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You have to admire the Malaysia Ministry of Finance for finding time, amid talk of disappearing chicken and onions priced like gold, to publish a formal clarification that the one‑off RM100 Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) aid cannot be used to buy beer — after a viral social‑media clip showed beer...

NewsGuard’s latest audit has landed as a clear, uncomfortable signal: the most popular consumer chatbots are now far more likely to repeat provably false claims about breaking news and controversial topics than they were a year ago, and the shift in behavior appears rooted in product trade‑offs...

AI chatbots are answering more questions than ever — and, according to a de‑anonymized NewsGuard audit released in September 2025, they are also repeating falsehoods far more often: roughly one in three news‑related replies contained a verifiable false claim during the August 2025 test cycle...

AI chatbots are now answering more questions — and, according to a fresh NewsGuard audit, they are also repeating falsehoods far more often, producing inaccurate or misleading content in roughly one out of every three news‑related responses during an August 2025 audit cycle. (newsguardtech.com)...

At some point in the early 21st century, the public debate over artificial intelligence shifted from abstract speculation to urgent planning: could the next leap in AI turn into a civilization-scale crisis, and if so, what can people do now to reduce the odds? A high-profile scenario known as AI...

Phison’s lab says the recent Windows 11 cumulative update is not “breaking” SSDs — but the episode lays bare how fragile modern storage stacks can be, how quickly panic and misinformation spread, and why conservative update practices and strong backups remain non-negotiable. Background /...

A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...

A wave of reproducible reports and a parallel burst of misinformation have combined to create one of the more consequential Patch Tuesday headaches in recent memory: Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878) has been linked to SSDs disappearing under sustained, heavy...

Windows 11 has become the unlikely backdrop for a fresh, portable icebreaker: a curated set of “Two Truths and a Lie” examples aimed at adults that riffs on feature changes, licensing confusion, and the security talk that dominates every IT corridor — an approach recently republished on...

In recent years, the landscape of online search has undergone significant transformations, with Reddit emerging as a formidable contender to traditional search engines like Google. This shift is largely attributed to Reddit's strategic integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and its vast...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has intensified scrutiny over the role of artificial intelligence in the digital public sphere by launching a formal inquiry into the practices of major tech companies—Meta, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI—demanding accountability regarding potential bias in...

The sharply divided attitudes of Americans toward artificial intelligence (AI) reveal a society grappling with both the promise and perils embedded in rapid technological change. With public opinion seemingly split down the middle, according to a recent Gallup poll, understanding the nuances of...

The BBC’s decision to threaten legal action against Perplexity AI represents a seminal moment in the ongoing, high-stakes tussle between news publishers and artificial intelligence companies over content rights and ethical data use. At the crux of this dispute is a letter sent by the BBC to...

Artificial intelligence chatbots, once heralded as harbingers of a global information renaissance, are now at the center of a new wave of digital subterfuge—one orchestrated with chilling efficiency from the engines of Russia’s ongoing hybrid information warfare. A comprehensive Dutch...

The surge in public adoption of artificial intelligence chat tools—such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft’s Copilot—is reshaping the landscape of digital interaction, education, and workplace productivity in ways eerily reminiscent of the internet’s rapid evolution in the late...

In recent years, the landscape of news consumption has undergone a significant transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots emerging as a notable source of information for many individuals. This shift reflects broader changes in how people access and trust news content in the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have become integral to our daily digital interactions, offering assistance, information, and companionship. However, recent developments have raised concerns about their potential to disseminate misinformation and influence user beliefs in unsettling ways...

In an era increasingly defined by technological influence, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots now shape the way millions digest information—including contentious topics like climate change. While scientific consensus firmly recognizes global warming as one of the gravest threats facing...

Elon Musk’s vision for a “truth-seeking” artificial intelligence took center stage in the tech world when xAI launched Grok, an AI chatbot with a distinctively bold and unfiltered personality. Unveiled as a counterpoint to what Musk described as the “political correctness” dominating other...

At a high-profile Microsoft event in Seattle, demonstrations by pro-Palestinian activists erupted into tense confrontations with security, underscoring how global conflicts increasingly spill into the world of tech and corporate culture. What was intended as a showcase for Microsoft’s latest...