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• Meta AI Support Exploit Hijacks Obama White House Instagram Account

  02-06-2026 17:31 via eweek.com
  Hackers used Meta’s AI support bot in Instagram account takeovers, including the Obama White House account, exposing risk in AI account recovery.
  
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• 7 ChatGPT Prompts That Turn Confusing Information Into Plain English

  04-06-2026 00:01 via eweek.com
  Use these ChatGPT prompts to simplify confusing bills, policies, health paperwork, instructions, and other dense information into plain English.
  
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• Here’s Everything Announced at Microsoft Build 2026

  03-06-2026 21:50 via theneurondaily.com
  
  Microsoft Build 2026 showed how Windows, Azure, GitHub, and Copilot are becoming the foundation for managed enterprise AI agents.
  
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• Google Rolls Out Android Fake Call Detection to Fight AI Voice Scams

  03-06-2026 21:24 via eweek.com
  Google’s fake call detection verifies Android calls through Phone by Google to flag spoofed contact calls tied to AI voice scams.
  
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• AlphaSense Hits $7.5B Valuation After $350M Funding Round

  03-06-2026 20:05 via eweek.com
  AlphaSense raised $350 million at a $7.5 billion valuation as the AI market intelligence company expands its platform, content library, and global operations.
  
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• 8 Prompting Tricks to Get Better AI-Generated Images

  03-06-2026 19:49 via eweek.com
  Learn eight practical AI image prompting tips to improve composition, lighting, style, texture, and edits across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Meta AI.
  
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• Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to Vet Powerful AI Models for National Security Risks

  03-06-2026 19:36 via eweek.com
  Trump signed an AI executive order calling for voluntary federal benchmarking of frontier models with advanced cyber capabilities.
  
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• Microsoft’s New AI Agent Brings ‘Always-On’ Automation to Microsoft 365

  03-06-2026 19:17 via eweek.com
  Microsoft introduced Scout at Build 2026, an always-on AI agent for Microsoft 365 built on OpenClaw with new security controls.
  
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• Trump-Linked Startup Tests Humanoid Robots for Future Military Missions

  03-06-2026 19:05 via eweek.com
  Foundation is testing Phantom humanoid robots for defense use as Pentagon contracts, Ukraine pilots, and Eric Trump ties draw scrutiny.
  
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• Florida Sues OpenAI Over Child Safety Concerns

  03-06-2026 18:50 via eweek.com
  Florida sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT misled users on child safety and failed to prevent harmful interactions.
  
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• Top Humanoid Robots Built for Factory Work: Tesla, Figure AI, Apptronik, and More

  03-06-2026 18:15 via eweek.com
  See the top humanoid robots built for factory work, including Tesla Optimus, Figure AI, Apptronik Apollo, Agility Digit, and more.
  
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• 7 Things Companies Should Know Before Hiring Humanoid Robots

  03-06-2026 09:04 via eweek.com
  Thinking about deploying humanoid robots? Learn the seven factors enterprises should evaluate, from ROI and safety to autonomy, data, and integration.
  
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• Microsoft’s Reported Copilot ‘Super App’ Could Signal Its Next AI Phase

  02-06-2026 17:52 via eweek.com
  Microsoft Build 2026 is expected to bring new MAI models, Windows 11 developer updates, and more details on Nvidia-powered AI PCs.
  
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• 7 ChatGPT Prompting Tricks That Actually Improve AI Responses

  02-06-2026 16:53 via eweek.com
  Try seven advanced ChatGPT prompting techniques to improve AI writing, analysis, structure, self-checking, and source-based responses.
  
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• How Workers in New Zealand Can Stay Relevant in the Age of AI

  01-06-2026 21:49 via eweek.com
  As AI adoption accelerates, New Zealand professionals may need to rethink how they build career resilience across government, technology, services, and knowledge-based roles.
  
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• Humanoid-Bosch Deal Highlights What’s Next for Australia’s Robotics-Driven Logistics Market

  01-06-2026 21:42 via eweek.com
  The partnership shows how humanoid robotics vendors are moving toward industrial-scale manufacturing as Australian logistics operators increase investment in warehouse automation.
  
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• China Turns Robots, AI Startups Into a Fast-Growing Tourism Industry

  01-06-2026 18:55 via eweek.com
  China’s tech tourism boom is drawing founders, investors, and students to AI labs, EV factories, and robotics hubs across major cities.
  
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• China’s JD.com Promises to Retrain, Not Replace, Nearly 1 Million Workers

  01-06-2026 18:27 via eweek.com
  JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong says the company will protect frontline workers from AI-driven displacement as it expands automation in China and across retail.
  
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• Taiwan Showcases Armed ‘Robot Dogs’ for South China Sea Patrols

  01-06-2026 18:00 via eweek.com
  Taiwan showcased robot dogs for reconnaissance, surveillance, and armed support as it explores unmanned patrols for remote South China Sea outposts.
  
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• Nvidia, Unitree, and Sharpa Launch New Humanoid Robot for Physical AI Research

  01-06-2026 16:01 via eweek.com
  Nvidia, Unitree, and Sharpa launched a humanoid robot reference platform to help academic researchers build and test robot skills.
  
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• Jeff Bezos: AI Doomsayers Are ‘Dead Wrong’ About Jobs

  22-05-2026 20:00 via eweek.com
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has fired back at critics of artificial intelligence, calling warnings of massive job displacement “dead wrong” and arguing the technology will elevate human workers rather than replace them.Speaking with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bezos threw his weight behind the generative AI boom, directly challenging the tech industry’s growing camp of naysayers. He pushed back against fears that advanced coding platforms, such as those from Anthropic and Cu
  
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• Coming Soon: Gemini to Add Adobe, Canva, and CapCut for AI Editing

  22-05-2026 19:04 via eweek.com
  Google is trying to turn Gemini into more than a place where creative ideas begin.The company is bringing Adobe, Canva, and CapCut integrations into its AI chatbot, allowing users to generate images, designs, and videos in Gemini before refining them in familiar editing tools. The move could make Gemini a more central workspace for creators, marketers, and teams that already rely on AI to speed up content production.“Magic Layers takes things a step further. Generate an image in Gemini and
  
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• Huawei Watch and Blood Sugar Awareness: How Its Diabetes Risk Feature Works

  22-05-2026 18:51 via eweek.com
  Huawei is taking a prevention-first route into the blood sugar monitoring race.With the Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro, the company brings diabetes-risk screening to the wrist through its Diabetes Risk Study feature. Instead of waiting for blood sugar to become an obvious concern, the watch looks for health patterns worth reviewing.As one of the first major smartwatch brands with a non-invasive diabetes risk assessment feature, Huawei gives wearables a more active role in prevention.Daily health signals
  
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• OpenAI’s Model Solves 80-Year-Old Math Problem

  22-05-2026 18:34 via eweek.com
  Who needs a calculator when AI starts doing original mathematics?OpenAI says one of its general-purpose reasoning models disproved an 80-year-old geometry conjecture posed by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős. The result, which the company said was reviewed by external mathematicians, concerns the number of pairs of points that can be arranged at equal distances from one another.The AI giant said that the model “has disproved this longstanding conjecture, providing an infinite family
  
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• Jensen Huang: Nvidia Has ‘Largely Conceded’ China to Huawei

  22-05-2026 16:42 via eweek.com
  Nvidia may still want China… but China may no longer be waiting.In a CNBC interview, CEO Jensen Huang said US export controls have pushed Chinese AI companies toward domestic alternatives, with Huawei moving into the space Nvidia once dominated. He framed that shift as a direct consequence of Washington’s chip limits, which have left Chinese firms looking for suppliers closer to home.“We’ve really largely conceded that market to them,” Huang told CNBC.For Nvidia, t
  
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• Google I/O 2026: 10 Key Takeaways on Gemini, Search, and AI Agents

  22-05-2026 16:24 via eweek.com
  Google wants AI to stop waiting for instructions.At I/O 2026, the company unveiled a sweeping lineup of Gemini-powered tools designed to behave less like chatbots and more like autonomous digital assistants. The announcements touched nearly every corner of Google’s ecosystem, including Search, Android, Workspace, shopping, video creation, and software development.Here are the 10 biggest takeaways from Google’s agent-first push, and what they suggest about where Search, Gemini, and th
  
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• NASA’s Moon Base Vision Includes Swarms of Lunar Robots

  22-05-2026 15:30 via eweek.com
  The first builders of NASA’s future Moon base may not need spacesuits.NASA put its lunar ambitions on full display in Houston this week, using a major student robotics competition to spotlight how machines will help build its future Moon Base. At the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship, the agency highlighted its long-term plan for a permanent presence on the Moon while engaging tens of thousands of students, mentors, and parents through exhibits and live demonstrations.NASA’s Moo
  
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• Building Resilience In The Age of AI

  21-05-2026 22:27 via eweek.com
  Cohesity Chief Product Officer Vasu Murthy joins eSpeaks to discuss why resilience is becoming a foundational requirement for enterprise AI. He explains how organizations can protect AI systems, agents, and data as automation accelerates, and why trusted recovery, governed data, and Minimum Viable Company planning are becoming critical to scaling AI responsibly.
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• Intuit Cuts 3,000 Jobs, Putting Spotlight on Tech’s AI Restructuring Wave

  21-05-2026 17:20 via eweek.com
  Intuit is cutting thousands of jobs, but the company says AI is not to blame.The financial tech leader announced Wednesday that it is cutting approximately 17% of its global workforce, eliminating roughly 3,000 to 3,100 jobs worldwide. The corporate restructuring comes despite a highly profitable tax season and a newly announced $8.6 billion revenue quarter.The Mountain View, California-based maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp framed the decision as a strategic pivot. The
  
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• Hyundai Plans 25,000 ‘Atlas’ Humanoid Robots for Factories by 2028

  21-05-2026 16:29 via eweek.com
  Hyundai’s next factory workers may not need hard hats.The company is preparing to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas-based humanoid robots across its manufacturing operations, according to reports from Yonhap News Agency. The effort is expected to begin at Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant in 2028 before expanding to Kia’s Georgia plant in 2029.For Hyundai, the rollout is not just a robotics flex. It is a test of whether humanoid robots can perform useful, repetitive, physically demanding
  
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