Articles by Gino R. Diño
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Companies Could Soon Use AI Digital Clones of You To Predict What You'll Buy and Which Ads Will Work
Simile is commercialising digital replicas for research after raising $300 million, but Pew found AI-generated respondents often differed substantially from human survey participants.
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Grok Sued for $100 Million Over 9-Step Subscription Cancelation That Keeps Charging User $30 a Month
A California judge rejected xAI's attempt to force a proposed SuperGrok subscription class action into arbitration, while UK regulators prepare stricter rules for recurring contracts.
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AI Chatbots Fell Short in 86% of Technology-Abuse Advice Tests, Study Finds
An NYU-led study found that 86% of chatbot responses about technology-facilitated abuse lacked accuracy, completeness or safety, while 60% omitted critical warnings.
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UK Phishing Warning as 511 Lookalike Domains Imitate Trusted Brands and Target Consumers
CyberAware UK reported 511 potentially malicious domains resembling UK brands, while separate findings detailed phishing campaigns using fake software updates, telecoms infrastructure and messaging platforms.
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Elvis Presley Rights Holders Seek $41M From Anthropic in AI Copyright Lawsuit Over 274 Songs
Rights holders linked to Elvis Presley have sued Anthropic, alleging Claude was trained on lyrics from 274 songs without permission and seeking up to $48.6 million in statutory claims.
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Student Casually Discovers Three Possible 'Runaway Galaxies' That Astronomers Have Searched for Years To Find
Julian Shapiro identified three isolated dwarf galaxy candidates that may have passed through and been ejected from M101, though their distances and origins remain uncertain.
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More Tesla Drugs? Tesla-Logo Pills Keep Resurfacing After Years of Warnings
An Arizona-listed orthopaedist faces an MDMA trafficking charge after Tesla-logo pills were reportedly found in luggage at PortMiami, though confirmatory testing remains unreported.
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Fake Police are Going After Your Bank Accounts or Cyrpto Investments, According to Police
UK police forces are warning that fraudsters may spoof genuine switchboard numbers while posing as officers, using fake credentials and urgent claims to obtain victims' financial information or money.
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OpenAI Engineer Accused of Bugging Office Was in Touch With Saudi Royal Who Wanted To Recruit Him
Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer, faces federal charges over an alleged concealed recording device found in an executive conference room. Prosecutors are seeking detention without bail.
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Tesla Robotaxi's 'Fart Mode' Turns Woman's Entire Journey Into a Non-Stop Whoopee Cushion
A Tesla robotaxi reportedly became stuck playing a built-in sound with a passenger aboard, highlighting reliance on human intervention as US regulators examine the Cybercab's safety compliance.
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Elon Musk's Baby Mama Claims Her Child Support Fell From $100,000 to $20,000 a Month After Going Public
Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk faces rejected advertising, a possible TikTok account suspension and distribution uncertainty as it expands from limited theatrical release.
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Why Standard DNA Has Failed 40% of 9/11 Victims, and What Genetic Genealogy Does Differently
New York City's medical examiner has identified a second 9/11 victim through forensic genetic genealogy, while 1,098 World Trade Center victims remain unidentified 25 years later.
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Met Police Reprimanded After Officers Use Auror Shoplifting Platform to Share Suspect Data Without Approval
The ICO reprimanded the Metropolitan Police after officers shared sensitive information about 179 people on Auror for more than 18 months without proper oversight or approval.
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Apple's iPhone Duo Launch Sends Searches for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Soaring by 300%
Apple's foldable iPhone announcement drove a 300% rise in searches for Samsung foldables, while Galaxy Z Fold8 demand increased as competition validates the growing category.
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Banned but Still Accessible: How AI Nudifier Apps Are Outrunning the Law That Criminalised Them
A first-person investigation shows how quickly free AI nudification tools can create fake intimate images, while researchers and lawmakers warn that regulation is struggling to keep pace.
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Arm-Qualcomm Verdict: Why a $2 Award Could Reshape Chip Licensing Globally
A Delaware jury found Arm breached its licensing agreement with Qualcomm and interfered with its Meta relationship, but awarded only $2 as major financial questions remain unresolved.
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Clavicular Gives Fans a Live Lesson in Face Editing by Redesigning Kendall Jenner's Features
Looksmaxxing streamer Clavicular edited a photo of Kendall Jenner during a livestream, proposing facial changes while broader concerns remain about beauty standards, bias and paid facial analysis.
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Parking Apps Charge Up to 40% More Than Displayed: No One's Stopping It
Mandatory service charges of up to 40% are added to some UK parking payments, while councils and app providers dispute responsibility for displaying the full cost upfront.
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Wealthy Families Catch AI FOMO: 59% of Family Offices Rank AI First Despite Bubble Fears
AI was the leading 2026 investment theme for surveyed North American family offices, but 75% expect a bubble to burst within five years amid rising valuation concerns.
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Apple Is Putting Indigenous Languages on iPhones To Help Keep Them Alive for the Next Generation
Apple's iOS 27 supports more Indigenous-language keyboards, including Cherokee and Blackfoot, but the update leaves unresolved who controls language data used for speech recognition, translation and AI.
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Tech Billionaire Suggests 'Oxytocin Doping' for Marriage Counselling To Fight the 'Tragedy of Divorce'
Palmer Luckey's proposal to use oxytocin in marriage counselling has sparked debate over consent and scientific evidence, while studies question whether the hormone reliably creates pair bonds.
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Three Fired OpenAI Researchers Believe Safety Work Cost Them Jobs: Company Denies Retaliation Claim
Former OpenAI safety researcher Tomek Korbak and two colleagues dispute the company's explanation for their dismissals, amid concerns about communications with METR and declining monitorability of AI agents.
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AI Hacking Goes From Human Attackers to Open-Source Tools to an OpenAI Agent Albanese Says Went Around Blocks
CrowdStrike linked an open-source AI security-testing tool to breaches at South Korean financial firms, while Australia reported a separate unauthorized OpenAI agent intrusion into a government portal.
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Britain's Scam-Ad Law Passed in 2023, but Nine FCA-Flagged Firms Kept Advertising
Which? found nine firms on the UK Financial Conduct Authority's warning list still advertising on Meta, Google or TikTok, highlighting gaps before new online safety duties begin.
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CEO Says Grok Bot Agent Posted His Bank Balances to Company Slack, but a Community Note Disputes It
XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac says SpaceXAI's Grok Bot posted his bank balances in Slack, but the claim remains unverified and a Community Note disputes the post's authenticity.
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Palantir-Built ICE Database Tagged Maine Observers as 'Threats' as UK Nears NHS Contract Break Clause
A federal court filing alleges an ICE agent created records on Maine observer Carlyn Williams after identifying her spouse's vehicle, leading to a border stop and searches.
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Fed Up With Apple's AI, Some Mac Owners Are Deleting It Themselves
RemoveMacAI has drawn support from Mac users who want Apple Intelligence removed, while others question the tool's security, compatibility, and the AI models' storage demands.
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Britain's Job Seekers Are Trolling AI Interviewers, and the Joke Is on the Algorithm
A viral clip of an AI interviewer seemingly malfunctioning has renewed debate over whether automated hiring tools can understand candidates, follow instructions and provide accessible assessments.
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UK Logs Worst AI Job Losses in Morgan Stanley Survey, but Bank of England Sees Little Evidence of Cuts
Demand for AI skills is rising in Britain while entry-level opportunities decline, but the Bank of England says evidence remains limited that automation is causing broad job losses.
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Five-Year Jail Term Introduced for AI Tools That Generate Child Abuse Images in UK
The Internet Watch Foundation recorded 6,310 AI-generated child sexual abuse images in the first half of 2026, while new UK offences targeting such tools await commencement.
