Voters Turned Down AI Data Centres in 40 of 41 Local Ballots
Tuesday's US midterms put AI data centres on 41 local ballots in 10 states. Voters sided against them in 40, and 76% told an exit poll…
By David Merry · 2 min read
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David Merry is the founder of DailyAI and a London-based entrepreneur. He co-founded Kyro, is a partner at Ki and writes about AI's impact on business, markets and everyday life.
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Apple Cuts Staff AI Budgets From $300 a Day as Its Costs Climb
Some Apple engineers' daily AI allowance fell from $300 to $200, Bloomberg reports, with $25 caps considered for other teams. Apple's R&D bill still rose 32%.
By David Merry · 2 min read
ChatGPT Now Makes Animated GIFs as Image Use Hits 4 Billion a Week
OpenAI's Images 2.6 lets anyone turn a prompt or photo into a looping GIF, on every ChatGPT plan. Weekly image output is up a third since…
By David Merry · 2 min read
OpenAI’s Agents Found 948 Ways to Take Over Linux, at $1,279 Each
An unreleased OpenAI security model found and exploited 948 Linux flaws for $1.21m, a fraction of contest prize money. Linux maintainers are already stretched.
By David Merry · 5 min read
US to Spell Out the Laws AI Labs Must Follow Before Congress Acts
The Pentagon's tech chief says a White House task force will list every law that applies to AI labs within two weeks, as Democrats prepare to…
By David Merry · 2 min read
Stolen AI Keys Ran Up $1 Million in Bills, Google Says
Google says criminals who hijack companies' AI access ran up more than $100,000 a day in charges, and resold it through a $60 'unlimited' AI plan.
By David Merry · 2 min read
Google Shouldn’t Make Schools Choose Between AI and Search
Google will switch AI off by default for school students, but schools that keep it off lose Google Search too. Our view: Google already has a…
By David Merry · 3 min read
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Now Runs a Fifth as Many Searches as Google
OpenAI says ChatGPT now handles about one search for every five on Google. It hasn't shown the data, and outside estimates put the share at 7.5%…
By David Merry · 2 min read
China Speeds Up a Single AI Law as Users Pass 700 Million
Beijing says it will speed up one comprehensive AI law, covering data, algorithms, safety incidents and jobs. More than 700 million people in China now use…
By David Merry · 2 min read
AI Was Meant to Save Time. Its Users Are Working Longer Days
Office workers who use AI are online for up to 90 minutes longer a day than those who don't, ActivTrak data on 9,140 people suggests, with…
By David Merry · 2 min read