AI-generated Zac Efron in Prada ad spoof fools fans with spray tan and ‘Botox’ look

A viral Facebook post showing Zac Efron in a disco-inspired Prada campaign sparked outrage before users realized the image was not real. [...]

How this AI-powered robot was designed to soothe fear and loneliness in hospitals

Robin the Robot is about 30% autonomous, with a team of remote operators working in tandem with clinical staff. [...]

Goodbye, SEO. Hello, GEO

How AI search is rewriting digital strategy. [...]

I gave ChatGPT $500 of real money to invest in stocks. Its picks surprised me

I was expecting a safe choice. What I got was clever and highly aggressive. [...]

When AI becomes a teen’s companion, clarity about its role has to come first

Giving teens a machine that pretends to be a child’s best friend is not just misleading, it’s irresponsible. [...]

Y Combinator’s CEO says he ships 37,000 lines of AI code per day. A developer looked under the hood

After Garry Tan touted his agentic coding output, a developer found inefficiencies, code bloat, and rookie mistakes lurking in production. [...]

Anthropic’s forced removal from the U.S. government is threatening critical AI nuclear safety research 

As government agencies struggle to understand whether they’re allowed to use Claude, projects at the Energy Department designed to limit AI’s work on nuclear weapons may suddenly halt. [...]

What to know about Trump’s order for the AI project ‘Genesis Mission’

“Genesis Mission” is part of an executive order that directs the Department of Energy and national labs to build a digital platform to consolidate U.S. scientific data. [...]

Did Anthropic just soft-launch the scariest AI model yet?

The company’s Claude Mythos Preview model is remarkably good at harming or hijacking other systems. Anthropic’s first application of the model is in a defensive cybersecurity role.  [...]