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AI Giant Palantir Says Two Ex-Staffers Stole Secrets

Company is taking creators of startup Percepta to court

(Newser) - Things are getting nasty in the AI corporate arena. Defense and tech giant Palantir is taking two former employees to court, accusing them of stealing trade secrets to launch a rival artificial intelligence venture, reports Business Insider . The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, alleges that the pair of...

Students Caught Cheating Send AI-Generated Apologies

Data science professors used it as a teaching moment instead of taking disciplinary action

(Newser) - Two data science professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say that after students were caught cheating, they sent "sincere" apologies via email, but they soon realized that the vast majority the apologies were AI-generated. Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneide, known as the "Data Science Duo," displayed...

The 'Great Freeze:' Companies Keep Growing—Without Hiring

AI, automation reshape corporate workforce

(Newser) - Big US companies are betting they can boost profits and keep sales climbing—all without hiring more people. The new corporate mantra is to do more with the same, or even fewer, employees, as businesses lean on artificial intelligence and automation to shoulder the extra work, per the Wall Street ...

Chatbot's 'Very, Very Bold' Move: Banning Minors

After lawsuits from parents, Character.AI says ban will take effect Nov. 25

(Newser) - Character.AI is phasing out access to its AI chatbots for users under 18. The company announced on Wednesday that minors are now limited to just two hours of open-ended chats before a complete ban takes effect on Nov. 25, per the Verge . To enforce the new rule, Character.AI...

The World Has Its First $5T Company
The World Has Its
First $5T Company
Oct 29, 2025 9:06 AM CDT

The World Has Its First $5T Company

AI chipmaker Nvidia hit the milestone on Wednesday

(Newser) - Nvidia just made Wall Street history, becoming the first company to hit a $5 trillion market valuation after its stock surged more than 4% on Wednesday—for a more than 50% rise year to date. CNBC calls it an "extraordinary milestone [that] reflects a remarkable rise for the company,...

OpenAI Says For-Profit Restructuring Is Complete

Microsoft retains big stake in public benefit corporation

(Newser) - OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has completed its reorganization as a for-profit business in a move that could open the door to billions in new funding. The company said Tuesday that it has turned itself into a public benefit corporation, a for-profit structure that pledges to balance profit with social...

Musk's Right-Leaning Answer to Wikipedia Is Here

AI-powered encyclopedia Grokipedia launches with fewer articles, accusations of factual errors

(Newser) - Elon Musk has rolled out Grokipedia, an AI-driven online encyclopedia that aims to compete with Wikipedia by offering what Musk claims is a less biased perspective. The new site—which CNBC noted saw a "rocky" start on Monday, crashing for a few hours after launch—mimics Wikipedia's familiar...

Amazon Plans to Cut 30K Jobs Amid AI Push

Nearly 10% of corporate workforce faces layoffs as automation rises

(Newser) - Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees starting Tuesday, according to sources cited by Reuters . The move is part of a broader effort to cut costs and address overhiring that occurred during the pandemic's surge in demand. While the cuts represent a small...

Rude Prompts May Make ChatGPT Smarter
Rude Prompts May Make
ChatGPT Smarter
new study
Oct 27, 2025 2:50 PM CDT

Rude Prompts May Make ChatGPT Smarter

Study sees better responses, but researchers aren't suggesting everyone be jerks

(Newser) - A new study suggests that ChatGPT may give more accurate answers when users are rude—but researchers don't recommend it. The study, posted on the arXiv preprint database and not yet peer-reviewed, involved researchers creating 50 multiple-choice questions across subjects including math, history, and science, reports Live Science . Each...

How AI-Flavored Flirting Is Changing Online Dating

Singles are turning to chatbots to help out with their messaging, but authenticity is taking a hit

(Newser) - The rise of artificial intelligence is changing the dating game in unexpected ways, as more singles turn to tools like ChatGPT to help them craft messages and flirt online—a trend that's making it harder than ever to know who's really on the other side of the screen....

Fraudsters Find a Way Into Atlanta's Luxury Apartments

Social media, rising rents fuel surge in rental application scams

(Newser) - A wave of rental-application fraud is sweeping Atlanta, as rising rents and a glut of luxury apartments push desperate renters to fake their way into high-end buildings. Influencers on TikTok openly promote doctored pay stubs, fake Social Security numbers, and other fraudulent documents created using generative artificial intelligence—sometimes selling...

Remember 'Clippy'? Meet Microsoft's New Virtual Pal

Meet Mico, a character that will serve as the avatar for the company's Copilot AI companion

(Newser) - Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. On Thursday, Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character called Mico (pronounced MEE'koh), a floating cartoon face shaped like a blob or flame that will embody the...

Cops Detain Teen at Gunpoint After AI Doritos Mix-Up

Artificial intelligence system at Baltimore 16-year-old's school thought bag of chips was a gun

(Newser) - A Baltimore teenager was detained at gunpoint by police after an artificial intelligence system used at his school mistook a bag of chips for a firearm, reports the BBC . Taki Allen, 16, described to WMAR a chaotic scene at Kenwood High School in which eight police cars arrived and officers...

Police Say AI Hoax Behind Monkey Reports in Newark

No roaming primates were found in Jersey city, as authorities blame viral AI images

(Newser) - Police in Newark, New Jersey, say reports of monkeys roaming city streets this week appear to be a hoax fueled by AI-generated images. Officers responded to calls about loose monkeys at the Georgia King Village apartment complex on Thursday morning, following similar reports the day before, reports PIX11 . One image...

Musk: I Need $1T Pay Package to Run 'Robot Army'

Tesla CEO suggests he may leave company if deal doesn't pass Nov. 6 vote

(Newser) - Elon Musk ended Tesla's earnings call Wednesday with a fiery outburst over his proposed $1 trillion pay package , blasting the advisers trying to block it and warning shareholders that his future at Tesla is on the line. Musk rejected the idea that his deal is simply "compensation,"...

Meta Lays Off Hundreds of AI Workers

Zuckerberg's top hires spared as company reshuffles workforce

(Newser) - Meta is laying off around 600 workers from its artificial intelligence division. Chief AI officer Alexandr Wang told employees the cuts will affect teams working on AI products, infrastructure, and long-term research, according to an internal memo seen by the Wall Street Journal . He said the cuts won't impact...

Voracious AI Data Centers Met With Backlash Around the Globe

Communities blame power outages, water shortages on tech giants' facilities

(Newser) - As the race to build artificial intelligence accelerates, data centers are springing up worldwide, sparking backlash from Ireland to Mexico over blackouts, water shortages, and secrecy, the New York Times reports. More than half the world's 1,244 largest data centers now operate outside the United States, with hundreds...

Turns Out ChatGPT Isn't Bad at Picking Powerball Numbers

Michigan woman let AI select her entries, wins $100K jackpot

(Newser) - A Michigan woman credits artificial intelligence for her $100,000 Powerball win. Tammy Carvey of Wyandotte said she asked ChatGPT to pick numbers for the Sept. 6 Powerball drawing, purchasing her ticket online through the Michigan Lottery, per a release from state officials cited by USA Today . Carvey, 45, matched...

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now
High-School Kids
Are Dating AI Now
Oct 19, 2025 5:00 PM CDT

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now

Survey links heavy school AI use to privacy and well-being concerns

(Newser) - High schoolers are falling in love with AI—literally. NPR reports that one in five high school students say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence, according to new data from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Another 42% said they've...

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
Oct 13, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes

The beloved piece of punctuation has become a tell-tale sign of AI

(Newser) - Grammar nerds, brace yourselves—AI isn't just stealing creative jobs, it's stealing em dashes. The Guardian 's James Shackell writes that an editor recently told him to get rid of all the em dashes from his writing because "people assume that means it's written by...

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