Category: AI News

Putting Google Ads AI Max automated ad copy to the test: results from three campaigns

Tests across ecommerce, B2B, and B2C accounts show where AI Max text customization helps long-tail campaigns and where it hurts optimized ones.

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AI Max for Search Ads: What It Is and How It Works

Google's AI Max for Search Ads uses Gemini to expand targeting, generate creative, and steer queries. Here is how the campaign type works.

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America’s AI boom forces a reckoning over who pays the bill and who benefits in the end

AI data centers are driving up U.S. electricity bills and stressing aging grids, with voters pushing back and grid operators warning of shortfalls by 2027.

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U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing China security risk

The FCC is blocking new imports of foreign humanoid robots, quadruped robots, and power inverters on national security grounds, a move aimed largely at China ahead of a Trump-Xi summit.

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Claude Mythos Cracked Post-Quantum Cryptography That Humans Spent Years Failing to Break

An AI model called Claude Mythos reportedly broke a post-quantum cryptography challenge that stumped human researchers for years, raising new questions about AI vs. cryptographic security.

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AI Ranking Factors, SAB Pin Hack, and Google Review Problems

A 403,000-prompt study identifies what correlates with AI visibility, plus a map pin hack for SABs and warnings about GBP review management.

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Mark Zuckerberg says the US should not block Chinese AI models

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells the Financial Times that banning Chinese AI from the US is not effective, and argues openness beats restriction.

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Perplexity launches Personal Computer for Windows

Perplexity has launched Personal Computer for Windows, extending its agent platform to more than a billion Windows devices and adding local file control.

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GrapheneOS Phone Wipe At Airport Leads To Federal Charge In Atlanta

Federal prosecutors in Atlanta have charged a man with destroying government property after he entered a GrapheneOS duress password at the airport, erasing his phone.

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X Money begins limited US rollout

X Money has launched in limited US beta for Premium and Premium+ subscribers, offering a deposit account, peer-to-peer payments, and a metal debit card.

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Industry Leaders Unite in Open Secure AI Alliance for AI Safety and Security

NVIDIA and 40+ companies launch the Open Secure AI Alliance to build open cybersecurity tools, AI safety research, and defensive AI stacks.

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Google just told us how AI agents see your website

Google shared how AI agents read websites through the Accessibility Tree. Here is what that means for local SEO and how to make your site AI-friendly.

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Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta and dozens of tech firms urge Washington not to restrict open-weight AI

Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and 47 other organizations signed an open letter urging Washington to keep open-weight AI models unrestricted, citing U.S. leadership and competition.

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Beijing forces millions to break up with virtual partners as population shrinks

China's cyberspace regulator has banned AI companion chatbots for minors, prompting ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to disable features amid demographic concerns.

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Introducing Claude for Small Business

Anthropic launched Claude for Small Business, a package of connectors and ready-to-run workflows that put Claude inside tools like QuickBooks, PayPal, and HubSpot.

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