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A new deepfake scam leveraging video meetings has emerged as a potent threat—fraudsters are impersonating executives over AI-generated Zoom calls in order to coerce employees into transferring large sums of money. The calls mimic real voices and faces, making them especially convincing and dangerous. In one high-profile case, a finance worker was duped into sending…
OpenAI says it has banned multiple ChatGPT accounts suspected of connections to Chinese government entities after those users tried to solicit proposals for social media surveillance tools. According to OpenAI’s latest public threat report, these accounts asked the AI to draft “listening” systems and monitoring frameworks—actions that violated its national security policies. In addition to…
Elon Musk has appointed Anthony Armstrong, a veteran banker from Morgan Stanley, as the new Chief Financial Officer of xAI, according to the Financial Times. Armstrong will manage finance operations not only for xAI but also for the social media platform X, reflecting a closer alignment between the two entities. Armstrong previously advised Musk during…
Dell Technologies is boosting its long-term financial expectations, citing surging demand for servers that power artificial intelligence workloads. The company now anticipates 7%–9% compound annual revenue growth, up from its earlier 3%–4% projection. At the same time, it raised the expected growth in adjusted earnings per share to at least 15%, nearly doubling its previous…
Investor Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital, has cautioned that OpenAI’s recently announced partnerships with AMD and Nvidia should be seen as announcements — not deployments. Speaking to CNBC, Gerstner emphasized that the real test will be in execution: “Now we will see what gets delivered. Ultimately, the best chips will win.” His…
At its annual developer conference on October 6, OpenAI laid out a strategic shift — placing a “huge focus” on expanding its reach into enterprise markets through a wave of new partnerships. CEO Sam Altman told reporters that OpenAI is doubling down on business users, stepping beyond its strong consumer momentum. To that end, it…
Walmart’s Chief Executive, Doug McMillon, delivered a blunt message this week: artificial intelligence will upend the nature of how work is done — and that includes the roles at America’s largest private employer. Speaking at a workforce conference in Bentonville, Arkansas, McMillon said the company anticipates that while some jobs will disappear, others will emerge…
Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) transcription tool designed to enhance transparency and accessibility in the UK’s Supreme Court hearings. The system, built by the university’s language and translation technologies team, automatically transcribes courtroom proceedings using speech recognition tailored to the unique language of British legal settings. According…
A new AI industrial park planned for Irvine, North Ayrshire could attract up to £15 billion in investment and create a large number of skilled jobs, according to developer AI Pathfinder — a subsidiary of London-based firm Salamanca Group, led by entrepreneur Martin Bellamy. The project is being hailed by North Ayrshire Council as a…
Researchers at MIT’s CSAIL and McMaster University have used generative AI to accelerate a key step in antibiotic development: figuring out exactly how a drug molecule interacts with its bacterial target. Their work could help usher in more precise, less damaging treatments for gut infections. 🎯 Enter Enterololin : A Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotic The team discovered…
