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• 🕵️ Internet detectives misuse AI in Kirk shooting case

• 🤝 OpenAI, Microsoft strike deal on for-profit shift

• 🚁 Uber to launch helicopter and seaplane rides

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🕵️ Internet detectives misuse AI in Kirk shooting case ↗️LINK

• What: The FBI released two blurry photos of a suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting. Soon after, people online used AI tools to create “enhanced” versions. These sharper-looking images aren’t real—they add fake details like new clothes, different faces, and even exaggerated features.

• Why: Many users post these AI images claiming to help, but in reality, the tools only guess what might be there. Past cases have shown how this can go wrong, like turning a photo of Barack Obama into a white man.

• Impact: Treating AI edits as evidence is dangerous. It can spread false leads, confuse investigators, and even misidentify innocent people. For now, the FBI’s original blurry photos remain the most trustworthy source.

🤝 OpenAI, Microsoft strike deal on for-profit shift ↗️LINK

• What: OpenAI reached a nonbinding agreement with Microsoft to turn its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC), potentially valued at over $100B. The nonprofit board will retain control, while Microsoft keeps cloud and tech access. Final approval from California and Delaware regulators is still needed.

• Why: The shift would let OpenAI raise more capital and possibly go public, while reducing reliance on Microsoft through new deals with Oracle and SoftBank.

• Impact: The move ends months of tense negotiations but raises scrutiny. Critics, including Elon Musk, argue the transition strays from OpenAI’s nonprofit mission, while supporters see it as key to sustaining its rapid AI growth.

🚁 Uber to launch helicopter and seaplane rides ↗️LINK

• What: Uber is teaming up with Joby Aviation to add Blade’s helicopter and seaplane flights to its app starting in 2026. Riders will be able to book individual seats on scheduled flights or charter entire aircraft directly through Uber.

• Why: The partnership expands Uber’s travel options beyond cars, aiming to capture demand for premium short-distance air travel. Blade already runs routes in NYC, the Hamptons, South Florida, Aspen, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.

• Impact: The integration could make private air travel more accessible, but likely only for wealthy users at first, highlighting Uber’s push into luxury mobility.

🪐 NASA may have found signs of life on Mars ↗️LINK

• What: NASA’s Perseverance rover found strange rock patterns on Mars that look like fossils left by microbes. Scientists say it’s the strongest clue yet that life may have once existed there, though it’s not confirmed.

• Why: To know for sure, samples need to come back to Earth. But the Trump administration wants to slash NASA’s science budget by nearly half, cutting key Mars missions and even canceling Mars Sample Return.

• Impact: Without funding, years of work could be wasted, and the U.S. risks losing its lead in space science while chasing political goals like beating China to the Moon.

🤖 Albania appoints world’s first AI-made minister ↗️LINK

• What: Albania has appointed “Diella,” an AI avatar, as the world’s first cabinet-level AI minister. Diella will oversee all government procurement contracts, deciding how public tenders are awarded. She already operates in Albania’s digital services portal, helping citizens process requests through voice commands.

• Why: Prime Minister Edi Rama says AI can remove bribes and political pressure from contract decisions, aiming for more transparency and efficiency.

• Impact: While groundbreaking, critics warn giving AI unchecked control of government contracts creates major risks—security loopholes, bias, and new forms of corruption.

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