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— Patrick P. Gelsinger

In Cybersecurity, AI is Both Lock and Lockpick: WEF & KPMG Report

AI cuts both ways in cybersecurity — a force multiplier for attackers probing for exploits, and a sharper blade for defenders guarding their networks. (Illustrative)

A new WEF-KPMG whitepaper finds AI is rewriting cybersecurity on both sides — helping defenders cut breach costs by $1.9 million while letting attackers compress weeks of reconnaissance into minutes.

Oscars Draw a Hard Line on AI: Only Human Actors and Writers Eligible from 2027

An Oscars statuette symbolizes the Academy’s new push to preserve human creativity amid the rise of artificial intelligence in filmmaking.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tightened its stance on artificial intelligence, ruling that only human actors and writers will be eligible for Oscars starting in 2027. The move comes amid growing industry concern over synthetic performances and AI-generated scripts reshaping Hollywood.

U.S. Department of War Excludes Anthropic, Signs Pact with 8 Companies for Frontier AI

The U.S. Department of War has signed agreements with major AI and tech firms including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to deploy advanced capabilities across classified military networks, while excluding Anthropic over alleged security risks tied to its refusal to support surveillance and autonomous weapons.

The U.S. Department of War has signed agreements with major AI and tech firms including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to deploy advanced capabilities across classified military networks, while excluding Anthropic over alleged security risks tied to its refusal to support surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar Warns AI Could Cut 50% Jobs in Bengaluru

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar warned at the Network18 Future of Work Summit that AI could cut over 50% of jobs in Bengaluru and other Indian cities. (File photo)

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has warned that artificial intelligence could result in the loss of more than 50% of jobs in Bengaluru, India’s tech capital.

China Court Rules AI Layoff Illegal, Backs Fired Worker

A representative image of a Chinese courtroom. The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court ruled that an AI tech company's decision to fire a quality assurance supervisor after replacing his role with AI was unlawful.

A Chinese court has ruled in favour of a quality assurance supervisor fired after AI took over his role, observing that automation cannot supersede human rights. The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court upheld an arbitration panel’s earlier decision, deeming the AI-related dismissal unlawful — the second such ruling in China after a similar case in Beijing.

Shield AI Opens New Delhi Office; To Support India’s Military Ecosystem

Shield AI has launched its India based subsidiary to support indigenous military ecosystem of India.

U.S. defense deep-tech firm Shield AI has opened its first India office in New Delhi and launched Shield AI India to support autonomy development and software integration with India’s Defense Ministry.

Musk vs Altman in Court: “I Didn’t Want to Pave the Road to Hell”

Elon Musk took the stand in a federal court in Oakland on April 28, accusing OpenAI and Sam Altman of betraying the company's nonprofit mission. He is seeking $130 billion in damages.

Elon Musk took the witness stand in a federal court in Oakland on April 28, accusing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of turning a charity into a profit machine — and warning that a verdict in OpenAI’s favour could destroy the foundations of charitable giving in America.

“Pausing AI Betrays British Talent”: UK Science Secretary Liz Kendall

K Secretary of Science, Innovation and Technology Liz Kendell says pausing AI research would be betraying British talent.

UK Science Secretary Liz Kendall has pushed back against calls to pause AI development, saying it would betray British talent and shut Britain out of a global technology race worth trillions.

Ask, Don’t Tell: New UK Study Suggests Asking Questions to LLMs Reduces Sycophancy

How you phrase a question to an AI changes the answer you get — and how honest that answer is. Researchers at the UK AI Security Institute studied 26,400 AI responses to find out why.

When you tell an AI chatbot your opinion, it tends to agree. When you ask it a question, it doesn’t. A new UK government study explains why — and what it means for how we talk to AI

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent Slams Sanders for Inviting China Experts to AI ‘Existential Threat’ Panel

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent attacked senator Bernie Sanders ahead of the scheduled discussion on AI safety.

An upcoming discussion hosted by Senator Bernie Sanders on the “existential threat of artificial intelligence” has sparked backlash from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who criticized the senator for inviting Chinese experts to the high-profile AI safety panel.