Mozilla has a new CEO, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, and he’s putting Firefox and AI at the center of the company’s strategy. He plans to launch an “AI Mode” in Firefox next year, offering multiple models, while still trying to diversify revenue away from Google.
The em dash is out as the prime AI giveaway. According to a Mashable report, Reddit users have identified a new batch of linguistic quirks that scream “written by a bot.” The list includes everything from hackneyed phrases to a very specific, cringey sentence structure.
Red Hat is acquiring AI startup Chatterbox Labs to bolster the safety features of its enterprise AI platform. The plan is to open source the technology, making advanced model monitoring tools more accessible.
A new standard initiative aims to untangle the messy controller layer of software-defined optical networks. Led by ZTE, the TAPI standard seeks to create a common language for different vendors’ equipment, a key step toward fully automated, AI-driven networks.
A major coalition of state attorneys general has sent a formal warning to leading AI companies. The letter states that AI “hallucinations” causing harm could lead to legal consequences under state consumer protection laws.
Meta has launched an Instagram app exclusively for Amazon Fire TV devices. The app is focused solely on Reels and is currently in a testing phase in the United States.
Militant organizations are rapidly adopting generative AI to create fake images, videos, and audio for propaganda. Experts warn this is just the beginning, with more sophisticated and dangerous uses on the horizon.
Global data center electricity demand is projected to more than double in five years, consuming as much as Japan by 2030. AI alone could account for nearly half of that power this year, forcing a major rethink of how we store data.
Despite slow returns, a majority of CEOs plan to increase their AI budgets. The pressure is on to show results, but investors and executives have very different timelines in mind.
Microsoft is now bundling its Security Copilot AI assistant directly into Microsoft 365 E5 enterprise licenses. The move includes a monthly allotment of free Security Compute Units (SCUs) to spur adoption. This comes alongside a flood of new AI agents and a new control plane, Agent 365, to manage th
