Nikon Disqualifies AI-Enhanced Video in Small World in Motion Contest
Nikon disqualified a video from Ning Xu for using AI, awarding the title to Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam. The decision followed an investigation into AI use in the 2026 competition.
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Nikon disqualified a video from Ning Xu for using AI, awarding the title to Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam. The decision followed an investigation into AI use in the 2026 competition.
Extend engineer Bo Lau built a website simulating Elizabeth Holmes’ 2016 Theranos desk, using real documents from the US v. Holmes trial.
Ben Affleck, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix for $587 million, has gone viral for his detailed knowledge of AI technology and its applications in film.
A likely single attacker used AI-powered tools to breach multiple South Korean banks, stealing over 25,000 records from Shinhan Bank in late September 2026.
A 16-year-old was rescued by helicopter after using Anthropic's Claude to plan a mountain hike that led him to a dangerous cliff, according to the New York Times.
A North Carolina man, Michael Smith, received an 18-month prison sentence for using AI to generate songs and steal millions from music streaming platforms.
Artificial, a new film about OpenAI, portrays its leaders as vain and reckless, with a $50 billion deal with OpenAI causing controversy.
Pinterest introduced AI-powered 'Beauty Guides' on October 6, 2026, helping users translate beauty Pins into actionable salon plans with specific terminology and cost estimates.
Google Research's Yossi Matias discusses how AI is transforming biology, infrastructure, and science, with potential breakthroughs emerging at the intersection of multiple fields.
Instinct, valued at $10 billion, announced on Monday that its AI agent can now join group chats with friends, even those without an account.
President Trump issued an executive order renaming artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence,' prompting tech leaders to comply without protest.
Security startup Glow Security found over 13,000 internal company screenshots uploaded by AI agents to public GitHub repos, exposing sensitive data.