Suspected Chinese operators used Anthropic's AI coding tool to target about 30 global organizations — and had success in several cases, the company said Thursday.
Why it matters: This is the first documented case of a foreign government using AI to fully automate a cyber operation, Anthropic warned.
Disney shares plunged 8% in early trading Thursday after the company reported disappointing revenue and warned of a prolonged distribution fight with YouTube TV.
Why it matters: Disney+ and Hulu's continued growth was overshadowed by a streaming-era carriage disagreement and declines in the legacy TV business.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is partnering with AI companies Anthropic and Percepta to try to improve access togovernment benefits and housing, according to an announcement shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: Applying for government assistance or housing permits, as well as processing those services, can be difficult and time-consuming.
Google is turning its Gemini AI into a personal shopper, with new tools that can search, compare, call stores and even buy gifts for you.
Why it matters: It's the tech giant's biggest step yet toward "agentic commerce," one of the hottest frontiers in the effort to commercialize AI for general audiences.
Joby Aviation this month flew for the first time an autonomous vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft it and L3Harris Technologies are developing for defense applications.
Why it matters: It's a major milestone for the project — one that opens the door for additional internal testing this year as well as military demonstrations next year.
Uber is rolling out a new way to pay for someone else's trip — like aride home from the airport for a visiting parent, or a late-night drop-off for a babysitter.
Why it matters: The company's betting on demand as millions juggle holiday travel, pickups and drop-offs.
Here's what's new on Paramount+, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Peacock and HBO Max.
What we're watching: New seasons of "Landman" and "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" and a documentary about Eddie Murphy — all part of this weekend's lineup.
The latest AI models powering ChatGPT just learned to be friendlier, improving the experience for people who use chatbots responsibly.
It could be a problem for those who don't or can't.
Why it matters: As chatbots become more humanlike in their behavior, it could increase the risks of unhealthy attachments, or a kind of trust that goes beyond what the products are built to handle.
Global efforts to address climate change are — still — going far better today than they were a decade ago, even with recent politics pushing the problem to the back burner.
Why it matters: We humans usually operate on daily, monthly and yearly time frames. So it can be easy to miss the energy transition unfolding over decades and centuries.
