Forty-six leaders of Europe's largest companies called on the European Commission to delay the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Act in an open letter published on July 4, 2025. The chief executives specifically requested a "two-year clock-stop" before key obligations enter into force, affecting both the
The introduction of Google's AI Overviews in early 2025 has significantly reduced traffic to publisher websites, raising serious concerns about the sustainability of digital media companies. Users are increasingly less likely to click through to publishers' sites as they receive the information they seek directly on Google&
The proliferation of sophisticated large language models (LLMs) has precipitated a crisis in academic and professional integrity, prompting the development of an array of AI detection tools designed to distinguish machine-generated text from human writing. Systems such as Turnitin AI, GPTZero, and Originality.ai purport to identify the statistical hallmarks
Italy's data protection authority (Garante) has imposed a €5 million fine on Luka Inc., the developer of the Replika chatbot, for processing user data without a proper legal basis, providing inadequate privacy notices, and failing to implement effective age verification systems until February 2023. The Garante temporarily blocked
WOOHOO, the first fully AI-operated restaurant, will open its doors on August 15, 2025, in Dubai, marking a significant milestone in hospitality automation and practical applications of AI technology. The restaurant is being jointly developed by the Dubai Future Foundation and Emirates Hospitality Group, and will be located in the
The allure of generative AI's apparent competence has led many researchers to venture into unfamiliar territories, applying these tools to domains where they lack the necessary expertise to critically evaluate the outputs. This phenomenon represents a fundamental departure from traditional research practices, where domain knowledge serves as the
Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaGenome on 25 June 2025, an AI model capable of processing DNA sequences up to 1 million letters long and predicting thousands of molecular properties simultaneously. The model focuses on interpreting non-coding regions that comprise 98% of the human genome and play crucial roles in regulating gene
Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, is scheduled to visit Beijing on July 16, 2025, to hold a press briefing on the company's AI technologies, highlighting Nvidia's continued strategic significance for China despite ongoing US export restrictions. The visit is particularly notable as Nvidia's
Microsoft has revealed details of an artificial intelligence system that performs significantly better than human doctors at complex health diagnoses, creating what they call a "path to medical superintelligence". The company's AI unit, led by British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman, has developed a system that imitates
The United States Senate voted 99-1 to strike down the proposed state AI regulation moratorium after 4 a.m. on July 1, 2025, which had originally been included in President Trump's tax cut legislation. The proposal initially sought a 10-year ban on state AI laws, later reduced to
The formulation of research questions and hypotheses constitutes a fundamental aspect of scientific inquiry, providing a structured pathway for investigating phenomena and advancing knowledge. Research questions articulate specific gaps or uncertainties within a domain, whereas hypotheses propose tentative explanations or predictions amenable to empirical scrutiny. These elements ensure methodological rigour
According to an investigation published by Futurism in June 2025, multiple individuals have been placed in psychiatric institutions or jailed after experiencing severe mental health crises following intensive conversations with ChatGPT and other AI chatbots. The documented cases include a man in his early 40s with no prior history of
