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Spain's data protection authority has published what it's calling the first formal breach report tied to an AI agent — a milestone that signals regulators are no longer waiting for the technology to mature before holding it accountable. How autonomous systems handle personal data is quickly becoming a legal question, not just an ethical one.
Shifting to the debate over who controls AI's pace, Michael Burry — the investor made famous by the big short — is calling out OpenAI and Anthropic for what he sees as self-serving appeals to slow AI development. His argument is straightforward: the companies best positioned to benefit from a regulated slowdown are the ones asking for it.
And Snap is entering the standalone AI assistant space with Specs Intelligence, built initially around its new augmented reality glasses but also coming to mobile and desktop. It's a notable move — Snap is betting that AI woven into physical hardware could give it an edge in a market currently dominated by pure software players.
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