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Thieves stole more than $300,000 worth of copper wire and other data center supplies from facilities in Alabama and Florida, with the stolen goods recovered in a Chicago-area truck yard. The theft highlights the growing …
The United States is spending more on artificial intelligence than any other government, with federal AI contracts rising from 472 in 2022 to over 1,700 in 2026, including $90 billion from the Department of Defense. The …
Netflix used ElevenLabs' AI to recreate Gene Wilder's voice for an unscripted reality show inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with approval from Wilder's estate. The AI-generated voice narrates the show's tra…
Michael Burry disclosed a new short position against Tesla (TSLA) at $416.22, part of a broader bet against an inflating AI and semiconductor bubble. The trade was detailed in his Substack post, where he also shorted Nvi…
Marketing leaders from Autodesk, Kimberly-Clark, SharkNinja, and Zoom argued at a Business Insider roundtable that human taste and discernment are becoming competitive advantages as AI democratizes content production. Th…
SpaceX is offering Memphis-area residents half-price Starlink internet, waiving hardware costs, as xAI expands its Colossus AI data center in the region. The promotion aims to thank the local community for supporting the…
Netflix is launching a reality game show based on the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, featuring an AI recreation of Gene Wilder's voice with the estate's approval. The show, Wonka's The Golden Ticket, de…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against fears that artificial intelligence will lead to mass job displacement, arguing that empowering individuals and increasing productivity could create more jobs rather than fewer…
Ford admitted its AI-driven quality push fell short and hired over 350 veteran engineers over three years to fix costly quality problems. The automaker concluded AI alone could not deliver expected improvements, but comb…
A KFF poll found that US adults who use AI chatbots for health advice are more likely to believe vaccine myths, such as vaccines causing autism, even after controlling for demographics. The findings raise concerns about …
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 dogs. Over 120 civil so…
US and Chinese AI researchers are calling for global cooperation to prevent a catastrophic event that could turn the world against AI forever, comparing the potential disaster to a 'Chernobyl moment.' Experts warn that u…
Historian Richard White compares the AI boom to the 19th-century railroad expansion, warning that AI could reshape the economy, work, and politics as profoundly as railroads did, with similar risks of bubbles, monopolies…
Netflix faces backlash for using an AI-generated voice resembling Gene Wilder in its new competition show 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket.' Fans slammed the AI voice as an 'obscenity,' criticizing its lack of emotion and dept…
LiveKit released a guide on building a HIPAA-compliant voice agent that keeps protected health information (PHI) within a self-hosted boundary, ensuring data never leaves the organization's infrastructure.
An Associated Press and FRONTLINE investigation reveals that American AI models, internet infrastructure, and Starlink are powering a global scam industry based in Myanmar, where trafficked workers use AI tools to target…
A KFF poll of 2,480 US adults found that frequent use of AI chatbots for health advice is correlated with belief in anti-vaccine myths, including false claims that vaccines cause autism or that the measles vaccine is mor…
Sen. Mark Warner unveiled the AI AGENT Act discussion draft on June 29, 2026, proposing an FTC registry for trusted AI agents and fiduciary-like duties for consumer protection. The draft targets large platforms with over…
Grindr CEO George Arison announced plans to make the dating app an AI-native company by imposing AI adoption on staff, hiring an AI tutor, and aiming for AI-generated code despite employee opposition and past privacy iss…
A guide advises workers to feign enthusiasm for AI to appease bosses suffering from 'AI psychosis,' recommending quick responses to AI-related messages and avoiding criticism. The author argues that career survival depen…