The European Union has ordered Meta to restore free access to WhatsApp for rival artificial intelligence chatbot providers, escalating a high-profile antitrust dispute that could shape the future of AI competition across Europe. The decision comes as EU regulators continue investigating whether Meta abused its market power by restricting competitors' access to WhatsApp while favoring its own AI services. The European Commission, the European Union’s top competition authority,

Meta’s growing reliance on artificial intelligence for customer support came under scrutiny this week after hackers discovered a way to manipulate the company’s AI-powered support chatbot into granting unauthorized access to Instagram accounts. The security flaw, which has now been fixed, reportedly allowed attackers to take control of accounts without needing access to the account holder’s email address, raising broader concerns about the risks of allowing AI systems to hand

Canadians are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for medical advice, but a new poll suggests most people are not ready to let AI replace doctors. A Liaison Strategies survey of 1,526 Canadian adults found that 46 per cent of respondents had used an AI chatbot for medical advice in the past year. This shows that AI is already becoming part of how people look for health information. However, the same survey found that Canadians are still drawing a strong line betwe

Google’s latest push to transform Search into an AI-powered experience is creating a surprising side effect: more users are turning to DuckDuckGo in search of a simpler, more traditional way to browse the web. Following Google’s announcements at its 2026 I/O developer conference, the privacy-focused search engine reported a major spike in app installs and traffic, fueled largely by users frustrated with the growing presence of AI-generated answers in Google Search. At I/O 202

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a bigger part of Saskatchewan’s economy, bringing both excitement and concern as businesses, schools, governments, and the public try to understand what comes next. This shift was clearly seen at Saskatchewan’s first major artificial intelligence expo, held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Organized by Artificial Intelligence Saskatchewan, the event brought together more than 400 people, including students, tech companies, industry

OpenAI’s latest AI models developed an unexpected habit: talking about goblins. After users and employees noticed ChatGPT and related tools using odd creature-based metaphors, OpenAI investigated why words like “goblin,” “gremlin,” and even references to raccoons, trolls, ogres, and pigeons were appearing more often in responses. What started as a strange but mostly harmless language quirk became a useful example of how AI training can accidentally reward and spread unusual b

Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of how people search for health information, but that convenience is raising serious concerns. Nearly 8 in 10 adults in the United States already turn to the internet for health answers, and more than 1 in 5 adults worldwide are now going directly to AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini. The attraction is obvious. These tools are fast, free, and available at any time, which can feel especially helpful when doctor appointment

New research is raising a striking possibility in artificial intelligence: emotionally charged conversations may shape how AI systems behave, even if those systems do not literally feel emotions. Across recent commentary and research from Anthropic, experts argue that large language models can develop internal representations of emotion concepts that influence their decisions, preferences, and outputs. This does not mean chatbots experience emotions the way humans do, but it

Artificial intelligence is transforming how companies operate, but it is also creating new cybersecurity challenges. A recent incident involving global consulting firm McKinsey highlights how rapidly evolving AI technologies can introduce unexpected vulnerabilities. Researchers from cybersecurity startup CodeWall revealed that they were able to hack McKinsey’s internal AI platform, called Lilli, exposing millions of internal messages and sensitive system information. Although

The technology industry is approaching a historic legal moment as Google and Character.AI move toward finalizing what may be the first major settlements tied directly to alleged harm caused by artificial intelligence chatbots. The companies have agreed in principle to resolve multiple lawsuits brought by families whose teenage children died by suicide or suffered serious psychological harm after interacting with Character.AI ’s chatbot companions. While the settlement deta

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is once again under scrutiny after repeatedly spreading misinformation about a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia, raising renewed concerns about the reliability of AI generated information during breaking news events. The incident occurred during a festival marking the start of Hanukkah and has reportedly left at least 16 people dead, according to early reports. As users on X turned to Grok for information, the chatbot delivered a mix of

Live football matches in the UK are entering a new era, thanks to an advanced technology platform that merges artificial intelligence with 5G connectivity to transform the stadium experience. After years of fans struggling with dropped signals, sluggish mobile data, and unreliable connections at large venues, a series of successful trials at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes has demonstrated that these longstanding frustrations may soon be a thing of the past ( Dig.watch ). Devel

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