Australian-owned Canva beats out Claude, DeepSeek, and Grok in AI race
An Aussie tech giant has officially become one of the biggest winners of the AI boom, overtaking a…
CEO of $248 billion cybersecurity firm says workers face a ‘Darwinian moment’ thanks to AI
As AI automates routine tasks and redefines entire roles, the tools are creating a new workplace survival test—one…
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs
Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta were instructed to pose as minors online and probe…
How NZ can balance AI innovation with financial advice safety – Tim Williams
Clients may make unsuitable investment decisions by following non-compliant financial advice from offshore GenAI chatbots. Tim Williams It…
Why Do Chatbots Keep Telling Stories About Someone Named ‘Elias Thorne’?
Who in the world is Elias Thorne? He’s a regular fixture in stories told by chatbots, as first…
SoFi Launches AI Coach to Personalize Financial Planning
SoFi Plus members can now get personalized help and financial insights through an artificial intelligence-powered, chat-based platform within…
AI chatbots accused of helping to encourage violent attacks and at the centre of US lawsuits
Artificial intelligence is being blamed for encouraging, and in some cases assisting, people in carrying out violent attacks,…
McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years
In the past few years, AI tools have entered the rank-and-file mainstream—and now, being skilled with the tech…
Google unveils AI search & agent tools at I/O 2026
Google unveiled a broad set of artificial intelligence products and updates at its I/O 2026 conference, spanning search,…
The spiral-shaped trap: AI chatbots and the descent into delusion
Social media harms are well-known. Chatbots could be next as new research into “AI psychosis” shows how users…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era
Tech leaders have spent the past few years warning workers that AI will threaten every single job, from…
Friendly AI Chatbots may be more Prone to Inaccuracies
New research suggests that AI chatbots designed to sound warm and friendly when interacting with users may also…