Microsoft researchers have uncovered a flaw in leading chatbots that can give hackers free access to conversations between you and your digital friend.
Category: 2 December 2025
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CHINA’S OPEN-SOURCE AI’S MORE POPULAR WORLDWIDE THAN U.S. PLATFORMS
In the 12 months ending 30 November, Chinese open-source AIs made up 17 percent of downloaded platforms, while AIs from major U.S. developers such as Google, Meta, and OpenAI accounted for 15.8 percent, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Hugging Face, an open-source AI startup.
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META’S IN-HOUSE AI GURU LEAVES TO FORM HIS OWN AI VENTURE
Yann LeCun, Meta Platforms’ chief scientist, has announced he’s leaving the company at the end of this year to lead a venture focused on training AIs on sensory information so they can comprehend the physical world.
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MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS?
When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a meme of Franklin the Turtle, the amiable child’s cartoon character, in a helicopter using a military weapon to kill people in a small boat below him, and captioned it “For your Christmas wish list,” it understandably caused an uproar.
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SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
The Trump administration’s laissez-faire attitude toward major mergers and acquisitions has persuaded a growing number of companies “to take a shot at deals that merge direct competitors,” The Wall Street Journal reported after talking with executives, investment bankers, and lawyers in the field.
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SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S AUTO INDUSTRY’S RISE TO DOMINANCE
Volkswagen can develop and produce new electric vehicles (EVs) in China for half the cost of doing the same work in its native Germany, the company says, citing mature EV supply chains, easier access to batteries, lower labor costs, and shortened timelines from design through production.
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DUTCH BANK FIRES 20 PERCENT OF ITS STAFF
Dutch lender ABN Amro, with two acquisitions in progress, will dump 5,200 of its current staff as part of a campaign by new CEO Marguerite Berard to cut costs and increase profits.
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SWEDISH PAYMENTS COMPANY ISSUES DOLLAR-DENOMINATED STABLECOIN
Klarna, a Swedish online “buy now, pay later” lender has issued a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin to use for international payments, enabling the company to “dramatically reduce costs for both consumers and merchants,” it said.
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IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID: 51 PERCENT OF YOUNG VOTERS BACK DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST FOR NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
A newly released Rasmussen poll found that 51 percent of voters between the ages of 18 to 39 say they would like to see a democratic socialist be elected the next president of the U.S.
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INDIA REPORTS FASTEST ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN 18 MONTHS
n this year’s third quarter, India’s economy grew at an annual rate of 8.2 percent, beating both the second quarter’s 7.8-percent pace and the 7.3 percent economists had forecast in a Reuters poll.