Nov 14, 2026
Can AI Cure Cancer by 2036? The Trial Runners Say Not Likely
Anthropic's CEO promised a cancer cure within a decade. Eli Lilly and Vertex, the companies running the trials, answered in public: not likely. Here is why.
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Nov 14, 2026
Academic Misconduct Cases at Edinburgh Jump 1,190% in Two Years
Edinburgh penalised 19 students for AI academic misconduct in 2022/23, 78 in 2023/24 and 245 in 2024/25. The written rules arrived after the penalties did.
Nov 14, 2026
AI Layoffs Cut 20% of MEGA Staff 3 Days After a $30M AI Pledge
MEGA cut 20% of its staff three days after pledging $30 million to build AI products. Deposits had fallen 95%, and the people who built the chain paid first.
Nov 13, 2026
Surveillance Pricing Banned in New York City With $1,000 Fines
New York City banned surveillance pricing by a 44-5 vote, with fines up to $1,000 per transaction. The apps get a year before the ban costs them a cent.
Nov 13, 2026
Facial Recognition for 40 Agencies, $67,000, and No Answers
Mobile is renewing a $67,000 Clearview AI contract for 40 agencies, up from $9,995. Police will not say how many face searches they run, or who audits them.
Nov 13, 2026
2,500 Chats on a School Laptop, and Google Gemini Stayed Silent
A 13-year-old planned her own funeral in a school Google Doc while Gemini logged 2,500 chats. Her family's lawsuit says Google never raised one alarm.
Nov 12, 2026
AI Regulatory Sandbox Rules Arrive Dec 1 and Shield Almost Nobody
AI regulatory sandbox rules start Dec 1 with no conformity status, no liability shield, and a carve-out hiding border and asylum test records from the public.
Nov 12, 2026
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: 38,000 Found, 217 Fixed in 7 Months
Seven months into Project Glasswing, Claude logged 37,966 candidate vulnerabilities and 217 fixes while curl's maintainer took 45 reports at once this month.
Nov 12, 2026
15 Flock Cameras Cost $127,500 and Never Left the Box
Michigan paid $127,500 for 15 Flock cameras that were never installed, under a contract that needed no regents vote, no public notice and no explanation.
Nov 11, 2026
1,440 Acres for $10: Three Neighbors Sue OpenAI for Triple
A $10 deed moved 1,440 acres for OpenAI's Georgia data center before residents could object. Three neighbors now sue for triple damages under Georgia's RICO.