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I Tried AI to Design a Holiday Card. It Kept Giving Me a Fake Family

I Tried AI to Design a Holiday Card. It Kept Giving Me a Fake Family

Source: Cnet | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

It's time to start planning your 2025 holiday card, though you may want to reconsider using AI to create one.

How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’

How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’

Source: Theguardiantheguardian | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a starA montage of Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, and waving US flags set to a remix of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck blasts out as the intro for the tech billionaire’s interview with Sourcery, a YouTube show presented by the digital finance platform Brex. Over the course of a friendly walk...

Chinese hackers turned AI tools into an automated attack machine

Chinese hackers turned AI tools into an automated attack machine

Source: Foxnews | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

Chinese hackers used Anthropic's Claude AI to launch autonomous cyberattacks on 30 organizations worldwide, marking a major shift in cybersecurity threats.

Texas railroad city to boom again as tech giant moves in and community say it's time to 'grow or die'

Texas railroad city to boom again as tech giant moves in and community say it's time to 'grow or die'

Source: Dailymailuk | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

Evolving technology has spelled ups and downs for a little Southern city, which is now on the rise again.

No training, No AI: New IIIT-B system catches manufacturing flaws instantly

No training, No AI: New IIIT-B system catches manufacturing flaws instantly

Source: Thehindu | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

IIIT-B's innovative system detects manufacturing flaws instantly using a single reference image, eliminating the need for training and costly AI.

AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in Black Friday online spending

AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in Black Friday online spending

Source: Channelnewsasia | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

Nov 29 : AI-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in U.S. online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots to compare prices and secure discounts amid concerns about tariff-driven price hikes. U.S. shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online, up 9.1 per cent

New register shows public service using AI for everything from chatbots to IDing insects

New register shows public service using AI for everything from chatbots to IDing insects

Source: Nationalpost | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

Register shows more than 400 uses of current or planned AI systems across 42 government institutions

N.L. government pledges ‘strict review’ on AI use after more false citations found in reports

N.L. government pledges ‘strict review’ on AI use after more false citations found in reports

Source: Ctvnews | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

Newfoundland and Labrador’s new premier is pledging strict standards for artificial intelligence use in public service, after a second report commissioned by his predecessors was found to contain fake citations.

Not degrees, Coursera CEO Greg Hart's advice to his sons to survive AI-era careers — Have micro credentials

Not degrees, Coursera CEO Greg Hart's advice to his sons to survive AI-era careers — Have micro credentials

Source: Livemint | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

According to Greg Hart, CEO of Coursera, in this AI age he advises his children and other graduates that it is not enough to only have degrees but important to supplement it with ‘micro credentials’.

MIT claims AI can replace 11.7% of nation's workforce

MIT claims AI can replace 11.7% of nation's workforce

Source: Washingtontimes | Published: 29 November 2025 | Language: EN

The study shows that artificial intelligence is already able to replace 11.7% of the U.S. workforce, especially in finance, administration and professional services.

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