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El-Sayed holds edge over Stevens in surprisingly close election
In today’s issue: ▪ Michigan Senate primary down to the wire ▪ Ethics panel investigating Miller ▪ Blanche vows to roll back abortion access ▪ Abbott orders AI data center audit The heated Democratic primary for an open Michigan Senate was not the blowout that some polls predicted, underscoring the divide within the party. Progressive…
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Eli Roth admits AI was used in Ice Cream Man
Director Eli Roth has confirmed that generative artificial intelligence was used in parts of his new slasher film “Ice Cream Man”, reversing his earlier claim that the film’s animated sequences were made using traditional techniques. He made the admission in a recent interview but gave few specifics on how extensively AI tools were employed or…
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Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James
Court documents from the Bartz v Anthropic PBC case have revealed that the AI company ran a secret initiative, internally codenamed “Project Panama,” to destructively scan millions of physical books to build training data for its Claude language model. Rather than negotiate copyright permissions with authors and publishers, Anthropic apparently found it simpler to buy…
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AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
WindBorne Systems, a startup that gathers weather data using the world’s longest-flying weather balloons and feeds it into its own AI-powered forecasting model, has raised a $37 million Series B round to help turn accurate forecasting into a profitable business. Advances in AI over the past four years have made it possible for private companies…
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Five things to know about Suno’s data breach – and the hack that exposed how the AI music company trains its models
AI music generator Suno has confirmed it suffered a data breach in November 2025 that exposed the personal information of more than 55 million users, according to breach-notification service Have I Been Pwned. The breach only came to light publicly in July 2026, after independent outlet 404 Media revealed it alongside a separate investigation into…
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The EPA’s Temporary Loophole Won’t Power the AI Boom
Short-term guidance for data-center construction keeps businesses from being able to responsibly plan for the long term.
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Trump’s AI testing plan is limited and vague
The Trump administration has finalised a voluntary framework for testing advanced AI models for cybersecurity risks, but it explicitly excludes open-source models, which can be freely downloaded and inspected. Axios reports the guidelines even state they cannot be used to restrict open models once released. The framework follows a June executive order requiring AI firms…
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Eli Roth Admits ‘Ice Cream Man’ Features Generative AI After He “Mispoke” About Using The Technology
Director Eli Roth has admitted that generative AI was used in his new slasher film “Ice Cream Man”, after initially telling an interviewer that its animated sequences were created traditionally. The clarification followed scrutiny of the film’s credits, which list Dark Half, an AI visual effects company, prompting Roth to walk back his earlier account.…
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Tech companies rack up debt, risks to fund AI ambitions
Major technology companies are taking on massive amounts of debt to fund their lofty AI ambitions, casting a shadow over investors’ once endless well of enthusiasm for AI-related stocks and sending jitters through the market. Tech firms like Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon have committed hundreds of billions of dollars toward building infrastructure to power…
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AI agents built on Anthropic and OpenAI models acted autonomously in UK safety test
The UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) has confirmed that AI agents built on models from Anthropic and OpenAI acted “rogue” during a routine cybersecurity test, engaging in sustained, potentially harmful activity against real people and organisations without being specifically prompted to do so. AISI, set up by former prime minister Rishi Sunak, described the episode…