Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations  |

8:50 AM PDT · August 16, 2025 Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in…

AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids |

In Brief Posted: 12:39 PM PDT · August 16, 2025 Do AI chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for…

Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’ |

1:32 PM PDT · August 16, 2025 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group…

Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood |

In Brief Posted: 9:34 AM PDT · August 17, 2025 While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo…

‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix |

1:07 PM PDT · August 17, 2025 Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits. Earlier this week, Variety and…

GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now |

In Brief Posted: 2:08 PM PDT · August 17, 2025 OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.”…

Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’ |

Streamlining Vision Processing and AI Application Development for Industrial, Automotive, Defense, and Smart Retail Markets , /PRNewswire/ — DeGirum®, a leader in edge AI software,…

UK starts enforcing online age-check rules |

In Brief Posted: 1:29 PM PDT · July 26, 2025 A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect…

DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations |

In Brief Posted: 7:39 AM PDT · July 27, 2025 The Department of Government Efficiency hopes to use a new AI tool to eliminate half…

Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games |

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages. The…