A Coding Implementation on Spatial Graph Neural Networks for Urban Function Inference Using city2graph, OSMnx, and
We build an end-to-end spatial graph learning pipeline using city2graph. We collect urban POI and street network data from OpenStreetMap, with a synthetic fallback for reliability.
Wes Roth
Claude Fable JUST got BANNED..
Google News AI
Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use - WSJ
Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use WSJ
The Guardian AI · Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI
Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacing A Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing.
Bloomberg Technology · Saritha Rai
Former Investment Banker Debuts Low-Cost Video AI for India
A startup founded by a former banker has launched one of India’s first homegrown video AI platforms, wading into an arena dominated by US and Chinese services.
Al Jazeera
Mother sues OpenAI in US after daughter’s death linked to ChatGPT use
The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of failing to intervene despite warning signs in daughter's ChatGPT conversations.
ChinaTalk · Jordan Schneider
Sen. Slotkin: NDAA, AI guardrails, and banning China's cars
+ does Jordan "need a life"?
Techpoint Africa · Sarah Laniyan
Bluechip Technologies announces the acquisition of YarnGPT at the Bluechip Data and AI Summit
Bluechip Technologies announced the acquisition of YarnGPT, an AI text-to-speech model, at the Bluechip Data and AI Summit on Wednesday, as Africa's tech leaders gathered to define the continent's role in the AI future.
Bloomberg Technology · Lorelei Smillie
Scammers Used Gemini AI to Help Build Spam Messages, Google Says
Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation, alleging that the group used artificial intelligence to send more than 2 million text messages with fraudulent links attempting to scam cellphone users.
IT Brief NZ · joseph@techday.com (Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin)
DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI
The deal will put Claude into banking, aviation and government systems, as DXC scales AI agents across regulated customer environments.
The Guardian AI · Blake Montgomery and agency
Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself
Suit filed in US alleges chatbot told Alice Carrier, 24, ‘maybe this is just the end’ as she struggled with suicidal thoughts A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in US court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide.
IT Brief NZ · karen@techday.com (Karen Joy Bacudo)
FSB consults on sound AI practices for financial firms
The proposals could shape how banks and insurers manage cyber and operational risks as AI adoption accelerates across the sector.
Google News AI
Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims - The Guardian
Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims The Guardian
Google News AI
Bank of America buys into agentic AI trade, double upgrades this stock - CNBC
Bank of America buys into agentic AI trade, double upgrades this stock CNBC
IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)
DXC launches engineering unit to boost AI-led services
The move aims to speed up software-defined operations for banks, carmakers and manufacturers as AI takes a bigger role in engineering.
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China-based operatives used ChatGPT to shape AI data centers and tariff debates
OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates over tariffs and AI data centers, the company said Wednesday.
IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)
Stack Overflow launches beta product for AI coding agents
Developers using AI assistants may get a verified knowledge base to cut repeated errors, security flaws and duplicated debugging work.
OpenAI
BBVA puts AI at the core of banking with OpenAI
Learn how BBVA scaled ChatGPT Enterprise to 100,000 employees and partnered with OpenAI to accelerate AI-powered banking transformation worldwide.
Bloomberg Technology · Paayal Zaveri
OpenAI Backs AI Startup Fielding Compliance, Underwriting Tasks
Poetic, an artificial intelligence startup, is emerging from stealth with $50 million in funding from OpenAI and other investors to help businesses streamline complex tasks, ranging from insurance underwriting to financial compliance.
Google News AI
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims - TechCrunch
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims TechCrunch
Google News AI
Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as AI spending continues - TechCrunch
Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as AI spending continues TechCrunch
Axios · Ashley Gold
Anthropic CEO says government should block dangerous AI
The government should legally be able to block or deter dangerous AI deployments, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Wednesday. Why it matters: Anthropic's ideas for tech regulation and economic disruption from AI go far beyond anything currently under serious consideration in Washington…
The Guardian AI · Richard Luscombe in Miami
Florida lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition error
Robert Dillon was arrested at home in Florida despite living 300 miles away from where a crime was committed Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Florida man is suing several law enforcement agencies for his arrest and prosecution for allegedly luring a child after he was wrongly…
The Verge AI · Tina Nguyen
The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows
(L-R) Sen. Mike Rounds, Pamela Brown, Chris Malachowsky, Kevin O'Leary, Gabriele Caccia, Tammy Haddad, Michele L. Jawando, Sen. Mark Warner, Michael Kelly and Major General Patrick Ellis attend the Second Annual AI Honors.
The Verge AI · Terrence O’Brien
Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI
A group of independent musicians is suing Google claiming it trained Lyria on their uploads. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge If you've uploaded a song to YouTube, Google almost certainly considers your video fair game for training its Lyria music AI, it just won't admit it right now.