Microsoft is deprioritizing ad tech; Google wants to get back into publishers’ good graces; and Meta has been quietly developing proactive chatbots.

Federal workers are concerned as Trump’s AI.gov project, tied to DOGE and Musk’s tech allies, could automate jobs using AI from OpenAI, Meta, and Amazon.

Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian ...