New data from Cloudflare reveals a stark split in how websites treat AI crawlers versus traditional search engines. OpenAI’s GPTBot saw a 305% usage spike but is now the most blocked service on the internet, highlighting a major trust deficit for AI companies.
Hackers stole the Social Security numbers, addresses, and birthdates of 5.6 million Americans from credit applications submitted to auto dealers. The breach happened through a compromised third-party vendor and an insecure API. If you applied for a car loan between May and October 2025, your data is
ThoughtSpot is expanding its AI platform with a suite of specialized agents designed to automate manual tasks for data professionals. The new agents, SpotterViz, SpotterModel, and SpotterCode, target dashboard creation, data modeling, and embedded analytics code. This move signals a push beyond self
Researchers found that popular AI chatbots treat neutral queries as shopping requests, pushing new products over sustainable options. This “algorithmically facilitated emissions” is a major blind spot in the fight against climate change.
A new licensing standard is giving publishers a tool to fight back against free AI scraping. Really Simple Licensing 1.0, now officially released, allows websites to set rules and demand compensation from AI web crawlers. Major infrastructure providers like Cloudflare and Akamai are on board to help
A new wave of AI is hitting government, and it’s not just chatbots. It’s called process intelligence, and it’s letting agencies see exactly how money flows and where systems fail. The early results are staggering, uncovering billions in questionable spending and hidden causes of social problems.
OpenAI’s first enterprise report, based on 9,000 workers, claims AI improves speed and quality for 75% of them. But recent studies from MIT and Stanford inject heavy skepticism, warning of unmeasurable returns and AI-generated “workslop.”
The IT industry saw a significant leadership shakeup in November 2025, with six major companies appointing new CEOs. This executive musical chairs happened against a backdrop of weak private sector hiring and delayed government jobs data.
Meta is now licensing news content from major outlets like CNN and Fox News for its AI chatbot. This comes on the same day The New York Times sued AI startup Perplexity, highlighting the industry’s content wars.
Researchers have captured the most detailed images yet of how DNA is packed inside droplet-like structures called condensates. This reveals the molecular rules that allow cells to compact genetic material while keeping it functional.
