The sell-off for AI winners deepened and yanked stock markets lower worldwide.

The European Union has issued new rules for Google, requiring it to share search data and open its Android system to rival AI companies.

A study shows major artificial intelligence models are likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders worldwide.

Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son has ridiculed people who worry about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments.

Meta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI-generated images.

AI notetakers can quickly summarize meetings and create to-do lists, but they raise privacy concerns.

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than 13 billion Canadian dollars ($9.1 billion) to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States.

A rebound for AI stocks lifted the U.S. market.

Employment data offers a grim outlook for secretaries and administrative assistants in the age of artificial intelligence, but workers in the women-dominated occupation say the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

U.S. stocks rose and recovered some of their losses from a rare losing week.

OpenAI has restricted the release of its new AI model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration.

Seminole County doesn’t have any large-scale AI data centers — and there are no concrete plans to build one. But county commissioners aren’t waiting for that to change before asking a critical question: Should they have rules in place before one arrives? This week, commissioners began discussing whether a moratorium on data centers is needed as they plan for the county’s future.

The U.S. stock market drifted to a mixed finish after several AI stocks veered back up the roller coaster, while Apple shares dropped after hiking prices on many of its products.

Alibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding removal from a list naming it a Chinese military company.

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.

AI "world models" are the next frontier for computer scientists who see too many limitations in the AI language models behind popular chatbots.

Tech companies are spending big on AI, but investors are getting nervous.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies.

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.

Nvidia is betting on artificial intelligence to revive U.S. manufacturing.

Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program called Claude Corps that plans to help nonprofits effectively use artificial intelligence by embedding 1,000 trained fellows in various organizations for a year.

Another sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks dragged the U.S. market sharply lower.

President Donald Trump is calling for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence.

Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations.

British competition regulators have mandated that Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews.

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology.

The Trump administration is pushing to use artificial intelligence in the U.S. military even as it faces calls for caution from some companies and military leaders.

News 6 anchor Matt Austin had deepfake videos made of him at a cybersecurity conference here in Central Florida.

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.

College students hate AI. I mean, they love the fact that AI helps them with writing papers, creating study guides, and answering all sorts of absurd questions – no, college students hate AI because to them, AI is eliminating their entry-level jobs.

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms.

President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony.

Artificial intelligence has become an unwelcome topic at college commencements.

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.

The Vatican is preparing to release Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in the coming weeks.

Layoffs have been piling up recently, especially in the tech world.

Meta Platforms is introducing an "incognito" mode for WhatsApp to allow private conversations with its AI chatbot.

District plans to vote on AI policy in June, banning OpenAI tools and requiring human oversight

A commencement speech at the University of Central Florida is sparking debate online after comments about artificial intelligence drew boos from graduates during a recent ceremony for arts and humanities students.

How should Orange County’s schools allow AI usage? The school board discussing that issue today, with the hopes of having a policy in place before the next school year. The proposal bans OpenAI programs and chatbots for emotional support, and but allows it for instruction in specific cases.

Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.

The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm.

Questions about the dangers of artificial intelligence have been looming over the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow are suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringement.

Another severe wildfire season is forecast for the Western U.S. due to record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack.

A Florida woman says a hacker superimposed a photo of her standing next to a stranger in a fabricated hospital image and then used it to swindle her Facebook friends out of thousands of dollars.

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks This will allow the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.

As artificial intelligence permeates workplaces, it's changing the nature of jobs and how people do them.

Ukraine is accelerating the use of artificial intelligence to retain an edge on the battlefield, as the war with Russia enters a new technological phase.

The European Union says Meta is failing to keep underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram.

The district is holding a workshop to discuss new guidelines for AI use.

China has banned a planned acquisition of the AI startup Manus following a probe into Meta’s planned purchase of the firm.

The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting college students to second-guess their career paths.

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update.

Rising artificial intelligence demand is making everyday tech more expensive and one Central Florida school district is considering increasing its buying power for devices because of it.

OpenAI executives say they will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for “high-value professional work” as the company faces heightened competition with rival Anthropic in attracting corporate customers to adopt AI assistants in their workplaces.

Allbirds, the eco-friendly shoe brand that was once a Wall Street darling and found its way onto the feet of tech CEOs and movie stars, is pivoting to artificial intelligence.

European Union regulators plan to order Meta to reverse a move that limits AI chatbots from rival companies accessing WhatsApp.

Many Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT for health advice.

A new Gallup poll finds that more American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain skeptical.

Imagine standing in a store when a stranger runs up to you, phone in hand, showing you a video of someone stealing your car from the parking lot. The video looks completely real — but it was made with artificial intelligence. Melanie Valentine says that’s exactly what happened to her at a Home Depot in West Palm Beach late last year.

The faith-based AI market is expanding, with tools for various religions.

This week, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office announced a man was arrested on multiple charges after he reportedly showed an AI-generated video to a deputy and falsely reported a crime. Investigators say these prank videos a growing issue.

Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming.

Finding a job feels harder than ever.

A new documentary tries to explain generative AI fast, clearly and without taking sides, even as the technology keeps changing.

Orange County School Board to hear survey results on artificial intelligence as the district works to develop a policy on AI in the classroom.

The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector.

China’s Alibaba Group has pledged on Thursday a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next five years, which it says would be powered by the AI demand boom.

A year after the actor’s death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film.

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war.

A high-stakes dispute over how the U.S. military uses artificial intelligence has led the Pentagon to cancel its contract with rising AI star Anthropic.

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.

Journalists at the investigative outlet ProPublica have pledged to strike if negotiations for a contract don't take a turn — in what is believed would be the first such job action in the news industry where a dispute over how to deal with artificial intelligence is the chief sticking point.

The city of Winter Garden wants to add artificial intelligence to its 911 call center.

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher whether technology’s latest craze is overblown hyperbole or a springboard into a new era of prosperity and productivity.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.

The U.S. stock market rose after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence technology boom may also have an upside.

A private Indian university has been booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi after one of its staffers displayed a a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university’s own innovation.

Artificial intelligence is spreading fast across India, and people already use it to work quicker and cheaper.

India is hosting a major AI summit in New Delhi this week, as it pushes to shape global rules and show its own AI ambitions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a roundtable discussion in Sarasota.

When Amazon announced it was cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, many assumed it was the latest phase of CEO Andy Jassy’s push to reduce the corporate workforce as AI brings more efficiency gains.

Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares higher in after-hours trading Wednesday.

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter pictures and introducing a side panel for a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its of digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.

Britain's competition watchdog says Google should let news sites and content creators opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews.

A new Gallup poll finds that American workers have adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years.

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant.

Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze.

Google is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.

DeepSeek, a Chinese tech startup, is gaining traction in developing nations, narrowing the AI adoption gap with advanced economies.

Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son to kill himself.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes.

Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies.

The proposal includes such things as steps to keep “harmful” content from minors.

Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.