Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz’s fortunes have jumped thanks to smart investments in Coinbase, OpenAI and more. Now they’re spending tens of millions to elect AI-and-crypto-friendly politicians.
Researchers tested seven AI chatbots to see if they could distinguish humans from AI. The bots identified just three AI participants across 98 tests, highlighting how difficult AI detection can be.
China’s first fully AI-generated theatrical film struggled to draw audiences despite its reported $1.5 million budget. The result clearly shows that AI technology alone cannot guarantee box-office success.

Invesco is working with Anthropic to let financial advisers use its model portfolios and practice tools inside Claude for Financial Advisors. CAIS, Conquest and FINNY added their own connectors the same day, a day after Anthropic filed for its IPO. Inv…
Award-winning mathematician Richard Brocherds says that it’s a waste of time and money to grade AI answers, so he now only uses in-person exams to see how well his students are doing in his classes.

Oracle announced Media Fabric at AI World, a platform that combines its own AI video and image models, an AI production suite and a live-streaming network. It lets brands make many versions of one ad. Oracle says it will be available within 12 months. …

ASM International raised its 2027 revenue forecast to more than €5.7B, from above €4.6B, as memory and AI chipmakers expand. That reaches its 2030 target three years early. Third-quarter revenue rose 44% to a record €1.16B, and ASM plans a buyback of u…
This new tool proves it’s still best to limit the info you share with chatbots.

AI-generated election misinformation is spreading across social media ahead of the US midterm elections, and experts warn that much of it may be escaping detection as platforms scale back human moderation and rely more heavily on automated systems. AI …