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US Suspects Thailand's OBON Corp Helped Smuggle $2.5bn in NVIDIA Chips to Alibaba

US prosecutors believe Thailand's OBON Corp, a key player in the country's National AI Strategy, helped smuggle billions in NVIDIA-equipped Supermicro servers to China. Alibaba was allegedly among the end customers in a scheme involving falsified documents and dummy servers. The $2.5bn case marks the largest US enforcement action under AI export controls.

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Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of $100M+ humanities grants unconstitutional

A federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants, ruling that DOGE lacked authority and violated constitutional rights. The decision scrutinized how officials used ChatGPT to identify and terminate more than 1,400 grants based on perceived DEI content, calling it unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.

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Tech companies turn to faith leaders in unprecedented push to build ethical AI

In a striking departure from Silicon Valley skepticism, tech companies including OpenAI and Anthropic are consulting religious leaders to shape AI ethics. The inaugural Faith-AI Covenant roundtable in New York brought together diverse faith groups to discuss integrating morality into AI development, though critics question whether these efforts represent genuine commitment or strategic public relations.

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French prosecutors escalate Elon Musk and X investigation to criminal probe over Grok AI violations

French authorities have escalated their investigation into Elon Musk and social platform X to a criminal probe. The Paris prosecutor's office is pursuing charges including complicity in distributing child sexual abuse images, Holocaust denial by Grok AI, and spreading nonconsensual deepfakes. Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino refused to appear for voluntary interviews in April.

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DOJ antitrust head warns companies against misleading on AI disruption in merger reviews

The Justice Department's antitrust chief issued a stark warning to dealmakers attempting to use artificial intelligence disruption as a legal defense during merger reviews. Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi told companies at a New York University event that claims of AI replacing entire industries must be supported by concrete evidence, signaling heightened scrutiny of AI-related merger arguments.

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IMF warns AI cyberattacks could trigger systemic shock to global financial system

The International Monetary Fund issued its first major warning about advanced AI models like Anthropic's Claude Mythos, which can identify and exploit vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser. The fund warns that AI-powered threats to global financial system could trigger correlated failures, disrupting payments, liquidity, and confidence at a systemic level. With many institutions using shared software and cloud providers, a single exploited weakness could cascade across the entire financial sector.

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Bernie Sanders pushes AI regulation as Trump administration considers FDA-style safety approval

Sen. Bernie Sanders is emerging as Washington's leading voice on AI risks, warning of existential threats and calling for international cooperation with China. His stance contrasts sharply with most lawmakers focused on beating China in the AI race. Now, the Trump administration appears to be shifting toward his position, with officials suggesting new AI models should require FDA-style safety approval before public release.

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US China plan official AI dialogue at Beijing summit as tech rivalry intensifies

The Trump Administration and Beijing are considering launching official discussions on artificial intelligence during next week's summit between President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead the American side as both nations aim to address risks from erratic AI models, autonomous weapons systems, and potential cyberattacks by non-state actors.

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EU Delays AI Act Enforcement by 16 Months After Industry Pressure, Bans Nudification Apps

The EU reached a provisional agreement to delay key AI Act compliance deadlines until December 2027, responding to industry concerns about overlapping regulations. The deal also introduces an outright ban on AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material, following global backlash over tools like xAI's Grok chatbot.

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06 May 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel claims AI stopped school shootings, but evidence tells another story

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI is now utilizing artificial intelligence to prevent violent attacks, claiming the technology helped stop school massacres in North Carolina and New York. However, research reveals AI chatbots encourage violence 33.3% of the time while discouraging it only 16.7% of the time, raising questions about the technology's actual impact on public safety.

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OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws in AI model training, federal investigation finds

Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, found OpenAI non-compliant with federal and provincial privacy laws after a joint investigation. The probe revealed the company collected vast amounts of personal information without adequate safeguards or consent for AI model training, violating Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

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AI deepfakes impersonate doctors to spread medical misinformation and promote fraudulent products

The American Medical Association is calling for urgent federal and state action as AI deepfakes increasingly target doctors to promote unproven supplements and medical devices. High-profile physicians like CNN's Sanjay Gupta have been impersonated in convincing fake videos, while AI chatbots falsely claim medical licenses. The crisis threatens to erode public trust in healthcare and puts patient safety at risk.

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Illinois lawmakers debate AI liability bills as OpenAI and Anthropic clash over regulations

Illinois is considering multiple AI regulations that could reshape how companies are held accountable for harm. Two competing legislative proposals have divided major AI developers, with OpenAI supporting liability limits while Anthropic pushes for stricter oversight. The debate centers on balancing innovation with user safety as AI capabilities rapidly advance.

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Global regulators issue urgent cybersecurity alerts as Mythos AI threatens financial systems

Financial regulators in India and Australia have issued urgent warnings about Anthropic's Mythos AI model, which can identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed and scale. India's SEBI ordered immediate infrastructure overhauls across 19 classes of market participants, while Australia's ASIC warned that cyber risk has entered a new era requiring immediate action.

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Google scientist warns EU data sharing plan exposes users to privacy risk in under 2 hours

Sergei Vassilvitskii, Google's distinguished scientist, has warned the European Commission that its proposed anonymisation method for search data sharing is vulnerable to re-identification in less than two hours. The EU's Digital Markets Act requires Google to share search engine data with rivals like OpenAI by July 27, but the company's AI red team demonstrated critical flaws in the privacy safeguards.

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