Elon Musk sells X to his own AI company xAI in $33 billion stock deal
Elon Musk has sold X, formerly Twitter, to his AI company xAI in a $33 billion all-stock deal, signaling deeper integration between artificial intelligence and the social media platform.
ChatGPT’s new image tool sparks wave of Studio Ghibli-style memes
OpenAI's latest image generation tool is going viral for its uncanny ability to replicate the Studio Ghibli animation style — but the trend comes with controversy.
AI will soon be taking your drive-thru orders at 500 Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC locations
Yum! Brands said it is already piloting some AI solutions in select Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations.
Austin elementary school teacher used AI to create explicit images of students, principal says
An Austin ISD elementary school teacher used AI to create explicit material using photos of students in his classroom, says the school's principal.
Austin AI Film Festival
Creative work in visuals and music will be showcased at Texas' first-ever AI film festival this weekend.
SXSW 2025: will.i.am embraces AI in new partnership
Musician will.i.am is embracing artificial intelligence and sat on a SXSW panel about his new partnership with Qualcomm and Snapdragon. FOX 7 Austin's Casey Claiborne and Donny Wong have more.
Remember Digg? Its founders are bringing it back, with AI's help
Digg, a news site that popularized up- and down-votes online, is making a comeback over 20 years after it launched, with the help of AI and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
What is the Take It Down Act?
First lady Melania Trump lobbied on Monday for the bill, which is created to protect people from having sexually explicit images and content of them circulated online.
Texas teen joins Melania Trump in push for anti-revenge porn bill
A North Texas teenager was in Washington D.C. on Monday to promote a new bill which aims to fight fake pornographic images made by artificial intelligence.
Amazon unveils AI-powered Alexa+ with humanlike chat for $19.99 a month
Amazon introduces Alexa+, a generative AI-powered assistant with a monthly fee of $19.99, free for Prime members.
Trump shares apparent AI video offering ‘what's next’ for Gaza
President Trump shared an AI video of “what’s next" for Gaza that included a sunny beachside resort town alongside images of bearded bellydancers and a golden Trump balloon and statue.
Chipotle looks to hire 20,000 workers – and it will use AI to help
'Burrito Season' tends to be Chipotle's busiest period.
Elon Musk leads offer to buy OpenAI for nearly $100 billion – here's how CEO responded
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman collaborated to start the company several years ago and have been involved in a dispute over how the startup should be run.
Downloading DeepSeek could land you a 20-year prison sentence, $1M fine under proposed US bill
A new Senate bill seeks to criminalize the use of Chinese AI technology, including DeepSeek, imposing severe penalties for violations.
Beatles win Grammy for 'Now and Then' with help of artificial intelligence
The Beatles won Best Rock Performance at the 2024 Grammys for "Now and Then," a song completed with AI technology that isolated John Lennon's vocals.
Gov. Greg Abbott bans RedNote, DeepSeek on government devices
Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced a ban on Chinese social media apps RedNote and Lemon8 and artificial intelligence app DeepSeek.
What is DeepSeek? The startup AI app surging in downloads
The Chinese AI startup has surpassed more than 1 million downloads in January.
Green Beret who exploded Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used AI to plan blast, police say
New details in the investigation come almost a week after Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger fatally shot himself just before the Cybertruck exploded on New Year’s Day.
These are the fastest-growing jobs in the US, LinkedIn says
As the new year gets underway, some Americans may be on the hunt for new jobs. The 2025 edition of LinkedIn’s "Jobs on the Rise" report identified positions that have seen major growth.
AI detects ovarian cancer better than human experts in new study
In a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, AI models did a better job of detecting ovarian cancer than human doctors.