The Race to Keep Humans in Control of AI
Bill Gates has issued a stark warning about the speed of artificial intelligence development and society’s lack of preparation for the disruption it could bring. The Microsoft co-founder argues that AI could eventually exceed human cognition while transforming employment, security, education, and other fundamental parts of society far faster than
Googlebook: Is Google Building the Agentic PC?
Google will hold an in-person media event in New York on Sept. 15 to provide a deeper look at Googlebook, including its software and hardware from PC partners. With the first devices expected this fall, the event should begin answering the bigger question about Google’s new premium laptop platform: Is
Invisible AI Agents Creating New Enterprise Security Risks
Lurking in many business environments are AI agents that pose serious security risks but, for the most part, remain out of sight of security teams, according to a report released Wednesday by a global agent security company. AI agents now read inboxes, file tickets, write code, and move records between
AI Trust Gap With Young Adults Could Carry a High Cost
The technology industry’s enormous investment in artificial intelligence is colliding with a growing trust problem among younger adults. Recent polling suggests many Americans ages 18 to 34 distrust prominent AI executives and worry about how the technology could affect their careers. For technology companies, that skepticism could eventually affect more
Is Smartphone Preference a Left or Right Brain Thing?
One perk of being a technology analyst is getting samples of the latest devices to evaluate. A few weeks ago, Samsung sent me its latest premium foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. After putting it through its paces for several weeks, something occurred to me: given I’ve been a
The Problem With Zuckerberg’s Vision of Personal Superintelligence
Mark Zuckerberg’s “The Future is for Everyone,” published last week, lays out an expansive vision for personal superintelligence built around individual empowerment, invention, and the broad distribution of AI capabilities. Rather than concentrating advanced AI in the hands of governments, corporations, or a handful of technology providers, Zuckerberg argues that
Will Microsoft Miss the AI Wearables Opportunity?
At Build 2026, Microsoft previewed a genuinely good idea: Project Solara. Solara has three important layers: an operating system built for AI agents instead of apps; a governance standard that controls what those agents can touch; and a data layer that lets an agent understand a company’s files, meetings and
Rules to Protect Kids From AI Risk Repeating Social Media Mistakes
Policymakers risk repeating mistakes they made trying to govern social media in their rush to protect kids from potential harms posed by AI chatbots, according to a new report by a Washington, D.C. think tank. In seeking solutions to real or alleged harms to children on social media, policymakers turned
DNS Poisoning Campaign Makes Hospitality Wi-Fi Spots Inhospitable
In what appears to be a state-sponsored credential theft campaign, a group of network marauders has been targeting Wi-Fi gateways at hotels, conference centers, and other shared venues to hijack corporate travelers’ accounts. Once the threat actors control the Wi-Fi gateway, they quietly redirect users to attacker-controlled infrastructure to steal
Mark Zuckerberg Makes the Case for Superintelligence for Everyone
In a sweeping online manifesto published Monday, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for superintelligence to be widely available, arguing that putting advanced AI in the hands of individuals offers a better path than concentrating it among governments, companies, or a small group of experts. “As intelligence becomes abundant,
