ai policy changes

Microsoft’s Copilot will stop responding inside WhatsApp on January 15, 2026, after Meta changed WhatsApp’s Business Solution terms to prohibit third‑party, general‑purpose AI chatbots from using the platform as a distribution channel — a move that forces Microsoft to steer users to Copilot’s...

Meta’s quiet rewrite of the WhatsApp Business Solution terms has forced Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT off WhatsApp, with both vendors confirming their chatbots will stop working on the platform on January 15, 2026 — a shift that demands rapid, practical decisions from IT leaders about...

WhatsApp will stop supporting Microsoft’s Copilot inside the messaging app on January 15, 2026, after WhatsApp’s parent company revised the WhatsApp Business Solution terms to bar third‑party, general‑purpose large‑language‑model (LLM) chatbots; Microsoft confirmed the removal and is urging...

Microsoft’s decision to pull Copilot off WhatsApp is the latest and most visible sign that the era of distributing full‑featured large language model (LLM) assistants inside third‑party messaging platforms is colliding with platform policy, infrastructure limits, and emerging regulatory caution...

Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has issued a stark public warning: engineers and executives are on the brink of building systems that look, talk and behave like persons — and society is not prepared for the consequences. In a wide-ranging essay published in August 2025, Suleyman framed a...

Luzerne County, a region in Pennsylvania known more for its rolling hills than its technological ambitions, has taken a notable step into the future of public service management: training employees to responsibly use artificial intelligence. In a move that places the county on the leading edge...

When legal professionals gather to discuss generative AI, the tone often sways between urgency and measured skepticism. The promise of large language models to drive transformation in legal services has brought both excitement and a host of pragmatic questions about safe, meaningful adoption. In...

The gentle whir of my robotaxi greets me at dawn, the AI’s synthesized voice echoing a routine intimacy that still feels a touch futuristic. It’s a sign of how deeply artificial intelligence has permeated daily life—not as a far-off vision or a Silicon Valley indulgence, but as a practical...

Credo AI’s recent partnership with Microsoft to deliver an integrated AI governance solution marks a pivotal moment in the pursuit of responsible, enterprise-scale artificial intelligence. The launch of the Credo AI integration for Microsoft Azure AI Foundry promises to address one of the most...

The war in Gaza has heightened world attention on the nexus of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and military conflict. As the devastation of the ongoing hostilities continues to prompt global condemnation and fierce debate, large tech companies like Microsoft find themselves at the...

Artificial intelligence has emerged as the defining technological arena of this century, a domain where economic strength, military capability, and societal progress now intersect more forcefully than ever before. As policymakers, technologists, and global leaders race to harness AI’s full...

In a rapidly evolving tech landscape, staying ahead means diving headfirst into emerging innovations. Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) is doing just that by launching a series of virtual "Generative AI Lunch and Learn" sessions. These events are tailored not...