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AI bot company Character.ai seeks bankruptcy protection

With no path to profit in sight, and dwindling resources, Character.ai is looking for a buyer.

No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware

Researchers have uncovered an advertising operation using real-time auctions to profile users and selectively deliver spyware, exposing serious gaps in vendor vetting.

The EU is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic following incidents involving AI agents

At the same time, it is unclear whether the EU’s AI Act can be applied to these incidents.

Microsoft knows it robbed publishers to train AI. It just doesn’t care

Internal documents show Microsoft executives and employees sounded the alarm about intellectual property theft for years. One exec called it ‘the largest theft of labor in human history.’

Envirotech Vehicles Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity

Firefox takes aim at the enterprise browser market

Mozilla’s Firefox Enterprise combines an independent browser engine with a self-hostable management console, giving IT teams control over data, security policies, and AI access.

Bidding war over key component could eliminate third hard disk maker

Seagate and Toshiba are battling for control of magnetic head maker TDK, while WD watches for now.