Adobe seeks internal and external candidates for CEO role as Shantanu Narayen prepares to step down

Jess Asato was portrayed by AI tool as wearing a bikini after she criticised the creation of such non-consensual pictures A Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk’s AI company after saying its Grok tool helped a user produce fake sexualised pictures of her, part of a wave of such images that flooded X earlier this year. Jess Asato, the MP for Lowestoft, said in January that seeing herself portrayed by the AI tool as wearing a bikini without her consent was “violating”. Continue reading...

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government dictates how employees can and cannot use AI, its CIO told a county council committee. The city has offered several training sessions on using Microsoft Copilot.

The lawsuit could set a precedent for AI accountability, impacting regulatory approaches and investor confidence in AI technologies. The post UK MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-generated fake sexual images in landmark case appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Giving news websites the power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramifications The UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Google to change how it uses publishers’ content in its AI-powered search results, in a move that will have global ramifications. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is using powers that allow it to set bespoke rules for major tech firms that it deems to have “strategic market status”. Google, the world’s largest search engine, is one of those companies. Continue reading...

Klarna's US growth post-IPO pressures domestic BNPL firms and traditional credit card issuers, signaling a shift in consumer finance dynamics. The post Klarna CEO highlights US as fastest growing market after IPO as company pushes into crypto appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

European Commission aims to reduce ‘risky dependencies’ on foreign suppliers in cloud computing, AI and semiconductor production The EU executive wants to ensure no foreign government or company has access to a “kill switch” to turn off or disrupt vital tech services across the continent, as part of an effort to cut dependencies on the US and China. Publishing “technological sovereignty” proposals that risk further tensions with Donald Trump, the European Commission said on Wednesday the bloc needed to reduce dependency on foreign suppliers in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and semiconductor production. Continue reading...

The key to survival is not only adapting to AI but also actively building context and integrating these technologies into their offerings.

Klarna's US growth post-IPO pressures domestic BNPL firms and traditional credit card issuers, signaling a shift in consumer finance dynamics. The post Klarna CEO highlights US as fastest growing market post-IPO appeared first on Crypto Briefing.