Character.AI to no longer allow teenagers to interact with its chatbots, citing safety concerns

Character.AI is taking new steps to enforce child safety on its platform. The chatbot company will no longer allow teenagers to engage in back-and-forth conversations with its AI-generated characters, parent company Character Technologies...

AV Technology Manager’s Guide to the Elements of Collaboration

45 Thought Leaders share insight into the AV/IT elements and culture of creating productive collaboration environments near and far. Learn about the complete collaboration ecosystem. AV/IT Team: State-of-the-art audio technology transformed more...

Copyright Act in Australia Won’t Permit Free use of Copyright Works in AI

The Albanese Government has rejected a proposal to amend Australia’s copyright laws to allow artificial intelligence (AI) systems to freely train on copyright works, according to an official statement released on Sunday. The announcement follows...

Alison Knowles, Fluxus Artist Who Spun Art from the Everyday, Dies at 92

Alison Knowles, a leading artist of the Fluxus movement of the 1960s and the brain behind such beloved pieces as Make a Salad (1962), died at 92 in New York on October 29. Her gallery, the New York–based James Fuentes, announced her passing but...

Why Hong Kong Science and Technology Park is a global innovation hub: CEO Terry Wong

Images: Supplied The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has been a key driver of Asia’s innovation ecosystem for over two decades. Located on the Tolo Harbour waterfront in Pak Shek Kok, the 400,000-square-metre campus...

A One Stop Shop For Marketers: Canva’s Global Marketing Boss On Its AI-Driven Mission To Power Brands

Canva has launched what it calls the Creative Operating System, which it says will evolve the platform into a comprehensive hub for design, collaboration, and marketing, promising to streamline how marketers create, publish, and measure their...

Redefine Y​o‍ur‍ R‍oom Design with Floor Plan AI and‍ H⁠ome Design AI

Innovatio⁠n⁠ i‍n AI-pow‌ered de‍sign tools li‍ke Floor Plan A‍I and Home De‌sign A‍I is redefining how we approach room and h‍ome redesign​ p⁠rojects. T​hese tools deli⁠ver profe‌ssional-quality layouts​ and⁠ artistic visualizations t​hrough...

A law professor says AI can support lawyers, but human discernment will drive justice

From self-checkout lanes at grocery stores to algorithm-driven stock trading on Wall Street, technology has steadily replaced jobs people once relied on to earn a living. With the rise of artificial intelligence, some worry that law, once...

Campbell River Hospice Society to host art show with Norman Marshall

Published 5:30 pm Thursday, October 30, 2025 The Campbell River Hospice Society is hosting an art show with local artist Norman Marshall. “This exhibition beautifully reflects what Hospice stands for,” says Louise Daviduck, executive director of...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai expresses enthusiasm over AI deal with Reliance, highlights benefits for Jio users

New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the benefits for Reliance Jio users as he expressed enthusiasm over both companies shaking hands to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

Revolutionary Cataract Surgery Technology Transforms Eye Care with Precision and Enhanced Patient Outcomes

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In an exciting breakthrough for eye health, Barnet Dulaney Perkins, a leader in ophthalmic innovation, uses an advanced cataract surgery technique that delivers faster recovery, increased precision,...

Google to offer Gemini Pro AI model to Reliance Jio users: How to get Google’s AI Pro plan worth Rs 35,100 for Free

Reliance Jio has partnered with tech giant Google to offer 18 months access to Gemini 2.5 AI Pro model for free. This means that Jio users will be able to avail Gemini Pro AI worth Rs 35,10 for free to 482.70 million Jio subscribers. The...

You | Oct 30, 2025 | 21 min read AI ‘workslop’ is a reality

Others You Have you ever used artificial intelligence (AI) in your job without double-checking the quality or accuracy of its output? If so, you wouldn’t be the only one. Global research shows a staggering two-thirds (66 per cent) of employees who...

OCR Studio debuts new AI technology that requires 32% less compute for ID recognition at ICMV 2025 in Paris

OCR Studio, a developer of ID scanning solutions, unveiled IIRDoc-Net – an advanced ultra-lightweight neural network architecture that is able to recognize IDs with 32% fewer operations than existing state-of-the-art models. The new AI technology...

Apparent wins creative giant David Jackson

Share Tweet Share Email Independent creative agency Apparent has made a major move with the appointment of David Jackson as its new Executive Creative Director, strengthening the agency’s creative leadership during a period of significant growth....

Toronto Pearson Airport expands tech initiatives through DMZ and CDL pilots

Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada has commenced two six-month technology pilot projects in partnership with tech incubator DMZ and startup programme Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). The projects are intended to diversify the airport’s...

Google’s Nano Banana Brings AI Image Generation to Google Lens

The feature is launching in India and the US, with international rollouts planned for the coming months. Though it’s framed as a creative too, Nano Banana also signals Google’s growing aspiration to bring generative AI to the mainstream, not only...

Arc Raiders' use of AI highlights the tension and confusion over where machine learning ends and generative AI begins

Like Embark Studios' 2023 shooter The Finals, its new game Arc Raiders, out today, comes bearing an "AI generated content disclosure" on its Steam page. "During the development process, we may use procedural- and AI-based tools to assist with...

New Electric Vehicle Technology Certificate being Offered at DACC

The Danville Area Community College Board of Trustees approved a new certificate program in Electric Vehicle Technology during their Thursday (Oct 30th) evening meeting. Dean of Business and Technology Terri Cummings explained after the meeting...

Local artist drops letters around Aspen for strangers to find

When Mellie Test left Sure Thing Burger in Basalt today, she left something behind. It was something similar to what the local artist has left on a bench in Koch Park, in Paradise Bakery, on RFTA buses, and in Whole Foods, among a host of other...