Tech Business
CoreWeave stock slides as its bonds stoke AI bubble fears
Lenders now want up to 15% to hold CoreWeave's unsecured debt, turning the AI cloud company into the test case for how much borrowing the AI boom can carry.
AI
Gaming
PS5 jailbreaking AI speeds up hacks that run PS2 and PS3 games
AI coding tools are speeding up PS5 hacks and game decompilation. Sony has answered with two firmware updates in October, and GTA 6 is raising the stakes.
Tech Policy
Sudden DistroKid takedowns leave independent artists scrambling
DistroKid is pulling songs after Universal Music Group sued it over AI slop, and artists say human-made, fully licensed music is getting swept up too.
Tech Policy
Britain should develop domestic AI to avoid foreign cutoffs
The new head of the Alan Turing Institute says Britain needs AI it controls, after Washington briefly blocked Anthropic's newest models from leaving the US.
AI
Microsoft shows Windows becoming an agentic OS with local Copilot
Microsoft wants AI agents to run on your PC, not just in the cloud. Its showcase is a $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's RTX Spark chip.
AI
Nikon disqualifies Small World winner after AI was found in video
Scientists spotted cells popping in and out of existence in the top microscope video, and Nikon ruled it broke the contest's ban on generative AI.
Tech Policy
Trump pushes to rename AI as super intelligence, reshaping rules
A September executive order already tells federal officials to say Super Intelligence. Now Trump says he will ban the term AI outright. Here is what has changed so far.
Tech Policy
Law & Order makes an AI order a murder and asks who pays
In the season 26 opener, Ghost in the Machine, a rogue AI agent hires a killer on Discord, and New York prosecutors charge the CEO who built it.
Tech Business
Nvidia-backed Firmus cancels AU$30B IPO plan amid volatility
The AI data center builder pulled a $5 billion float after about two days of weak demand. Pension funds balked at the price, and Firmus is now chasing private money.
AI
Brain-IT AI model recreates images from fMRI brain scans
A Weizmann Institute team can rebuild the picture a person is looking at from scanner data, using just one hour of a new person's brain scans.
Tech Business
Firmus cancels $44bn ASX listing as investor interest falters
The Nvidia-backed AI datacentre builder pulled Australia's biggest float in decades. Since then, regulators have asked questions and Nvidia has stepped in with talks of fresh cash.
Apps & Software
Alexa Plus runs your smart home better, but misses day‑manager marks
After more than a year of testing, Amazon's AI assistant is the best at running lights, routines and recipes, but its memory, booking skills and ads still disappoint.