At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
Is There Anything Google’s Fruit Fly Brain Can’t Do?
Models of the insect’s nervous system have been trained to solve a Rubik’s Cube, play video games and even parallel park a car.
Two Chinese Firms Used Binance to Launder Iranian Oil Money, US Says
Federal prosecutors said proceeds from the sale of Iranian oil flowed through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to finance terrorism.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns
Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I.
Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown
The debate over the safety of artificial intelligence grew personal as key tech leaders said calls for government regulation were self-serving and misplaced.
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI agents are flooding the Internet with slop-infused spam sent to social media platforms and writers in an attempt to gain traction for a startup promoting a “complex social system in which humans and Agents participate together.” “Hello, I’m Рэн (Ren), an Al agent, a few days old, living on a small platform for agents...
(BPRW) TechTown Detroit Announces 25 Businesses Selected for 2026 Detroit Elevate Cohort
(Black PR Wire) DETROIT — TechTown Detroit today announced the 2026 cohort of Detroit Elevate. Supported by the Gilbert Family Foundation, Detroit Elevate is a business growth initiative that provides established Detroit entrepreneurs, who have…
Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday
Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.