Kinney Drugs pulls back AI phone assistant after hundreds of customer complaints BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Kinney Drugs is scaling back its AI assistant after customers reported incoherent calls, wrong dosages, and missed prescription notifications. Kinney Drugs first introduced Burt, an AI assistant named after the pharmacy chain’s founder, back in May. The bot’s role was to communicate with patie...

Tesla has agreed to acquire an unnamed AI hardware company for up to $2 billion in stock and equity awards, as disclosed in its Q1 2026 10-Q filing. This information was included in Note 14 — Subsequent Events, without mention in the shareholders’ letter or earnings call.

The White House accused China of engaging in industrial-scale theft of U.S. artificial intelligence technology, claiming that foreign entities are deliberately distilling U.S. frontier AI systems. This accusation comes ahead of an upcoming summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders and threatens to strain diplomatic relations.

Google has patented AI technology designed to create personalized web pages tailored to individual users. This system allows two users searching for the same content to see distinct versions of the same website, enhancing the browsing experience.