Seoul court sentences US YouTuber to 6 months in jail over offensive stunts
[ad_1] An American YouTuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison by a Seoul court on Wednesday SEOUL, South Korea — An American YouTuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, […]
The Frustrating Tactic Trolls Use To Make Attacks Look Like ‘Reasonable Debate’
[ad_1] “Ragebaiting”, which involves deliberately posting incendiary content online to draw engagement, was Collins Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year. Another frustrating online habit, which sometimes falls under “ragebait”, is “sealioning.” The method, outlined in Harvard’s essay collection Perspectives of Harmful Speech Online, “fuses persistent questioning – often about basic information, information on easily found […]
Amazon CEO Jassy defends $200 billion AI spend: “We’re not going to be conservative”
[ad_1] Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday released his annual shareholder letter and once again made the case to Wall Street investors that the company’s huge investments in artificial intelligence are worthwhile. “We’re not going to be conservative in how we play this — we’re investing to be the meaningful leader, and our future business, […]
Meta’s long-awaited AI model is finally here. But can it make money?
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Oakley Vanguard AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Almost 10 months after Meta spent billions of dollars to bring in Scale […]
Meta debuts new AI model, attempting to catch Google, OpenAI after spending billions
[ad_1] Meta is debuting its first major artificial intelligence model since the costly hiring of Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang nine months ago, as the Facebook parent aims to carve out a niche in a market that’s being dominated by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Dubbed Muse Spark and originally codenamed Avocado, the AI model announced Wednesday […]
Broadcom agrees to expanded chip deals with Google, Anthropic
[ad_1] Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks at the digital X event in Cologne, Germany, on September 13, 2022. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Broadcom said Monday that it’s agreed to produce future versions of artificial intelligence chips for Google, and signed an expanded deal with Anthropic that will give the AI startup access […]
Meta’s court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety
[ad_1] Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images Over a decade ago, Meta – then known as Facebook – hired social science researchers […]
Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites ‘First Amendment retaliation’
[ad_1] CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the […]
Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules
[ad_1] A New Mexico state court jury on Tuesday held Meta liable for nearly $400 million in civil damages after a trial where the state attorney general accused the Facebook and Instagram operator of failing to safeguard kids who use its apps from child predators. The civil trial, which began with opening arguments in Santa […]
Pentagon ban of Anthropic faces judge; Claude AI maker seeks injunction
[ad_1] Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said Tuesday that the decision by the Pentagon to blacklist Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models “looks like an attempt […]