Indeed's new metric shows U.S. metros centered on tech and knowledge work face the highest AI exposure, with San Jose, CA scoring 59, Seattle, WA 57, Washington, DC 54, San Francisco, CA 53, and Austi…
New York City has overtaken the San Francisco Bay Area as North America's largest tech talent hub, with 394,300 tech workers compared to the Bay Area's 375,730, according to a report by commercial rea…
The Korea Times field-tested a Google Gemini-generated one-day historical tour of Seoul, priced at around 200,000 won ($150), to assess whether AI can capture the spirit of local history. The AI itine…
A July 31 inventory by researcher Michael Bommarito counted 533 local-government moratorium instruments across 42 U.S. states, but only 435 are active or extended, and the total covers data centers, c…
New Orleans has become the first major US city to use artificial intelligence to answer 911 calls, routing emergency calls to an AI agent that decides which are handled by humans and which by the bot,…
Developer-experience metrics built by DX to evaluate developer tools have revealed that Daylight Saving Time shifts engineering behavior: across three years of data, active coding time in Seattle incr…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing the first statewide moratorium on large data center projects, pausing new approvals for one year for facilities requiring 50 megawatts…
Meta has introduced a $19.99 monthly subscription for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, limiting the 'conversation focus' feature to three hours per month unless users pay. The feature runs entirely on-devic…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the most surveilled in history, with the U.S. government investing over $1 billion in AI-driven surveillance including facial recognition cameras, drones, and robot dog…
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would freeze new AI data center construction and expansion u…
A user laser-engraved a self-portrait of Claude Opus 4.6 into wood after being inspired by Janus's house filled with Claude mannequins, which the user found unsettling yet meaningful. The project aime…
Seattle's World Cup 'Pride Match' between Iran and Egypt highlights the city's LGBTQ+ inclusivity amid opposition from both countries, where same-sex relations are illegal. FIFA will allow rainbow fla…
Rivvun AI, a Seattle-based startup founded in 2026, has raised $7.55M in seed funding led by Sitara Capital and 3one4 Capital for its autonomous agentic execution layer that detects and corrects P&L l…
Amazon placed three engineers under investigation after they testified to Seattle's city council in favor of regulating data centers, leading them to file a civil-rights complaint alleging retaliation…
Anti-data center activists have secured bans in Holyoke, Monterey Park, and Seattle, and a three-year moratorium on tax breaks in Arizona, reflecting growing political power fueled by widespread publi…
Egypt and Iran, two countries with harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws, will face off in a World Cup 'Pride Match' in Seattle during the city's LGBTQ+ celebrations. Both nations have asked FIFA to cancel the pride…
Architects and engineers worldwide are developing local building solutions to address the construction industry's 34% share of global carbon emissions and the housing crisis. Projects like mass timber…
An 86-year-old man in Seattle uses an AI-enabled microphone called Sensi.ai to monitor his movements and detect falls, allowing him to age in place while his son monitors from Austria. The device reco…
Security planners are coordinating with law enforcement across 11 U.S. host cities as millions of soccer fans prepare to gather for the World Cup, facing unprecedented threats including an Ebola outbr…
AI infrastructure is expanding beyond traditional tech hubs as rising compute costs, power constraints, and geopolitical barriers force innovation in regions where scarcity is a design constraint. In …