Google’s recent decision to pause the rollout of its AI-powered search summaries—known as “AI Overviews”—comes amid rising scrutiny about the system’s reliability, particularly in domains where misinformation could carry real-world risks. Health-related queries, long among the most sensitive categories in search behavior, are at the heart of this temporary halt. Following a Guardian investigation published…

As the capabilities of generative AI scale upward, researchers are facing an unexpected and deeply consequential problem: models like GPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 have begun to replicate, verbatim, private data embedded in their training sets. This phenomenon, known as the AI memorization crisis, now sits at the intersection of privacy, intellectual property law, machine design,…

In a striking start to the 2026 investment cycle, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has surged to the forefront of the funding ecosystem, securing $6 billion in Series B financing. This marks the largest private funding round so far this year, catalyzing a renewed wave of capital movement into AI and foundational model ventures….

In early January 2026, an incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis ignited a torrent of public outrage, driven not by verified evidence but by viral images created by AI. These fabricated visuals—circulated widely on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and Telegram—purported to show violent acts that, according to first responders…

Luxury Presence, the Los Angeles-based proptech company specializing in premium digital marketing for real estate professionals, announced on April 24, 2025, that it has raised $22 million in new funding. The Series B extension was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and included participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Switch Ventures, and Fifth Wall. This funding…

Luxury Presence, a Los Angeles-based real estate marketing technology firm, announced in early May 2025 that it has secured a $22 million Series B extension round to further its development of AI-powered tools for real estate agents and brokerages. With this funding round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, the company’s total fundraising climbs to $52…