Opening arguments kicked off in a landmark child safety and privacy case against Meta over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children.
Why it matters: It's been called social media's "big tobacco moment," with plaintiffs seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in financial penalties — and changes to the design features at the core of Meta's products.
Ad tech giant Taboola has struck a deal with NBC News to exclusively power all of its programmatic, or automated, display advertising sales, CEO Adam Singolda tells Axios.
Why it matters: It's a major milestone for Taboola as it looks to expand its business beyond native ads to powering any display ad on the open web.
A majority of U.S. adults under 30 are now more concerned than excited about AI's growing use in daily life, according to a Pew Research Center report published Tuesday.
Why it matters:AI excitement has dropped off across all age groups since 2021, as concerns about the technology's impact on job availability and society have grown.
OpenAI said Tuesday that it has made several changes to its safety practices following its determination that an upcoming system, Astra, may have reached a critical threshold for cybersecurity capabilities and the breach of Hugging Face's systems by another unreleased OpenAI model.
Why it matters: The disclosure comes as OpenAI and other frontier labs face increased scrutiny in the wake of incidents in which their models escaped safeguards and sandboxes during testing.
AI's impact is no longer confined to office work; it's also transforming agriculture. PepsiCo is using AI to help farmers make faster, more informed decisions in the field. Jim Andrew, PepsiCo's EVP and chief sustainability officer, discusses how prioritizing human-first AI tools is supporting farmers and agronomists with benefits like earlier disease detection, precise resource use and resilience amid unpredictable agricultural landscapes.
Atomic Canyon is rolling out an AI assistant developed with major industry groups to help nuclear plant workers make better and faster use of operating records and technical knowledge.
The startup, which provides AI tailored to the nuclear industry, is also getting a funding lift from chip giant Nvidia.
BNY CEO Robin Vince is encouraging the bank's incoming analysts to experiment with AI and question whether it can make their work easier, according to a welcome letter shared exclusively with Axios.
Why it matters: As financial analysts ranks among the jobs viewed as vulnerable to AI displacement, at least one bank is encouraging employees to embrace the technology rather than fear it.
OpenAI on Tuesday is unveiling its long-expected teen experience for ChatGPT that features parental controls, efforts to encourage real-world relationships and a focus on learning rather than serving up answers.
Why it matters: The move is likely to rekindle debate over whether teens should be using chatbots at all.
The Food and Drug Administration is considering evaluating generative AI-enabled medical devices through a "competency-based approach," similar to how doctors are evaluated, the agency writes in a discussion paper first shared with Axios.
Why it matters: Emerging medical technologies are challenging the existing framework for overseeing medical devices, prompting calls for new approaches.
Women made up just over a quarter of new hires in the U.S. for AI roles last year — compared with half of new hires in non-AI occupations — per new LinkedIn data out Tuesday morning.
Why it matters: These jobs are some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying in the country right now — at a time when the overall labor market is pretty sluggish — and the report shows women are getting left behind.
