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06 Nov 2025

AI Bot Traffic Surges 300% Globally, Disrupting Online Business Operations

AI bots have experienced a dramatic 300% surge in traffic over the past year, with India leading APAC region activity. These bots are disrupting online operations through content scraping, affecting publishers and e-commerce platforms while inflating costs and distorting analytics.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Warns China Could Win AI Race Amid Trade War Tensions

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sparked controversy by stating China could win the AI race, citing energy advantages and regulatory challenges. His comments highlight growing tensions over chip exports and China's push for domestic alternatives to Nvidia's CUDA platform.

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Tinder Tests AI-Powered 'Chemistry' Feature That Analyzes Users' Camera Roll Photos

Tinder is piloting an AI feature called Chemistry in Australia and New Zealand that analyzes users' camera roll photos to improve match compatibility. The feature aims to combat swipe fatigue and boost engagement as the dating app faces declining subscriber numbers.

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Google Gemini Deep Research Gets Workspace Integration, Can Now Access Gmail, Drive, and Chat Data

Google has expanded its Gemini Deep Research feature to access personal data from Gmail, Google Drive, and Chat, allowing users to create more comprehensive AI-powered research reports by combining web sources with their own emails, documents, and conversations.

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xAI Employees Required to Surrender Biometric Data to Train Musk's AI Companion 'Ani'

Elon Musk's AI company xAI compelled employees to provide their faces and voices to train sexualized chatbot avatars, raising concerns about consent and data misuse in AI development.

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05 Nov 2025

Snap and Perplexity Strike $400 Million AI Search Partnership Deal

Snap announces a major $400 million partnership with AI search startup Perplexity to integrate AI-powered search directly into Snapchat, giving Perplexity access to over 940 million users while opening new revenue streams for Snap.

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Sony AI Releases First Consent-Based Benchmark to Combat AI Vision Bias

Sony AI has launched FHIBE, the world's first publicly available, consent-based image dataset designed to test fairness and bias in computer vision models. The benchmark includes over 10,000 images from nearly 2,000 participants across 81 countries, revealing significant biases in existing AI systems.

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MIT Develops AI-Powered Robot Mapping System for Search-and-Rescue Operations

MIT researchers have created a new AI-driven system that enables robots to rapidly generate 3D maps of large environments by stitching together smaller submaps, overcoming limitations of existing machine learning models that can only process limited images at a time.

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Google Expands AI Mode Access with New Chrome Mobile Shortcut and Enhanced Booking Capabilities

Google introduces a dedicated AI Mode shortcut button in Chrome's new tab page for iOS and Android users, making AI-powered search more accessible. The update includes expanded agentic booking capabilities for event tickets and wellness appointments.

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AI-Powered NextBrain Atlas Creates Most Detailed 3D Map of Human Brain for Medical Imaging

UCL researchers have developed NextBrain, an AI-assisted brain atlas that provides unprecedented detail in MRI scan analysis. The atlas maps 333 brain regions from microscopic tissue data and can analyze living patients' brain scans in minutes, potentially revolutionizing diagnosis of neurological diseases like Alzheimer's.

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AI Breakthrough: Scientists Design Functional Antibodies from Scratch Using Machine Learning

Researchers led by Nobel laureate David Baker have achieved a major breakthrough by using AI to design functional antibodies entirely from scratch, potentially revolutionizing drug development and accelerating the creation of targeted therapeutics for diseases including cancer, viral infections, and autoimmune disorders.

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Google Discovers AI-Powered Malware in the Wild, But Experts Question Real-World Threat Level

Google's Threat Intelligence Group has identified several new malware families that leverage AI and large language models for dynamic code generation and evasion tactics. However, security experts argue these AI-generated threats remain experimental and pose limited real-world danger compared to traditional malware development methods.

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Pantone Launches AI-Powered Color Palette Generator to Streamline Design Workflows

Pantone introduces a generative AI tool that creates custom color palettes based on natural language prompts, trained on six decades of proprietary color research. The tool aims to address designers' pain points in palette creation by offering contextual suggestions through a chat-based interface.

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SoftBank and OpenAI Launch Joint Venture in Japan Amid Growing AI Investment Concerns

SoftBank and OpenAI have established a 50-50 joint venture in Japan to localize enterprise AI solutions, with SoftBank becoming the first customer. The move comes as analysts raise concerns about circular AI investments and inflated valuations.

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Arista Networks Stock Plunges Despite Strong Q3 Results as AI Infrastructure Growth Shows Signs of Deceleration

Arista Networks reported strong Q3 earnings that beat expectations but saw its stock drop 13% after-hours due to disappointing guidance suggesting sequential growth will slow to less than 1% in Q4, raising concerns about the sustainability of AI infrastructure demand.

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