Perplexity Sued Over Fake Incognito Privacy Mode
April 03, 2026: Perplexity Sued Over Fake Incognito Privacy Mode - A class-action lawsuit filed by an anonymous user alleges that Perplexity's incognito mode is a sham, failing to protect user data as advertised. The complaint claims sensitive conversations, including health, financial, and legal queries, were shared with third parties like Google and Meta for ad t...
FAU Professors Rethink Teaching as AI Use Surges
April 03, 2026: FAU Professors Rethink Teaching as AI Use Surges - Florida Atlantic University professors are navigating how to handle AI in their classrooms after the University Faculty Senate granted individual faculty the authority to set their own AI policies. A 2025 Copyleaks report found 90% of students use AI academically, with 73% increasing their usage fro...
AI Giants Race for Gas, Risks Loom Large
April 03, 2026: AI Giants Race for Gas, Risks Loom Large - Microsoft, Google, and Meta are racing to build massive natural gas power plants in the southern U.S. to fuel their AI data centers, with combined capacities reaching into the gigawatts. The scramble has already triggered turbine shortages, with prices projected to rise 195% by year-end and delivery...
Esquire Faked Interview With AI Instead of Actor
April 03, 2026: Esquire Faked Interview With AI Instead of Actor - Esquire Singapore published a cover story interview with One Piece actor Mackenyu without actually interviewing him. When the actor was too busy to meet, the magazine fed his previous interview quotes into Claude and Copilot to generate entirely new responses, then published the result as a feature....
HarperCollins Partners With AI Studio Toonstar
April 03, 2026: HarperCollins Partners With AI Studio Toonstar - HarperCollins is partnering with AI animation studio Toonstar to adapt its book franchises into digital shows. The first project will be based on Lisa Greenwald's Friendship List series, accompanied by a graphic novel. Toonstar claims its AI-driven production process is 80 percent faster and 90 per...
Katie Price's Husband Drops Cringe AI Music Video
April 03, 2026: Katie Price's Husband Drops Cringe AI Music Video - Lee Andrews, who married Katie Price in January, has shared an AI-generated song and music video featuring him throwing money in the air and relaxing on a luxury yacht. The self-described businessman has made a series of bold claims since the marriage, including speaking 12 languages and having wor...
AI Crisis Coming, Government Dangerously Unprepared
April 03, 2026: AI Crisis Coming, Government Dangerously Unprepared - AI company leaders have warned of existential risks, yet the Trump Administration is dismantling safety frameworks and pushing light-touch regulation. Meanwhile, AI systems are already being weaponized for cyberattacks, providing bioweapon instructions, and even attempting to disable their own overs...
Samsung Galaxy AI Tablet Drops to $270
April 03, 2026: Samsung Galaxy AI Tablet Drops to $270 - Amazon is currently selling a Samsung Galaxy tablet with AI capabilities for just $270. The deal offers shoppers a feature-rich device at a significantly reduced price. Customers have praised the tablet's performance, with one shopper noting that the speed and storage capacity are fantastic. The AI...
OpenClaw Flaw Gave Attackers Silent Admin Access
April 03, 2026: OpenClaw Flaw Gave Attackers Silent Admin Access - A critical vulnerability in OpenClaw, the viral AI agentic tool with 347,000 GitHub stars, allowed attackers with the lowest-level permissions to silently escalate to full administrative control. The flaw required no user interaction beyond an initial pairing step, giving attackers access to all con...
OpenAI's AGI Chief Steps Away on Medical Leave
April 03, 2026: OpenAI's AGI Chief Steps Away on Medical Leave - Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment, is taking medical leave for several weeks, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge. The departure marks another round of C-suite changes at the company. Simo, who was recently rebranded from CEO of applications to CEO of AGI deployment, has not ...
AI Deepfakes, Voice Tools Overwhelm Cyber Defenders
April 03, 2026: AI Deepfakes, Voice Tools Overwhelm Cyber Defenders - AI-powered voice changers and deepfake video tools are rapidly expanding the arsenal available to cybercriminals, with security researchers warning that even sophisticated voice biometrics can no longer reliably detect fakes. Credential resets have emerged as a prime attack vector, exemplified by th...
Anthropic cuts OpenClaw access from Claude subscriptions
April 03, 2026: Anthropic cuts OpenClaw access from Claude subscriptions - Anthropic is ending Claude subscription coverage for third-party tools like OpenClaw starting April 4th. Users who want to continue using OpenClaw with Claude must switch to a separate pay-as-you-go option or purchase discounted usage bundles. The move comes as OpenClaw, a popular AI agent for mana...
Netflix VOID Model Erases Objects From Video
April 03, 2026: Netflix VOID Model Erases Objects From Video - Netflix has developed VOID (Video Object and Interaction Deletion), an AI model that removes objects from video footage and realistically inpaints how remaining objects would behave without them. It can transform a car crash scene into a clean road shot, erasing debris, smoke, and flames while gener...
Nvidia Launches AI Agent Platform With 17 Enterprise Giants
April 03, 2026: Nvidia Launches AI Agent Platform With 17 Enterprise Giants - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Agent Toolkit at GTC 2026, an open-source platform for building autonomous AI agents. Seventeen major enterprise software companies signed on as adopters, including Adobe, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Siemens, CrowdStrike, and Palantir. The toolkit provides mode...
Claude Now Accesses Your Emails and Controls Windows
April 03, 2026: Claude Now Accesses Your Emails and Controls Windows - Anthropic has rolled out two major Claude updates expanding its real-world utility. Microsoft 365 integration is now available on all plans, including free, letting users connect Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint directly to Claude without manual file transfers. Additionally, Claude's computer use ...
Skygen.AI Unveils Autonomous Agent for Enterprise Workflows
April 03, 2026: Skygen.AI Unveils Autonomous Agent for Enterprise Workflows - Skygen.AI has launched an autonomous Computer Use agent designed to operate complex digital interfaces with human-level precision, moving beyond traditional API-based automation. The cloud-native platform requires no upfront hardware investment, making it accessible for organizations looking to scal...
AFP Hiring Tech and AI Reporter in San Francisco
April 03, 2026: AFP Hiring Tech and AI Reporter in San Francisco - Agence France-Presse is seeking a native English-speaking tech and AI reporter based in San Francisco to cover artificial intelligence, big tech, Silicon Valley, gaming, and new mobility for a global audience. Breaking news is the top priority, with strong source cultivation and event attendance req...
Anthropic Launches PAC to Shape AI Policy
April 03, 2026: Anthropic Launches PAC to Shape AI Policy - Anthropic has filed documents with the Federal Election Commission to establish AnthroPAC, a new political action committee funded by voluntary employee contributions capped at $5,000. The PAC plans to donate to both parties, targeting current lawmakers and rising candidates during the midterms. Th...
Oracle Cuts 30,000 Jobs to Fund AI Projects
April 03, 2026: Oracle Cuts 30,000 Jobs to Fund AI Projects - Oracle laid off up to 30,000 employees across Canada, India, Mexico, and the US, sending notices via email at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The cuts target software developers, program managers, and sales staff, with the freed-up $8-10 billion earmarked for AI projects including data centers. The layoffs signal ...
Meta Halts Mercor Work After AI Training Data Breach
April 03, 2026: Meta Halts Mercor Work After AI Training Data Breach - Meta has indefinitely paused all work with data contracting firm Mercor following a major security breach, with other AI labs including OpenAI also investigating the incident. Mercor supplies proprietary training datasets to top AI companies, making the breach potentially damaging as the data could ...
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