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A report on the benefits of AI was reportedly full of AI hallucinations

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:39:29 +0000

KPMG published a paper about the benefits of AI last year. An investigation found that it was full of AI hallucinations.

OpenAI is facing investigation from a group of state attorneys general

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:14:04 +0000

A coalition of state attorneys general is asking OpenAI for documents about its activities.

Anthropic blocks all customers' access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:21:39 +0000

Anthropic has suspended all access to its new AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to comply with a government order citing national security concerns.

Another parent has filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:34:03 +0000

Yet another parent is suing OpenAI, claiming its chatbot did not do enough to prevent their child's death by suicide.

I'm glad Apple isn't hyping up agentic AI (yet)

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:45:51 +0000

Apple is more focused on delivering usable features with Siri AI, instead of hyping up agentic AI. That's a good thing.

Anthropic backtracks on policy that 'sabotaged' researchers' work

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:29 +0000

Anthropic is walking back a hidden policy that researchers say sabotaged their work.

OpenAI says fake accounts from China tried to turn Americans against data centers

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:33:26 +0000

OpenAI has published a report detailing how China-linked influence campaigns against data centers used ChatGPT.

Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:29:57 +0000

The regulation also imposes new safety expectations on 'AI chatbot services.'

Gemini in Chrome expands further to Latin America and the Middle East

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Gemini in Chrome continues to roll out and has now landed in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

Seattle is close to approving a year-long ban on large data centers

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:02:29 +0000

The Seattle City Council has approved a moratorium on the construction of large data centers.

Conan O'Brien is hosting educational videos for an AI cybersecurity company

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:53:41 +0000

At long last, a corporate training you might actually enjoy.

Anthropic's Fable AI brings the capabilities of its unreleased Mythos model to regular users

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:23:39 +0000

Claude subscribers can try the model until June 22 without spending usage credits.

Engadget Podcast: Recapping Apple's Siri AI WWDC 2026 keynote

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:34:02 +0000

Will Siri AI actually be useful, or is it more AI marketing fluff? We chat about that, and everything else Apple announced at its WWDC 2026 keynote, on the Engadget Podcast.

OpenAI files SEC paperwork to go public

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:51:25 +0000

"We expect it to leak so we're just announcing it."

Google cuts the price of its AI Plus plan and doubles the storage

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:15:27 +0000

The AI subscription now starts at $5 per month.

OpenAI reportedly has a major ChatGPT overhaul in store

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:23:19 +0000

The revamped AI tool will roll out in the coming weeks, according to The Financial Times.

Trump's latest memo puts 'most advanced AI in the world' into the military's hands

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:14:26 +0000

The memo also prevents companies from altering AI models being used by the military without prior approval.

Google will pay SpaceX $920 million a month to use xAI's data centers

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:57:52 +0000

Google has just signed a $30 billion AI computing power deal with SpaceX.

OpenAI rolls out a Lockdown Mode for extra protection against prompt injection attacks

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:33:02 +0000

OpenAI has announced more robust security features for the small set of users who might need them.

The University of Cambridge says it successfully tested a vaccine with an AI-designed antigen

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:39:57 +0000

It's the first instance of an vaccine antigen designed exclusively by artificial intelligence.