California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots
SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.
A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox
The viral X post from an AI security researcher reads like satire. But it’s really a word of warning about what can go wrong when handing tasks to an AI agent.
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Commanding Attention Isn’t About Being Loud — Here’s How to Get People to Really Listen to You
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Freelancers, Stop Chasing Clients — Here’s How to Get Them to Come to You
Discover how to make marketing effective and manageable as a busy freelance service provider.
Salesforce announces Agentforce 360 as enterprise AI competition heats up
Salesforce announces an upgraded version of its Agentforce platform designed to help enterprises build and deploy AI agents.
Anduril’s new EagleEye MR helmet sees Palmer Luckey return to his VR roots
Anduril Industries on Monday unveiled “EagleEye,” a helmeted computing system that seeks to turn soldiers into AI-augmented warfighters.
Strava eyes IPO as Gen Z trades dating apps for running clubs
Strava, the 16-year-old fitness tracking app, is gearing up to go public, the Financial Times reports. CEO Michael Martin told the FT that the San Francisco company plans to list “at some point,” eyeing capital for more acquisitions. The company, backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, and Jackson Square Ventures, was last valued at $2.2 billion […]