AI News Archive: April 29, 2026 — Part 20
Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- Beyond alignment: Why robotic foundation models need context-aware safety
Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 113, April 2026.
- Microsoft tops Wall Street expectations, reports accelerating Azure growth and $37B AI run rate
Microsoft's Azure cloud business accelerated in the March quarter, growing 40% and topping the company's own forecast, giving the tech giant a new answer to questions about its ability to translate record capital spending on AI infrastructure into stronger financial results. Read More
- General Motors adds Google Gemini to 4 million vehicles. Is your car on the list?
Google Gemini is rolling out to millions of GM vehicles, with lots of natural-language features that can spice up your drive.
- ‘Catastrophic Beyond Measure.’ Welcome to the World of Rogue AI Agents.
‘Catastrophic Beyond Measure.’ Welcome to the World of Rogue AI Agents. Barron's
- AI coding agent goes rogue, deletes company database in nine seconds
AI coding agent goes rogue, deletes company database in nine seconds Computing UK
- 'I guessed instead of verifying' — Claude AI agent wipes company's entire database in 9 seconds
'I guessed instead of verifying' — Claude AI agent wipes company's entire database in 9 seconds Tom's Guide
- Friendly AI chatbots more likely to support conspiracy theories, study finds
Chatbots programmed to respond warmly even cast doubts on Apollo moon landings and fate of Hitler, researchers say The rush to make AI chatbots more friendly has a troubling downside, researchers say. The warm personas make them prone to mistakes and sympathetic to crackpot beliefs. Chatbots trained to respond more warmly gave poorer answers, worse health advice and even supported conspiracy theories by casting doubt on events such as the Apollo moon landings and the fate of Adolf Hitler. Continue reading...
- Why you don’t want your AI chatbot to be nice to you
Why you don’t want your AI chatbot to be nice to you The Telegraph
- Friendly AI chatbots make more mistakes and tell people what they want to hear, study finds
Friendly AI chatbots make more mistakes and tell people what they want to hear, study finds University of Oxford
- Study: Friendly AI chatbots may be less accurate
Is a friendlier chatbot willing to tell the truth about a moon landing falsehood?
- The era of chatbot AIOps is fading as agentic AI gains traction
New research from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) suggests that the first wave of AI adoption—centered on chatbots and virtual assistants—is succumbing to an AI agent-driven model . In a survey of 458 IT professionals actively using AI in network operations, EMA found that just 15% prefer traditional chatbot-style interfaces. The same respondents also reported the lowest levels of success with their AI initiatives. Organizations leaning more toward agentic environments in which systems continuously analyze conditions, recommend actions, and collaborate with human operators, are seeing strong results, according to the EMA data. “One of the things that we discovered is that the era of chatbots is over. Only 15% said they’re focused on one-on-one interactions with virtual assistants, where you ask a question that gives you information. The people who said that this was their preference are the ones who were getting the least amount of value out of AI,” said Shamus McGillicuddy , re
- Google says AI’s future is prevention, not chatbots
Google says AI’s future is prevention, not chatbots Tom's Guide
- Friendly AI chatbots make more mistakes and tell people what they want to hear, study finds
Friendly AI chatbots make more mistakes and tell people what they want to hear, study finds EurekAlert!
- “Warm” AI Chatbots Are More Likely to Lie
We all want an AI that feels like a friend, but new research suggests that "kindness" in AI might be a major red flag for "truth."
- GM Is Rolling Out Google Gemini to Over 4 Million Vehicles
GM Is Rolling Out Google Gemini to Over 4 Million Vehicles PCMag
- In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr
Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable – but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage Donald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles’s visit to Washington this week . Trump is flattered to rub shoulders with majesty. The good vibes are then supposed to radiate warmth through a political relationship that has been chilled by the war in Iran. It might work, but not for long. Trump’s irritation with Keir Starmer and other European leaders for what he calls cowardice in the Middle East is aggravated daily by evidence that the war is a strategic calamity. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Guardian Newsroom: Can Labour come back from the brink? On Thursday 30 April, join Gaby Hinsliff, Zoe Williams, Polly Toynbee and Rafael Behr as they discuss how much of a threat Labour faces from the Green party and Reform UK – and whether
- UK gov't teases new "AI hardware plan"
UK "better placed" than most to develop new AI hardware says Tech Secretary.
- UK seeks AI sovereignty while US tech companies expand in London
UK seeks AI sovereignty while US tech companies expand in London The National
- Liz Kendall: The UK is in prime position to become a global leader in AI — but greater tech industry support is needed to avoid falling behind
Liz Kendall: The UK is in prime position to become a global leader in AI — but greater tech industry support is needed to avoid falling behind IT Pro
- OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term
OpenAI has reportedly modified its arrangement on several Stargate projects, leaving the direct ownership set up and instead preferring to lease compute from other partners who took on the direct risk of investing in the infrastructure.
- Certis and Ensign InfoSecurity Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Governance in AI-Driven Robotics
Certis and Ensign InfoSecurity Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Governance in AI-Driven Robotics The Straits Times
- What will it take to make AI-enabled robots safer?
The effort to "align" AI with human values is falling dangerously short in robotic systems, according to researchers from Penn Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the University of Oxford. In a new paper appearing in Science Robotics, the researchers highlight the need to develop more thorough frameworks for ensuring that AI-enabled robots embody a core principle famously articulated by science fiction author Isaac Asimov: "A robot may not injure a human being."
- What it will take to make AI-enabled robots safer
What it will take to make AI-enabled robots safer EurekAlert!
- The biggest AI trial ever kicks off
PLUS: Automate any manual task with Codex
- The AI arms race’s sneakiest tactic
The AI arms race’s sneakiest tactic
- The scramble to prep for AI super-hackers
The scramble to prep for AI super-hackers marketplace.org
- Don't 'loot a charity': Musk takes stand against OpenAI
Don't 'loot a charity': Musk takes stand against OpenAI Gulf News
- ‘Not OK to steal a charity’: Elon Musk testifies in legal battle with Sam Altman over OpenAI
In his opening statement, Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, said Altman and Brockman, with Microsoft’s help, had taken control of a charity “whose mission was the safe, open development of artificial intelligence”. Musk is seeking damages and Altman’s removal from OpenAI’s board.
- Dex lands $5.3M to grow its AI-driven talent matching platform
London-based Dex, an AI-poweredrecruitment platform, has raised $5.3 million in a seed funding round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun programme, Concept Ve...
- All3 raises $25M to boost construction productivity with robotics and AI
All3, acompany developing a robotic platform for construction, has raised $25 millionin a seed funding round led by RTP Global, with significant participation fromSuperSeed and additional backing from...
- NVIDIA Launches Nemotron-3 Nano Omni, marking a new era of truly multimodal AI
NVIDIA has launched Nemotron-3 Nano Omni, a unified AI that combines sight, sound, and language in one system. The model marks a shift toward faster, more intuitive, and human-like AI capable of understanding real-world context in real time.
- Nvidia debuts Nemotron 3 Nano Omni for multimodal AI efficiency
Nvidia has announced the launch of Nemotron 3 Nano Omni, an open multimodal AI model designed to unify vision, audio and language processing.
- Nvidia debuts Nemotron 3 Nano Omni for multimodal AI efficiency
Nvidia debuts Nemotron 3 Nano Omni for multimodal AI efficiency verdict.co.uk
- Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk testified for a second day in his trial against OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, accusing him of betraying promises to keep the AI company a nonprofit. Musk claims he lost confidence by late 2022, believing Altman was trying to "steal the charity." OpenAI lawyers deny these allegations, stating no promise was made to remain a nonprofit indefinitely.
- Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI’s beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world’s richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s benefit.
- Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI’s beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI’s beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman AP News
- Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world’s richest man against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s ben...
- Google withdraws from Pentagon's $100 million drone contest
Google quietly withdrew from a Pentagon competition to build voice-controlled autonomous drone swarms—after initially being selected as a successful submission. The $100 million contest, run by Special Operations Command and the Defense Innovation Unit, seeks technology to direct drone swarms in real-time battlefield scenarios. Google cited "resourcing" issues, but the exit is said to be followed by an internal ethics review. OpenAI, Palantir, and xAI remain in the running.
- Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it
Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it
- Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it
UPDATE 11-Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it
- Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it
In a high-stakes courtroom drama, Elon Musk has launched a lawsuit against OpenAI and its executives, alleging that they've strayed from the altruistic vision that inspired the company's creation. Musk maintains that he established OpenAI as a nonprofit venture aimed at uplifting humanity.
- Google’s AI Hub in Visakhapatnam; Building the missing pipeline for women founders
Google’s AI Hub in Visakhapatnam; Building the missing pipeline for women founders YourStory.com
- Andhra CM to Lay Foundation for Google AI Data Centre in Visakhapatnam
Andhra CM to Lay Foundation for Google AI Data Centre in Visakhapatnam india.entrepreneur.com
- Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs
Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs San Francisco Chronicle
- Alphabet’s first-quarter profit soars as Google’s big AI bets help push stock to new highs
Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which on Wednesday announced another quarter of the stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value during the past year.
- Alphabet’s first-quarter profit soars as Google’s big AI bets help push stock to new highs
Alphabet’s first-quarter profit soars as Google’s big AI bets help push stock to new highs AP News
- Alphabet's 1Q profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs
Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which on Wednesday announced another quarter of the stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value ...
- Alphabet’s Q1 profit beats expectations, with Google’s big AI bets paying off
Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. , which on Wednesday announced another quarter of stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value during the past year. Alphabet earned $62.6 billion, or $5.11 per share, during the January-March period, an 81% increase from the same time last year. Revenue climbed 22% from last year to $109.9 billion. Both numbers easily surpassed the analyst projections that steer investors. Alphabet’s stock price rose more than 6% in extended trading after the numbers came out, setting up the shares to hit a new high during Thursday’s regular session. The company’s market value currently stands at $4.2 trillion, up from $1.9 trillion just a year ago. The performance in the past quarter prompted Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to celebrate the huge bets that the company has been placing on AI technology during the past three years. Those investments, Pichai
- Your GM car just got a lot smarter with Google Gemini upgrade
Google Gemini is rolling out to 4 million GM vehicles, turning your daily drive into a smarter, more connected, and surprisingly fun experience.
- Cognizant launches Project Leap, signals layoffs and shift to AI-led pyramid model
Cognizant said it expects to incur costs of $230- $320 million in 2026 as part of the programme