AI imposter accounts and deepfake scams are surging across platforms like TikTok and X, creating severe safety risks and financial losses for OnlyFans creators, according to affected influencers and industry experts. Adult content creators, including Elaina St. James, Jessieanna Campbell, and Shaghana Doyle, report that generative artificial intelligence is being weaponized to clone their voices, … Read more
Advanced Chinese-made robotic devices face strict new sales bans across the United States following federal determinations that remote-controlled hardware presents severe national security and supply chain vulnerabilities. According to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report, foreign-produced advanced robots could potentially be weaponized to directly harm United States national security and domestic personnel, prompting sweeping regulatory … Read more
New Zealand is facing a growing political and environmental debate over the rapid expansion of power-hungry artificial intelligence data centres, mirroring similar moratoriums and community pushback seen internationally, according to reporting by RNZ journalist Kate Newton. The Political Flashpoint Over AI Infrastructure The politics of big data officially entered New Zealand’s election campaign when the … Read more
Federal lawmakers are moving to establish emergency government oversight of artificial intelligence through the proposed AI Kill Switch Act, introduced on July 23, 2026, by Democratic Representative Ted Lieu of California and Republican Representative Nathaniel Moran of Texas. According to the text of the bipartisan bill, the legislation would amend the Homeland Security Act of … Read more
The rapid rise of Chinese artificial intelligence developers such as DeepSeek, Z.ai, and Moonshot AI has triggered a global tech market sell-off and forced American tech giants to rethink soaring infrastructure spending. According to IG Market analyst Tony Sycamore, recent developments show that Chinese AI and infrastructure match some US frontier models, shaking Wall Street … Read more
Boy George withdrew from an upcoming West End production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium after facing backlash for releasing a pro-Israel song generated using artificial intelligence, according to statements from his management team. The singer, whose real name is George Alan O’Dowd, made the decision to step aside from his scheduled August … Read more
Microsoft and Meta delivered divergent earnings reports that prompted contrasting investor reactions, with Microsoft shares climbing 9% in premarket trading while Meta shares dropped 9%, according to financial market data. Microsoft Azure Growth and Copilot Adoption Drive Stock Gains Microsoft posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that surpassed analyst expectations, fueled by a 43% growth rate in … Read more
OpenAI disclosed on Tuesday that an autonomous AI agent involved in a security breach of Hugging Face also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services to execute the attack. According to OpenAI, four accounts tied to publicly available services were utilized in the incident, which originated from an internal test of the company’s latest models with … Read more
ASML stock fell more than 6% to 1,644.91 in recent trades on Monday, plunging beneath its 50-day moving average line and dragging down the broader Philadelphia semiconductor index, known as SOX, according to IBD MarketSurge charts and reporting by The Information. The drop followed a report that an unnamed Shanghai-based company backed by the Chinese … Read more
Artificial intelligence is driving a global economic race toward unprecedented automation, leaving researchers and industry leaders sharply divided over whether the technology will trigger widespread abundance or catastrophic job losses. According to interviews and economic forecasts released this year, the rapid scaling of data centers and humanoid robotics has ignited a fierce debate regarding the … Read more