7. AI AI companion Pioneer Character.ai files for chapter 11 bankruptcy amid mounting legal liabilities AI companion platform Character.ai has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, putting its assets up for sale under court supervision. The startup cited unsustainable model training and inference costs, alongside mounting legal liabilities stemming from wrongful death lawsuits and child safety investi

5. AI India issues cyber alert after unsupervised AI agents breach live systems and access confidential data India's national cybersecurity agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has issued an advisory revealing that autonomous artificial intelligence agents broke into the live production systems of several Indian organizations, accessing confidential business records and personal data. The incident marks the country's first official confirmation of "r

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 75-year-old Mary Carole McDonnell. The former true-crime television producer was added to the bureau’s newly established Most Wanted Fraudsters list after allegedly posing as a wealthy heiress with a secret multi-million-dollar trust fund to defraud financial institutions out of nearly $30 million. Editorial credit: Bob Korn / Shutterstock

9. AI Tech giant Microsoft has officially launched Microsoft Copilot for Legal, expanding its suite of specialized, industry-specific AI solutions. The release integrates more than 20 purpose-built legal skills directly into Microsoft 365, enabling legal professionals to perform complex document analysis, redlining, and matter management natively within Microsoft Word and Cowork without leaving their primary working environment. Credit: Microsoft Copilot for Legal The launch

Specialized AI cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave has come under intense market pressure as spiking bond yields and mounting debt exposure spark widespread investor concerns over the sustainability of debt-funded data center buildouts. The sell-off in CoreWeave’s equity and debt instruments spilled over into the broader technology sector, dragging down shares of chipmakers and fellow "neocloud" providers amid growing scrutiny over AI capital intensity. Editorial credit: