We should, in theory, be happy. Thanks to our phones, we can do practically anything – listen to our favorite bands’ entire discographies, have extravagant meals delivered to our door, travel the…
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders | AI (artificial intelligence)
Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data. Bookshops contacted by the…
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay this week declaring that “The Future is for Everyone” and painting an optimistic picture of a future powered by AI, where “everyone will have…
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
AI labs offer a range of models with different capabilities and prices, with costs varying further according to the version of a model and the “effort” settings used. Customers are typically charged…
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, according to a new report in Bloomberg. OpenRouter helps customers select different AI models to perform different tasks, depending on their specific needs and…
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case
Although the prompt injection attack seems ineffective at this point, Spader warned that prompt injection “was not among the dangers we contemplated” when courts were first grappling with AI scrambling justice systems….
Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
Wispr, a startup known for its AI dictation tool, raised $280 million in Series B funding, led by Menlo Ventures, at a $2 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The funds…
‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos | Scams
You are on a short break in Porto and post some pictures of your family on Instagram or Facebook. With a small section of the Douro river in the background, you think…
Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia said on Monday that it will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, a data center linked to SoftBank and OpenAI. The investment ensures that Nvidia will be the sole supplier of…
Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please
Artificial intelligence agents merrily breaking free and hacking other systems might seem like a sign of the impending machine uprising. In reality, it happens when we push remarkably clever, but also kind…