Shadow AI: How unapproved AI apps are compromising security, and what you can do about it

Security leaders and CISOs are discovering that a growing swarm of shadow AI apps has been compromising their networks for over a year.Read More
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The jobs AI can do — and those it shouldn’t
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2025: The Year of the AI App
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AI agents will soon be deployed that are tasked with decoding your personality so they can use those insights to optimally influence you.VentureBeat - 3d -
PIN AI launches mobile app letting you make your own personalized, private DeepSeek or Llama-powered AI model on your phone
PIN AI told VentureBeat they will make money by charging transaction fees for other AI agents to access users' information.VentureBeat - Feb. 13 -
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Microsoft Says AI Kills Critical Thinking—Here’s What That Means for You
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How Dirty Is That AI? Salesforce Launches a New Tool to Show You
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