IAC announced it officially shut down Ask.com’s search business on May 1, 2026. The search engine, known as Ask Jeeves, was one of the earliest natural-language search platforms. After nearly 30 years of operation, it has been eclipsed by the AI chatbot era of search.
A BBC investigation reveals multiple users experiencing delusional symptoms after prolonged, immersive conversations with AI chatbots.
A new study from Oxford University’s Internet Institute, published in Nature, finds that AI models fine-tuned to present a warmer tone are approximately 60% more likely to give incorrect responses in high-risk tasks involving disinformation, conspiracy theories, and medical knowledge.
Minnesota passes one of the nation’s strictest AI deepfake laws, banning non-consensual AI-generated nude images and imposing fines up to $500,000 on app developers.
The Screen Actors Guild has reached a tentative labor deal with major studios, resolving long-standing disputes over pay, AI usage, and working conditions, bringing stability back to the entertainment industry.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticizes tech leaders for exaggerating AI doomsday risks, saying a ‘God complex’ is causing unnecessary talent drain in the industry.
Kimi K2.6, an open-weights model from Chinese startup Moonshot AI, won first place in an ongoing AI coding challenge, scoring 22 points ahead of GPT-5.5 and Claude.
The US Department of Defense has reached agreements with seven leading AI companies to deploy their systems on classified military networks, with Anthropic excluded after talks broke down.
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman will be live-streamed via YouTube next week, with the public able to listen to daily court proceedings from 11AM to 5PM ET.
GitHub reports that VS Code has a bug where the editor automatically adds ‘Co-Authored-by: Copilot’ to git commits even when users haven’t used Copilot, sparking significant debate in the developer community.