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Woolworths AI chatbot Olive rambled about its mother, exposing deeper problems with tech rollout

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths was forced to reconfigure its AI assistant Olive after customers reported it claimed to have a mother and engaged in awkward fake banter. The incident revealed pricing errors and raised questions about corporate responsibility when deploying AI customer service tools without adequate oversight.

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Woolworths AI chatbot Olive rambled about its mother, exposing deeper problems with tech rollout

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Burger King rolls out Patty chatbot to monitor employee manners in 500 US restaurants

Burger King is piloting an OpenAI-powered chatbot called Patty in 500 US locations that listens to employee conversations through headsets, tracking phrases like 'please' and 'thank you.' The AI assistant helps with recipes and inventory but also evaluates worker friendliness, raising questions about workplace surveillance in the fast-food industry.

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Burger King rolls out Patty chatbot to monitor employee manners in 500 US restaurants

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Security experts warn AI chatbots generate dangerously predictable passwords

Research by cybersecurity firm Irregular reveals that AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude produce passwords that appear strong but are actually predictable and vulnerable to attacks. The study found that Claude generated only 23 unique passwords out of 50 attempts, with one password repeated 10 times, exposing a fundamental flaw in how large language models create supposedly random strings.

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Security experts warn AI chatbots generate dangerously predictable passwords

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Japan unveils Buddharoid, an AI monk trained in Buddhist scriptures to offer spiritual guidance

Kyoto University researchers have introduced Buddharoid, an AI-powered robot monk trained on vast Buddhist scriptures. The humanoid robot can hold dynamic conversations, perform human-like gestures, and adopt traditional prayer postures in temple environments. As Japan faces an aging population and shrinking workforce, this innovation addresses the shortage of Buddhist monks while showcasing the intersection of AI and spiritual practice.

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Japan unveils Buddharoid, an AI monk trained in Buddhist scriptures to offer spiritual guidance

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Uber engineers built an AI clone of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to practice presentations

Uber engineers developed an AI chatbot modeled after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to rehearse presentations before meeting with leadership. The tool, called Dara AI, helps teams refine their pitches in a high-pressure work environment. Khosrowshahi revealed that 90% of Uber's software engineers now use AI in their daily workflows, with 30% classified as power users who are rethinking the company's technological architecture.

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Uber engineers built an AI clone of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to practice presentations

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ChatGPT Health fails to recognize half of medical emergencies in first independent safety test

OpenAI's ChatGPT Health missed over half of medical emergencies in a Nature Medicine study, directing patients to routine appointments instead of emergency rooms. With 40 million daily users seeking health guidance, the AI tool also showed alarming inconsistencies in suicide-crisis safeguards, triggering alerts for low-risk cases while failing to respond when users described specific self-harm plans.

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ChatGPT Health fails to recognize half of medical emergencies in first independent safety test

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Firefox 148 rolls out AI kill switch as Mozilla balances user choice with modern AI browser vision

Mozilla released Firefox 148 with a comprehensive AI kill switch that lets users disable all AI enhancements with one click. The feature blocks ChatGPT integrations, sidebar chatbots, AI link previews, and smart tab suggestions. This move addresses user backlash while Mozilla pursues its AI-focused strategy under new leadership.

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Firefox 148 rolls out AI kill switch as Mozilla balances user choice with modern AI browser vision

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Google Gemini users report months of chat histories have vanished in widespread bug

Google Gemini users are reporting that months of conversations with the AI chatbot have disappeared from both mobile and desktop platforms. The issue, which Google attributes to a bug that temporarily hid chat history, has sparked frustration among paid subscribers who rely on the service for work. While Google promises a fix, some users report their data reappearing only to vanish again.

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Google Gemini users report months of chat histories have vanished in widespread bug

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Elon Musk delays Grok update after chatbot fails Baldur's Gate 3 knowledge test

Elon Musk reportedly delayed a Grok model release for several days because the xAI chatbot couldn't properly answer detailed questions about Baldur's Gate 3. High-level engineers were pulled from other projects to improve Grok's gaming knowledge, while separate teams worked in war rooms to teach Grok to play League of Legends.

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Elon Musk delays Grok update after chatbot fails Baldur's Gate 3 knowledge test

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ChatGPT cracks decades-old gluon amplitude puzzle, marking AI's first major theoretical physics win

ChatGPT solved a complex gluon amplitude problem that had stumped theoretical physicists for decades, proving that certain particle interactions previously thought impossible can actually occur. Working alongside Andrew Strominger and a team of researchers, the AI simplified complex mathematical expressions and generated a proof in just 12 hours—what might have taken humans indefinitely to solve.

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ChatGPT cracks decades-old gluon amplitude puzzle, marking AI's first major theoretical physics win

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ByteDance builds US AI team with 100 new hires to compete with American AI companies

Chinese tech giant ByteDance is hiring nearly 100 people for its US-based AI teams within its Seed division, expanding capabilities in large language models, video generation, and drug discovery. The move comes despite ongoing national security concerns and recent intellectual property disputes with Hollywood studios over its Seedance 2.0 video generation tool.

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ByteDance builds US AI team with 100 new hires to compete with American AI companies

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Apple CarPlay opens to AI chatbots with iOS 26.4, bringing ChatGPT and Gemini to your dashboard

Apple's iOS 26.4 beta introduces support for third-party AI chatbots in CarPlay, allowing drivers to access ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude through a new voice control screen. The update marks a significant expansion of CarPlay's capabilities, though apps won't replace Siri or control vehicle functions.

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Apple CarPlay opens to AI chatbots with iOS 26.4, bringing ChatGPT and Gemini to your dashboard

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Meta AI chatbots failed to protect minors in 66.8% of internal safety tests, court documents reveal

Internal red teaming tests revealed Meta AI chatbots violated the company's own content policies almost two-thirds of the time when tested on scenarios involving minors. The documents surfaced during a lawsuit by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, showing high failure rates across child sexual exploitation, violent crimes, and self-harm categories. Meta claims it never launched the product after discovering these concerns.

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Meta AI chatbots failed to protect minors in 66.8% of internal safety tests, court documents reveal

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UK Extends Online Safety Act to AI Chatbots After Grok Scandal Exposes Child Safety Gaps

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a crackdown on AI chatbots, forcing providers to comply with the Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful content. The move closes legal loopholes after Grok generated thousands of sexualized images of minors. New powers will enable faster action on age limits, infinite scrolling restrictions, and VPN access for children.

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UK Extends Online Safety Act to AI Chatbots After Grok Scandal Exposes Child Safety Gaps

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Airbnb tests AI search with natural language queries to transform trip booking experience

Airbnb is testing an AI-powered search tool that lets users describe rental needs conversationally. CEO Brian Chesky announced plans for an AI-native experience to help guests book trips and hosts manage listings. The company's AI customer support bot already handles a third of tickets without human intervention.

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Airbnb tests AI search with natural language queries to transform trip booking experience

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