The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia, has called on artificial intelligence companies to introduce licensing fees for the use of volunteer-created content. According to the Foundation, AI systems have benefited from Wikipedia’s resources for years — generating profit from the freely available work of thousands of people — and it’s time to give back by supporting the infrastructure of knowledge they rely on.
Apple and WhatsApp have announced they will continue notifying U.S. users if their devices are targeted by government-grade spyware. Their position is a firm response to an agreement between the Trump administration and Israeli surveillance software companies seeking entry into the U.S. market.
Cornerstone Robotics, a company specializing in endoscopic surgical robots, has raised around $200 million from investors to accelerate the commercialization of its surgical system and expand into global markets.
Neuroethics experts warn that the futuristic visions of investors like Elon Musk and Sam Altman may actually slow down genuine progress in neurotechnology — especially in medical treatments. They argue that the obsession with ideas such as “uploading the human mind to a computer” distracts attention and funding from therapies that could already be helping patients today.