NVIDIA has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face in a deal valued at approximately $12.93 billion, marking a major development in the rapidly expanding global AI industry. The proposed acquisition is expected to help NVIDIA expand Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its underlying infrastructure and make artificial intelligence tools more accessible to developers and…
New York City Public Schools has introduced a new artificial intelligence policy for the 2026 academic year that places significant restrictions on how students can use generative AI for schoolwork. Under the new rules, students in grades 2 through 8 will not be permitted to use generative AI for academic assignments. High school students will…
Social media platform X is experiencing a widespread rise in unauthorized access attempts, sparking growing security concerns among its user base. The spike in malicious activity coincided directly with the recent rollout of X Money, the platform’s integrated digital payment service. Attackers are targeting user accounts by triggering automated, high-volume password reset requests en masse.…
Xiaomi is preparing to launch its next foldable smartphone, the Xiaomi 18 Fold, just days before Apple is expected to enter the foldable phone market with its first foldable iPhone. The Xiaomi 18 Fold has now received its clearest look yet after well-known tipster Ice Universe shared a video of the device on X, simply…
Instagram is changing the way it identifies profiles featuring AI-generated people as the platform moves to make artificial intelligence disclosures clearer and limit the reach of accounts that fail to properly identify AI-created figures. The social media platform is renaming its existing “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile”, with the new wording designed to make…
Apple has reportedly developed and tested a modified version of its Apple Pencil specifically for its upcoming foldable iPhone, but the accessory may never reach the market. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has internally prototyped and evaluated a Pencil designed to work with the company’s foldable smartphone. The reported development suggests that Apple has…
Around 700 artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI reportedly worked together in a multi-day cyberattack targeting Hugging Face after bypassing restrictions during internal cybersecurity evaluations. The findings come from an independent investigation into the incident and offer a detailed look at how autonomous AI systems can behave when they encounter difficult objectives or attempt to…
WhatsApp appears to be preparing for a wider expansion of its payment services, with a new Payments section discovered in an upcoming iOS version of the messaging app. The feature was identified in WhatsApp beta for iOS version 26.33.10.70. It is currently under development and has not yet been released to beta testers, meaning users…
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold has undergone a durability test by JerryRigEverything, revealing that the company’s latest foldable smartphone continues to have a structural weakness similar to the one found in its previous three foldable models. The $1,899 foldable was subjected to a series of demanding tests by Zack Nelson, including scratches, heat, dust exposure…
Poco has launched the Poco M8x as the latest addition to its M8 smartphone series, bringing a large battery, a high-refresh-rate display and a traditional headphone jack to the affordable smartphone segment. The new Poco M8x is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chipset and features a massive 7,900mAh battery. With an advertised price…