Getty scraps its $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after a UK regulator won’t budge
Getty scraps its $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after a UK regulator won’t budge

A $3.7bn plan to merge the world’s two biggest stock-photo libraries has collapsed. The reason is not America, where regulators waved it through. It is Britain, where a single condition proved a deal-breaker. Getty Images will terminate its merger with…

Teaching AI to run with the turbines

Artificial intelligence may have captured the public imagination through chatbots and image generators, but some of its most consequential use cases are unfolding far from consumer-facing tools. In industries where physical infrastructure, operational continuity, and safety are paramount, AI is becoming a core operating layer. With its sprawling industrial systems and constant stream of operational…

A cheap Chinese AI model is closing in on Anthropic and OpenAI
A cheap Chinese AI model is closing in on Anthropic and OpenAI

Chinese startup’s latest AI model has landed fourth on one of the industry’s most closely watched intelligence rankings, and it costs a fraction of what Anthropic or OpenAI charge for comparable performance. GLM-5.2, released last month by Beijing-base…

AI wants to summarize it all. TripAdvisor’s misleading reviews show AI will also ruin your travel plans

TripAdvisor’s AI review summaries are calling unsafe hotels “spotless” and “friendly.” Here’s why you shouldn’t trust that AI overview before booking.

UNICEF says children are adopting AI three times faster than adults
UNICEF says children are adopting AI three times faster than adults

A 10-country analysis finds 20 million children already using AI tools, with governance struggling to keep pace with a generation growing up inside what UNICEF calls “a global experiment.” An estimated 20 million children across ten countries have alre…

US in talks with AI companies over voluntary standards for new models
US in talks with AI companies over voluntary standards for new models

The US government is negotiating voluntary standards with AI companies covering how new models get released, according to the Financial Times, with an announcement said to be possible within the next week. The standards would reportedly set benchmarks …

Elon Musk categorically denies SpaceX is making an AI device with proprietary OS — says rumors of a handheld thinner than an iPhone are ‘utterly false’

SpaceX is reportedly working on a handheld device that runs a proprietary operating system and features advanced AI capabilities from xAI, but Elon Musk denies existence of the product.

Elon Musk categorically denies SpaceX is making an AI device with proprietary OS — says rumors of a handheld thinner than an iPhone are ‘utterly false’

SpaceX is reportedly working on a handheld device that runs a proprietary operating system and features advanced AI capabilities from xAI, but Elon Musk denies existence of the product.