Nvidia's board has launched an independent investigation into chief executive Jensen Huang's relationship with a technology executive who, according to reports, was recruited by Chinese intelligence, the Verge reported. Huang acknowledged an affair in a memo to staff.
Sky News said the company had confirmed the investigation. The BBC said the episode marks a sharp fall from grace for one of Silicon Valley's best-known figures.
Why it matters
Nvidia makes most of the chips behind the AI boom, so turmoil at the top is felt across the industry.
Government considers barring under-16s from Vinted and eBay
The culture secretary said ministers are "looking seriously" at adding online selling platforms to the under-16s ban due next March, the BBC reported. Sky News said eBay and Vinted are among the sites being considered.
Why it matters
Marketplaces would join social media on the list of services that must keep younger teenagers out.
UK public bodies swamped by chatbot-written complaints
MPs' offices, councils, schools and law firms are receiving growing volumes of complaints, requests and legal challenges written with AI tools, the Guardian reported. One caseworker said half the emails her office receives now involve AI, making them longer and harder to answer.
Why it matters
Time spent untangling machine-written letters is time not spent on the people who need help.
Apple's leadership is pressing to accelerate plans for a Siri that can carry out tasks on its own, to compete with rival AI assistants, the Verge reported, citing Bloomberg. Code in an iOS beta also suggests chatbots could come to Apple's HomeView smart home hub.
Elvis and Eminem rights holders sue AI music firm Suno
Rights holders for Elvis Presley's music and a publisher of Eminem's records have filed lawsuits against Suno, claiming it generates songs and lyrics that mimic the artists, the Verge reported. Suno already faces several other copyright claims.
A run of recent attacks, including one that sent refrigeration units at a London food wholesaler haywire, has some security experts warning of a wave of hacking as AI helps attackers find flaws, the Guardian reported.
Linux chief sees the AI-written patch flood easing
Linus Torvalds says fixes are now arriving faster than new bug reports in one major Linux project, a sign that the surge in AI-prompted submissions may have peaked, the Register reported.
Epic has confirmed its games launcher will support Valve's Linux-based SteamOS, among other Linux versions, the Verge reported, after the company said in October it was looking at Fortnite compatibility.
Internet governance up for debate at UN telecoms meeting
A meeting of the International Telecommunication Union will consider 278 proposals, and some observers fear changes could shift control of parts of the internet towards governments, the Register reported.
A browser demo renders the 1993 shooter in text characters on an IBM mainframe, the Register reported. The machines that run the world's banks can now also run from demons.
