[co-author: Connor Brashear] As AI systems became more deeply embedded in consumer‑facing products and services throughout 2025, regulators and private plaintiffs continued to test how existing privacy and consumer‑protection laws apply to the collection, use, and commercialization of personal data in AI development and deployment. Over the past year, federal and state enforcement agencies intensified…
AI advancements are reshaping startup productivity and could soon outpace human investors in venture capital. Key Takeaways The line between general chatbots and coding is becoming indistinct as coding evolves into plain English instructions. AI coding agents are not expected to eliminate the competitive advantages of established tech giants. Opus 4.5 marks a significant advancement…
PUBLISHED : 22 Jan 2026 at 14:44 Small Medium Large Thailand’s leading digital media association has selected students from 12 universities nationwide to join the Young Digital News Providers 2025 boot camp, a three‑day programme designed to equip aspiring journalists with essential AI skills and modern media ethics. The programme, organised by…
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has told GamesIndustry.biz that the company is making extensive use of AI and “always has”, but said it was deployed in tools rather than creativity, and “generative AI has zero part in what Rockstar Games is building” for GTA 6. He was speaking ahead of the release of the company’s…
Boca Raton, Florida–(Newsfile Corp. – February 3, 2026) – Entrepreneur and digital strategist Bret Talley reaffirms his ongoing commitment to advancing technological education through the Bret Talley Scholarship for Future Tech Pioneers, an annual academic award designed to support students with a strong passion for innovation and forward-thinking problem-solving in the digital age. To view…
Apple on Tuesday announced a major update to its flagship developer tool that gives artificial intelligence agents unprecedented control over the app-building process, a move that signals the iPhone maker’s aggressive push into an emerging and controversial practice known as “agentic coding.” Xcode 26.3, available immediately as a release candidate, integrates Anthropic’s Claude Agent and…
Global marketing executives are shifting their strategic focus away from reach-based metrics toward cultural relevance and community engagement while increasing investment in artificial intelligence, according to social-first marketing group SAMY’s fourth annual “Marketing Trends” report surveying more than 100 chief marketing officers across 22 countries. The research, which gathered insights from marketing leaders at L’Oréal,…
Well, CES 2026 just wrapped up, and wow, it was something else. The big theme this year? AI, pretty much everywhere you looked. From robots that can actually do things in the real world to software that creates stuff, it felt like AI was the main event. But it wasn’t just about AI; we also…
New automotive marketing solution helps automotive retailers match keywords to organic traffic potential and align inventory with true customer demand LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Catalyst IQ announced a new Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) product built specifically for AI-driven search results, today at the…
At the end of January, a strange website went live: Moltbook. An obvious amalgamation of Facebook and Lobster molts, this website is essentially Reddit for AI agents to communicate with each other. Its logo/symbol is the Reddit logo head on top of a lobster’s body, the lobster coming from the ClawdBot project, an AI project…
