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technologyreview. com > 05/15/2026 > 1137357 > musk-v-altman-week-3

Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other's credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1329+ words) The trial spilled plenty of dirt'and raised more questions than answers about how the AI giant should be governed. As evidence of their commitment to AI safety, Open AI brought out a golden trophy of a donkey's ass that was…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/15/2026 > 1137341 > the-download-china-short-drama-ai-who-health-targets

The Download: China's AI drama factory and the WHO's missing health targets

13+ hour, 51+ min ago  (480+ words) Plus: as their trial goes to the jury, Musk and Altman face lying accusations. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. China's short…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/15/2026 > 1137326 > chinese-short-dramas-ai

How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (931+ words) The viral short dramas are increasingly being created entirely with AI, with hundreds of new shows spun up each day. In a dimly lit bedroom, a frightened young woman is thrown onto a bed by a tall, muscular man. He…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/14/2026 > 1137257 > the-download-deepfake-porn-bodies-ai-exposing-phone-numbers

The Download: deepfake porn's stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (780+ words) Plus: the US has approved Nvidia chip sales to 10 Chinese firms. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. When Jennifer got a research…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/14/2026 > 1137168 > establishing-ai-and-data-sovereignty-in-the-age-of-autonomous-systems

Establishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (242+ words) Why sovereignty over data and models is becoming a defining factor in enterprise AI success, as well as a prerequisite for forging safe agentic systems. Now, with generative AI established in everyday business operations and sophisticated new agentic AI systems…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/14/2026 > 1137034 > data-readiness-for-agentic-ai-in-financial-services

Data readiness for agentic AI in financial services

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (383+ words) The success of agentic AI in financial services depends not just on smarter models, but on an authoritative context data store'one that is accessible, reliable, and governed at scale. Financial services companies have unique needs when it comes to business…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/14/2026 > 1137197 > tesla-semi-electric-trucking

The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (682+ words) Is this what the industry needs right now? This moment has been nearly a decade in the making: The company first announced the Tesla Semi in late 2017. And now we've got final battery specs, official prices, and big news about…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/14/2026 > 1137161 > ai-porn-nonconsensual-deepfakes-takedown-piracy-copyright

The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1266+ words) Adult content creators are having their performances used without consent. This is just one way that AI now threatens their rights and livelihoods. "At first, I thought it was just a different person," says Jennifer, who is being identified by…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/13/2026 > 1137203 > ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers

AI chatbots are giving out people's real phone numbers

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1576+ words) People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI'and there's apparently no easy way to prevent it." A Redditor recently wrote that he was "desperate for help: for about a month, he said, his phone had been…...

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technologyreview. com > 05/13/2026 > 1137153 > varda-united-therapeutics-drug-manufacturing-in-space

A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1257+ words) United Therapeutics is collaborating with Varda Space Industries to test pharmaceuticals in outer space. Varda Space Industries, a startup that's been pitching its ability to perform drug experiments in space, says it has signed up the pharmaceutical company United Therapeutics…...