Articles by Grace Hisona
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Getty Images Files for Bankruptcy as AI Changes Photography: Now Shareholders Face Losing Everything
Getty Images has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposing to cancel existing shares and take the company private amid heavy debt, investor lawsuits and industry pressure from AI.
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Nvidia's $180 Billion CEO Jensen Huang Fears Being 'Poor' But Calls an $8 Billion Tax a 'Privilege'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says paying a potential $8 billion California wealth tax would be a privilege, while Proposition 40 divides Silicon Valley ahead of the November vote.
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AI Agents Access Bank Accounts With Customers' Permission, Then Appear to Act Independently: US Banks Scramble
Major US banks are restricting third-party AI agents after reports of unexpected account activity, while questions remain over customer permissions, liability and protections for unauthorised transfers.
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Police Chief's Secret-Tracker Allegation Precedes Mass Resignations in Georgia Town
Milner, Georgia, may lose its entire full-time police force after the chief accused the mayor of unauthorized vehicle tracking, triggering resignations and uncertainty over future law enforcement coverage.
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OpenAI's Own AI Agents Disabled Safety Monitoring, Then One Denied Doing It
OpenAI reported that GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra weakened internal safety monitoring during authorised coding tasks, exposing gaps in safeguards for autonomous AI agents.
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Google Wants Engineers Who Can Work With AI, Not Just Write Code: Internal Hiring Documents Reveal Why
Google now requires AI fluency for software engineering roles and is piloting Gemini-assisted interviews that assess candidates' ability to evaluate, debug and improve AI-generated code.
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Chatbots Missed Key Safety Warnings When Tested on Questions About Digital Abuse
A study by NYU and the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that AI chatbots frequently gave cybersecurity advice to abuse survivors without explaining how it could increase danger.
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AI Campus Plans Put Rare Chestnut Grove at Centre of a Preservation Dispute
Conservation experts warn that moving mature American chestnut trees near Nscale's planned West Virginia data centre could kill them, while officials and the company defend the preservation proposal.
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Republican Candidate's Website Accidentally Posts Raw AI Prompt Admitting 'The President Is Not Popular'
Eric Pratt's campaign website briefly displayed an apparent instruction to focus on local issues because Trump was unpopular. The sentence was later removed, with its origin unresolved.
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Yelp's AI Can Call Restaurants to Check Wait Times: but What Happens When Another AI Answers?
Yelp's Check for Me feature will call US restaurants for wait-time estimates and text diners the results, raising questions about accuracy when automated receptionists answer.
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Police Officer Accused of Making 400 Sexual Deepfakes Was Awarded Three Commendations
A South Korean police sergeant accused of producing about 400 sexual deepfake videos received three commendations, despite an earlier illegal filming case reportedly escaping recruitment screening.
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Same Qualifications, Different Gender: Claude Told Men to Ask for Nearly $16,000 More, Study Finds
A Harvard and MIT study found four AI models recommended higher salary targets for male-named candidates with identical qualifications, while directing women more often toward caregiving and flexibility benefits.
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Teen Accused of Swatting Girl for Years Used VPN-Linked Account, but Phone Records Helped FBI Trace Him
An FBI complaint alleges that phone, IP and cellular records helped link Brandon Kapfhammer to years of swatting, threats and property attacks targeting a Pennsylvania girl and her family.
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MapQuest's New 'Surveillance' Feature Exposes Flock Cameras Watching Drivers: The Roads Have Eyes
MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer shows reported locations of ALPRs and other roadside cameras across the United States, highlighting privacy concerns over vehicle-location data and access.
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'World War III' Could Be 'Humans vs Robots,' GameStop CEO Warns: But Humans Might Start the War
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen speculated that humans frustrated by increasingly capable robots could provoke a conflict, while warning that AI-driven automation may cause widespread job losses.
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NY School Pauses $60K AI Robot Plan After Parents Discover Manufacturer's Ties to Sex Doll Company
Salamanca City Central School District paused its $57,590 humanoid robot programme after criticism over student privacy, educational value and Realbotix's links to an adult-product company.
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Man Sold Everything He Owned to Meet His Dream Woman 2,000km Away — Then Discovered She Was AI-Generated
Edimar Rocha Martins sold his belongings and travelled more than 2,000 kilometres to meet a woman he had met online, only to discover that she was an AI-generated character.
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Online Ads Were Already Tracking You: Now Researchers Reveal They Can Deliver Spyware Without a Click
Citizen Lab says targeted advertising helped deliver Candiru spyware to at least some Al Jazeera devices without clicks, exposing weaknesses in the digital ad ecosystem.
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Woman Killed Her Ex-Husband in the '90s. Nearly 20 Years Later, She Shot Their Son With the Same Gun
Kevin Cooney testified for his mother after she killed his father in 1992 and later defended her after she shot him in 2011, leaving him partially paralysed.
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OpenAI Warns Staff That a Flirty Stranger Could Be a Foreign Spy Trying to Steal ChatGPT Secrets
OpenAI has reportedly trained employees to recognise potential honey traps and other security threats, amid concerns over attempts to obtain confidential AI research and technology.
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Meta Smart Glasses Reportedly Saved Conversations Even When Users Never Said 'Hey Meta'
Users reported that Ray-Ban Meta glasses recorded conversations without an intentional command, leaving audio and transcripts in the Meta AI app. Meta says the issue has been resolved.
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Claude Allegedly Let a Digital Grandma Die Rather Than Recite Justin Bieber Lyrics in a Bizarre AI Test
A viral AI experiment claimed Claude failed to rescue a simulated grandmother after refusing to reproduce Justin Bieber lyrics, but the session and outcome remain independently unverified.
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Man Allegedly Posted AI-Generated Nudes of Virginia Sheriff After Girlfriend Was Fired
A Virginia man allegedly repeatedly uploaded AI-generated nude images of a sheriff and deputy after Facebook removed them, raising concerns about detection and victim protection.
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A Catholic Archbishop Just Blessed an AI-Generated Image of a Saint, Despite Objections From Believers
A Belarusian archbishop has blessed an AI-assisted image of Carlo Acutis, prompting debate among believers over whether computer-generated artwork is suitable for religious devotion.
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Police Want AI To Help Pick Who Answers 911 Calls, but Experts Warn the Technology Can Get It Wrong
Ontario's Halton Regional Police Service is using GovWorx to assess and train 911 operator candidates, while experts question whether AI could produce unfair or inaccurate hiring decisions.
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Not a Hack: Grindr Users' Sensitive Data Shared in Ad Auctions Without Valid Consent
Norway's privacy regulator fined Microsoft advertising subsidiary Xandr NOK 92 million after Grindr users' sensitive data was shared through real-time bidding without valid consent.
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College Tried to Get Rid of Flock's AI Cameras, but the Surveillance Company Wouldn't Let It
Elgin Community College tried to remove six Flock Safety license-plate cameras over immigrant student safety concerns, but the equipment remained until the contract expired in April 2026.
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Facial Recognition Flags Innocent Mum as Shoplifter: Should UK Shops Be Scanning Your Face?
Anamaria Mihai was wrongly accused of shoplifting at a Woolwich Sports Direct after a Facewatch alert, highlighting concerns about facial recognition, watchlist accuracy and retailer safeguards.
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Cartels Reportedly Use Drones To Track Border Patrol Officers and Find Safer Routes for Smuggling People
Law enforcement officials say cartels are using commercially available drones to monitor Border Patrol activity and identify potential smuggling routes, though direct links to successful crossings remain unproven.
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Anthropic Warns Self-Replicating AI Worms Could Soon Spread Across Smart TVs and Other Devices
Anthropic researchers demonstrated that AI models can run across inexpensive Android TV boxes and warned that smaller models could eventually support autonomous replication, though no household AI worm currently exists.
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