Author: Art Ryan

At least three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress all received outreach from the fake Rubio, according to a State Department cable.An unknown individual or group using artificial intelligence impersonated Secretary of State Marco Rubio to contact at least five high-level government officials in mid-June, according to a State Department cable obtained by NBC News. The cable was first reported by The Washington Post. “The actor likely aimed to manipulate targeted individuals using Al-generated text and voice messages, with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” the memo said. At least three foreign ministers, a…

Workers are bringing AI tools into businesses at a faster rate than IT’s capacity to perform risk assessments, according to a ManageEngine report. Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Businesses have poured countless resources into deploying AI tools in the enterprise, tailoring existing services with priority use cases and baking in data privacy guardrails. Employees who bring unsanctioned, consumer-grade tools to work threaten to expose corporate data and expand cybersecurity risks. One-third of surveyed employees say they’ve entered confidential client data into AI tools outside of approved company platforms, while 37% have plugged private company data into external AI systems. “Shadow AI represents…

The team at Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based AI video-generation startup, doesn’t think you can prompt your way to making a movie. That’s why the company on Tuesday opened up its “3D-aware” model to the public, promising a “hybrid” approach that gives filmmakers more control than other standard text-to-video models. Moonvalley first launched its model, named Marey, in beta in March and has now released it as a monthly credits-based subscription. Users can pay $14.99 for 100 credits, $34.99 for 250 credits, and $149.99 for 1,000 credits. Users can generate clips up to five seconds long, which is in line with industry standards for…

Apple is nursing a fresh wound this week after losing one of its most crucial AI leaders to Meta. Ruoming Pang, the executive who oversaw Apple Intelligence, has jumped ship to join Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs. Pang wasn’t just any Apple employee. He led a 100-strong army of engineers crafting the language models that make your iPhone summarise texts, generate those Genmoji, and prioritise your notifications. Now he’s traded the Apple Park spaceship for Meta’s Menlo Park headquarters, becoming the latest big name to answer Mark Zuckerberg’s call. The leading exec’s departure is a gut punch to a company that’s…

A new survey from Resume Builder found that 60% of managers are using AI tools to make critical business and personnel decisions, allowing the tech to determine raises, promotions, and firings with minimal oversight or training. The details: Why it matters: AI is already entrenched in the managerial department — but just as entry-level jobs have been the first to be automated, lower-level employees are again those being impacted by supervisors offloading decisions to ChatGPT. As models scale in intelligence, will owners automating managers out of the equation be next? Source: The Rundown AI

Alphabet’s AI-powered drug discovery company, Isomorphic Labs, is preparing to start its first human clinical trials for its AI-designed cancer drugs, with an ultimate goal of “solving all diseases.” The details: Why it matters: If Isomorphic’s approach delivers, pharma’s previous trial-and-error model could give way to a faster, more precise era where AI can design new treatments that get tested via simulations before entering the lab. “Solving all diseases” is a utopian vision — but at least one Nobel Prize winner agrees that it is in sight. Source: The Rundown AI

The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) has collaborated with six other scientific societies to develop an AI-supported urology clinical decision-making project called Uro-Oncogu(IA)s. The initiative produced an algorithm that will “reduce time and clinical variability” in the management of urological patients, the society said. SERAM’s collaborators include the Spanish Urology Association (AEU), the Foundation for Research in Urology (FIU), the Spanish Society of Pathological Anatomy (SEAP), the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH), the Spanish Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SEMNIM), and the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR). SERAM Secretary General Dr. MaríLuz Parra launched the…

Available Infrastructure unveiled SanQtum, which combines national security-grade cyber protection and trusted enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) capability, according to the company. In the modern era, AI-powered, machine-speed decision-making is crucial. Yet a fast-evolving and increasingly sophisticated threat landscape puts operational technology (OT) and cyber-physical systems (CPS), IP and other sensitive data, and proprietary trained AI models at risk. SanQtum is a direct response to that need.“…AI is now seemingly everywhere. So are cyber threats, from nation-state attacks to criminal enterprises. In this environment, decision-making without AI — and AI without cybersecurity protections — are no longer negotiable; they’re mandatory.” —Daniel Gregory,…

AI inference company Groq today announced it establishing its first European data center footprint in Helsinki, Finland to meet the growing demands of European customers. “As demand for AI inference continues at an ever-increasing pace, we know that those building fast need more – more capacity, more efficiency, and with a cost that scales,” said Jonathan Ross, CEO and Founder of Groq. “With our new European data center, customers get the lowest latency possible and infrastructure ready today. We’re unlocking developer ambition now, not months from now.” The new European footprint, established in collaboration with Equinix in Helsinki, Finland, brings AI inference capacity closer…

Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced two new initiatives on Monday to explore how artificial intelligence can improve mental health treatment and increase access to care. The first initiative is a practical field guide for mental health organizations, developed in partnership with Grand Challenges Canada and McKinsey Health Institute. This guide provides foundational concepts, use cases, and considerations for responsibly implementing AI in mental health treatment. The guide covers several applications of AI, including enhancing clinician training, personalizing support, streamlining workflows, and improving data collection. For the second initiative, Google for Health and Google DeepMind have partnered with Wellcome Trust on a multi-year…

Firefox’s sidebar is one of many experimental methods that browser makers are using to find a new format for the AI era.Is it convenient to be able to use generative AI right from a browser’s search bar? Many browser companies are betting the answer is yes, with proprietary browser solutions potentially taking up Google’s real estate as the default destination when you ask a question in the address bar. We spoke to Ajit Varma, vice president of Firefox product at Mozilla, about the evolving nature of browsing and what’s next for browsers in the age of AI. “Should a browser…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful catalyst for transforming enterprise productivity. A new study analyzing data from more than 27,000 Chinese listed firms finds that AI significantly enhances what are termed “new quality productive forces”—advanced capabilities built on innovation, digitalization, and industrial upgrades. The researchers identified innovation-drivenness as the key pathway linking AI to these gains, while competitive market environments amplified the effect. Notably, firms located in China’s eastern region or those facing fewer financing constraints were most able to capitalize on AI. The findings offer valuable insights into how digital technologies can drive sustainable, high-quality enterprise development. The notion…

Healthcare is a complex and fragmented sector that has long been weighed down by legacy systems and regulations. If that sounds like a recipe for innovation, you might want to get your ears checked. The industry’s longstanding institutional inertia when it comes to modernizing not just the business of care but the administrative workflows and processes supporting it might be beginning to thaw. The reason? The evolution of agentic artificial intelligence, which represents the latest, autonomous iteration of the buzzy software technology. “We are in a unique time in history,” Autonomize AI CEO Ganesh Padmanabhan said during a discussion hosted by PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. “Until large language models…

For many Americans, saving money at the grocery store was once a Sunday evening ritual. Out came the scissors and spreadsheets to clip coupons from the Sunday papers stuffed with dozens and dozens of circulars. And a week’s worth of shopping excursions were planned to get the best deals. Couponing started with Coca-Cola’s hand-written free drink offers in 1887, and the early adopters were working-class and Great Depression-era families who needed to stretch their dollars. After the Great Depression, consumers continued their habit of saving money through coupon clipping, and brands continued to oblige. It’s also a skill that even made…

CoreWeave announced Monday that it signed a $9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Core Scientific, a data center infrastructure provider. As a result of the deal, CoreWeave says it will gain access to more than a gigawatt of data center capacity — enough energy to power more than 850,000 homes — that it can rent out for AI training and inference workloads. Much like CoreWeave, Core Scientific previously offered Bitcoin mining services, but now its GPUs will run and train generative AI models. Cloud infrastructure providers are racing to grow their data center footprint to keep up with the seemingly never-ending computational demands of…

The much-anticipated World AI Show returns to Jakarta today, bringing together leading voices from across the globe to shape the future of artificial intelligence in Southeast Asia. This landmark event is set to highlight the region’s growing role as a hub for AI innovation and adoption. Spotlight on Southeast Asia’s AI Growth Happening at the Jakarta Convention Center, the World AI Show gathers government leaders, industry pioneers, researchers, and investors to explore how AI can unlock new opportunities across sectors such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and smart cities. The event underscores Indonesia’s ambition to position itself as a regional leader…

Tencent has released a model that could be quite literally game-changing for how developers create 3D assets. The new Hunyuan3D-PolyGen model is Tencent’s first attempt at delivering what they’re calling “art-grade” 3D generation, specifically built for the professionals who craft the digital worlds we play in. Creating high-quality 3D assets has always been a bottleneck for game developers, with artists spending countless hours perfecting wireframes and wrestling with complex geometry. Tencent reckons they’ve found a way to tackle these headaches head-on, potentially transforming how studios approach asset creation entirely. Levelling up generating 3D assets The secret sauce behind Hunyuan3D-PolyGen lies in…

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations will call for protections against unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid excessive data collection and allow mechanisms for fair payment, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. The diplomatic bloc is dedicating part of its discussions on Sunday to AI during a two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro. Big tech firms largely based in wealthy nations have resisted calls to pay copyright fees for material used to train AI models. Source: https://www.reuters.com/

Home appliance giants like Samsung, LG, Godrej, and Haier are doubling down on artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled products to drive growth, aiming for 60–70% of their sales from smart appliances by the end of 2025. With shrinking price gaps and growing consumer demand for convenience and intelligent solutions, AI-powered appliances are rapidly becoming mainstream in Indian households. AI Goes Mainstream in Indian Homes Major players in the durable goods industry are seeing strong consumer appetite for smarter, more efficient home appliances. Korean major Samsung India, for example, is already deriving about 50% of its appliance sales from AI-powered products and expects…

Pharmaceutical global capability centers (GCCs) in India are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize drug discovery and development. By integrating advanced AI tools, these centers aim to significantly cut down the time and cost traditionally associated with bringing new drugs to market. AI Reshaping R&D Processes Drug discovery has historically been a long, expensive, and high-risk process, often taking more than a decade and billions of dollars to develop a successful molecule. Now, pharma GCCs are leveraging AI to analyze vast datasets, identify potential drug candidates faster, and predict outcomes with greater accuracy. AI-powered platforms can simulate molecular…