British MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI in the UK High Court, alleging its Grok chatbot generated fake sexualised images of her. The case tests AI company accountability for system design, not just user actions, amid global deepfake concerns.
The UK sanctioned 18 entities and individuals, including crypto exchange HTX and a stablecoin issuer, for allegedly helping Russia bypass Western financial restrictions via the A7 network. This marks the first time the UK applied its Russia sanctions regime to crypto exchanges, treating them as financial infrastructure.
Tezos introduces TzEL, a post-quantum privacy system, to protect against future quantum computing threats to blockchain privacy, amid warnings of industry complacency.
Spotify launched a 'Verified by Spotify' badge system to help listeners distinguish human musicians from AI-generated content. The green checkmark will appear on artist profiles meeting authenticity standards, while profiles primarily representing AI-generated music will be ineligible. The initiative comes as Deezer reported synthetic tracks now comprise 44% of daily uploads, and Sony Music has sought takedown of over 135,000 AI-produced songs mimicking its artists.
An official tendering system designed to curb anti-competitive conduct is powerless to combat engineering firms colluding to manipulate Hong Kong’s lucrative building maintenance market, a public inquiry into the city’s deadliest fire in decades has heard. Testifying on the 21st day of an independent committee’s hearing, three Urban Renewal Authority (URA) officials said on Thursday that the statutory body had neither the capacity nor the resources to combat bid-rigging linked to estates’...
OpenAI is reportedly collaborating with MediaTek and Qualcomm to develop custom smartphone processors, with Luxshare handling system design and manufacturing. Mass production is anticipated by 2028, signaling OpenAI's ambition to create an AI agent-focused smartphone. This move aims to provide a seamless AI experience by controlling both hardware and software, leveraging the smartphone's real-time user data.
