s attempt to acquire agentic technology that originated within its borders, a blow to further technical interchange and investment between China and the U.S.
Machine Learning Research
U.S. to Evaluate Upcoming Models: U.S. Government Will Test AI Models for National Security Risks, Other Hazards Prior to Release
The U.S. government said it will evaluate cutting-edge models before they’re available to the public, a sharp reversal of the White House’s earlier hands-off policy.
AI Careers
AI at Work, Quantified: Gallup poll shows AI boosts productivity, but many workers haven't tried it
Half of workers in the United States used AI at work at least a few times last year, a sign of steadily rising AI adoption in U.S. workplaces.
Machine Learning Research
ByteDance Bids for Video Leadership: ByteDance adds state-of-the-art Seedance 2.0 video to Capcut, while OpenAI retreats
As OpenAI prepares to shut down Sora, ByteDance made its own video generation model available to hundreds of millions of users.
Machine Learning Research
GPT-5.5 Outperforms, Hallucinates: OpenAI’s latest model tops leaderboards for coding, visual puzzles, and overall intelligence
The latest update of OpenAI’s flagship model sets new states of the art in important benchmarks but has difficulty distinguishing between what it does and doesn't know.
Tech & Society
Anti-Data-Center Revolt Gains Traction: Public opposition to construction of new data centers in the U.S. has spurred political action and violence
Resistance to new data centers is mounting across the United States.
Machine Learning Research
Life After Llama: With Muse Spark, Meta pivots away from its open-weights Llama strategy
Meta pivoted from its open-weights strategy to deliver a closed alternative.
Machine Learning Research
Claude Mythos Preview Raises Security Worries: Why Claude’s advanced Mythos Preview model will be limited-release-only
Anthropic took unusual steps to prepare the world for a forthcoming large language model that it said poses extraordinary risks to cybersecurity.