In a Verge interview, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shares his views on AI, tech and privacy. The host sees these issues as driving a possible political realignment ahead of the midterms.
Drawing on the history of technological change, from telephone switchboards to personal computers, CNBC argues that AI's spread is likely to hit women's employment harder than men's.
The Human Technology Institute warns that Australian employers increasingly monitor staff with tools ranging from CCTV to keystroke tracking, a trend accelerated by AI. Such monitoring is common in factories, offices, delivery and retail, often without workers being told.
A court filing says a former OpenAI employee accused of planting a device had support from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment.
The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services using the Chinese model from their systems, Reuters reports. Agencies are also barred from buying DeepSeek products or services built with the company's tools.
Polls suggest Democrats will win at least one chamber of Congress in November's midterms, which would hand them committee leadership. They would then have to decide how to handle AI, one of the newest and thorniest issues in US politics.