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Elon Musk spends half his time talking robots and AI on Tesla earnings calls
A new analysis of seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows Elon Musk now spends nearly half his speaking time discussing artificial intelligence, robotaxis and Full Self-Driving software, up sharply from around 15-20% in 2022. This shift matters because it underscores how Musk is trying to reframe Tesla in investors’ eyes as an AI and…
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Frank Zappa’s ‘Freak Out!’ 60th Anniversary Reissue to Feature Rare Mono Mix, Fillmore Recordings
Frank Zappa’s estate will reissue the Mothers of Invention’s 1966 debut album Freak Out! for its 60th anniversary, with the deluxe edition due out on 25 September via Zappa Records/UMe. The release will include a long-unavailable full-album mono mix alongside previously unreleased live recordings, marking a significant archival milestone for an album widely regarded as…
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Nvidia’s open-source alliance seeks industry input on AI safety controls
A working group within Nvidia’s new initiative on open-source technologies is seeking public input as it develops guidelines on how to share and learn from AI cybersecurity incidents to prevent future risks. The request for comment comes about a week after Nvidia announced the Open Secure AI Alliance, a consortium of more than 120 firms…
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AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday
Microsoft has revealed that it paid out a record $20 million in bug bounties to 562 researchers between July 2025 and June 2026, up from around $17 million paid to 344 researchers the previous year. The surge reflects both an expanded bounty policy and a rapid rise in AI-assisted vulnerability research, which Microsoft says is…
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Failed terrorist caught after he asked AI chatbot how to join ISIS, court told
The full text of this article could not be retrieved — the content supplied consists only of unrelated Daily Mail homepage headlines and site navigation, with no actual reporting on the story indicated by the title. Based on the headline alone, the piece appears to concern a court case in which a man was reportedly…
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Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
Apple has escalated its legal battle with OpenAI, filing for a preliminary injunction that would stop the ChatGPT maker from developing an AI device or other products based on Apple’s technology. In a new court filing, Apple also alleges that additional former employees, beyond those already named, may have been involved in taking confidential company…
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Top media outlets fail to disclose who is bankrolling their AI reporters
Several major US news organisations have been placing AI-focused reporter fellows in their newsrooms without disclosing that these positions are funded by donor-backed AI journalism groups, raising questions about editorial transparency. The Tarbell Center for AI Journalism, which pays the salaries of these fellows, has placed them at prominent outlets, meaning readers are often unaware…
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Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele says “of course” he uses AI in music and it can “empower artists that know how to use it”
Empire Of The Sun frontman Luke Steele has openly admitted to using artificial intelligence in his music, arguing that it can “empower artists that know how to use it” rather than diminish their creativity. Speaking to iHeartRadio Canada at last weekend’s Osheaga festival in Montreal, he pushed back against fellow musicians such as Mac DeMarco,…
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OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is “aggressive and oddly personal”
OpenAI has hit back at Apple in a blog post, describing the tech giant’s trade secrets lawsuit as a “careless, aggressive and oddly personal” legal action, and insisting it neither has nor wants any of Apple’s confidential information. The dispute, which began last month when Apple sued OpenAI over alleged theft of hardware designs for…
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Merlin Signs Licensing Agreement With Spotify for AI Remixing Tool
Merlin, the trade body representing independent record labels, has signed a licensing agreement with Spotify allowing the streaming platform’s AI remixing tool to be used with songs from its member catalogue. Announced on 4 August, the deal lets artists on Merlin-affiliated labels choose whether to participate, extending a feature first launched with Universal Music Group…