October 2026

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KEY TAKEAWAYS A study highlights that consumers who have experienced discrimination are more likely to turn to AI-based recommendations rather than human advice. The fear of being judged or feeling embarrassed can lead people to use AI. If AI systems are themselves biased, they risk exacerbating the very discrimination that consumers were trying to escape.

Strengthening Straive’s ability to help enterprises build and run AI for measurable business outcomes Straive, a global Data & AI operationalization company, today announced that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network. The OpenAI Partner Network is a global program for partners to build, sell, and deliver AI solutions

As the fiery debate surrounding AI and copyright infringement continues to boil, the software world has run into its own controversy head first. Earlier this month, crafty software engineers used Anthropic’s Claude AI model to reverse-engineer Adobe’s expensive and widely-loathed Creative Cloud suite of apps, including Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere. The resulting “ArtCraft” suite was

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Katana AI and NinjaOne MCP Server Extend the Company’s Growing AI Portfolio with Governed Agentic AI IT Teams Can Trust News Summary NinjaOne launches Katana AI, a new agentic AI technician built directly into the NinjaOne Unified IT Operations Platform to help technicians diagnose and resolve complex IT issues faster. Katana AI analyzes device telemetry,

Jason O’Connell’s suspected use of the specs to aid his speech in the Senedd reignites debate over the AI-enabled devices It was a flowing speech packed full of precise statistics – but Jason O’Connell, a Reform UK Senedd member, was not quite the gifted orator he had first appeared. The periodic flashing in his spectacles

AI company Anthropic is warning that advances in small AI models could soon usher in a new era of self-replicating malware that’s capable of infecting smart fridges, vacuum cleaners, and a wide range of other Internet-of-things devices and is more resistant to takedown. By next year, smaller AI models may be able to autonomously self-replicate

Gemini Auto Browse can complete multi-step tasks in Chrome, but access is restricted. Learn how to enable it, what it can do, and how to manage permissions and limits. The post How to Use Gemini Auto Browse in Chrome: Setup, Tasks, and Limits appeared first on TechRepublic.

Epic Games reportedly delays its Disney shooter while pushing AI-generated code and art, raising questions about software quality and development costs. The post Epic Delays Disney Shooter as AI Takes a Bigger Development Role appeared first on TechRepublic.