Web scraping extracts structured information from webpages, often converting visible tables, listings, text, or metadata into a reusable dataset. A scraper may parse downloaded HTML, interact with a rendered page, or use an official API when available. AI teams use scraped data for monitoring, research, retrieval, and model development, but technical access does not automatically grant permission to reuse content. Scraping must account for copyright, privacy, terms of service, robots rules, rate limits, and sensitive information. Page layouts change frequently, so production scrapers need validation, error handling, provenance, deduplication, and monitoring to prevent silent corruption of downstream analytics or AI outputs.
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin argued the gravest AI risk is not rogue superintelligence but a few companies or governments seizing control of it, in a widely shared thread on AI’s future.
Anthropic has disabled Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 globally after a U.S. government export-control directive restricted access to the models for foreign nationals, prompting the company to challenge the decision publicly.
OneSoil has partnered with Rainbow Weather to bring hyperlocal AI-powered rainfall forecasting to farmers worldwide, helping improve field operations and reduce weather-related losses.
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.5, a new flagship model designed for coding, computer use, knowledge work, and scientific research, with stronger performance, lower token usage, and broader real-world autonomy than GPT-5.4.
A new platform called Rent a Human allows AI agents to outsource tasks to real people when automation falls short, highlighting an unusual hybrid model of human-in-the-loop labor.
Artificial intelligence has become the top investment theme for global family offices, while cryptocurrencies remain largely sidelined, according to JPMorgan’s latest global survey.
SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, combining rockets, satellites, and artificial intelligence into a vertically integrated effort aimed at scaling AI compute beyond Earth.
Anthropic’s Claude AI now allows users to interact directly with workplace tools like Slack, Figma, and Canva inside the chat interface. The update aims to reduce context switching and make collaboration more visible and interactive.
OpenAI is on track to unveil its first consumer device in the second half of 2026, signaling a major expansion beyond software as the company explores a new category of AI-native hardware.
Barclays Research says humanoid robots are moving from experimental labs into real-world deployment as advances in AI and hardware reduce costs. The firm estimates the market could expand sharply over the next decade amid labor shortages.