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Microsoft raised Xbox Series X|S prices by $100 to $150, effective August 1, citing surging memory and storage costs driven by AI demand for high-bandwidth memory chips. Apple also increased MacBook and iPad prices by up…
A 25-year-old from Malmö becomes a dollar billionaire on AI, while the podcast discusses Arvid Lunnemark, Anysphere, and the psychology of wealth. The stock market segment covers Micron, AI chips, memory prices, oil, int…
African Union ministers met in Tangier, Morocco, in April to discuss AI as governments across the continent race to develop strategies and attract investment, but concerns grow over foreign control of data centres and AI…
Anthropic accused Alibaba of orchestrating the largest AI distillation attack in history, with 28.8 million fraudulent exchanges targeting its Claude AI model. The attack, linked to Alibaba's Qwen lab, aimed to extract c…
Sentient Future Project Incubator is seeking mentors for its second iteration after a successful first program with 120 participants, high recommendation scores, and over half of projects continuing post-program. The inc…
A philosophical essay draws parallels between the Golem legend, Augustine's theodicy, and al-Ghazālī's critique of causality to argue that present choices in AI development can have irreversible, far-reaching consequence…
Google is requiring news publishers in its AI-powered article overviews pilot to grant broad rights for content use, including AI training, or risk losing annual fees from Google News, which Google plans to end. The Euro…
A 30-month study of 26,811 Chinese secondary school students found that using generative AI boosted homework scores by 18% and reduced completion time by 30%, but led to a 20% drop in closed-book exam scores within six m…
Microsoft shares fell more than 24% year-to-date as of late June 2026, the worst start since the dot-com bust, driven by investor concerns over a $190 billion capital expenditure plan for AI infrastructure. Despite Azure…
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney called Valve's mandatory generative AI disclosure for Steam games 'irresponsible,' arguing it stigmatizes developers and harms their chances of success. In a PC Gamer interview, Sweeney defende…
Sales leaders are abandoning traditional conversation intelligence platforms that rely on visible meeting bots, as enterprise IT departments block third-party bots and prospects shut down when recording participants join…
Most AI meeting assistant guides evaluate tools for fully remote teams, ignoring hybrid-specific challenges like mixed audio sources, late remote joiners, and confidential conversations. Gallup reports 52% of remote-capa…
Developer Bas Nijholt launched MindRoom, an open-source system that embeds AI agents in the Matrix communication protocol, enabling them to operate across platforms like Slack, Telegram, and Discord with continuous memor…
A journalist encountered a political spambot named Emma that texted about Israel, later identified as part of an AI-powered outreach campaign by Clock Tower X LLC, controlled by Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parsc…
After a year working in AI security and governance, a marketing professional now prioritizes data privacy over tool functionality, asking where data goes and who has access before adopting AI. The experience revealed tha…
California Governor Gavin Newsom launched the California AI-Unemployment Tracker (CAIT) on June 25, 2026, the first public dashboard to correlate AI exposure metrics with unemployment claims. Initial data through May 202…
Anthropic released a video featuring its philosopher answering questions, providing insights into the company's AI safety and ethics perspectives.
A nonprofit backed by Hollywood talent and agencies launched RSL Media, a machine-readable consent registry that lets creators and rightsholders specify how AI may use their work, identity, and likeness. The registry tra…
Amazon's MGM Studios dropped a Luca Guadagnino film about OpenAI's Sam Altman amid reports it portrayed him unfavorably, while Google DeepMind partnered with A24 in a $75 million AI deal. Workers including electricians a…
A new article argues that artificial intelligence does not eliminate jobs but instead automates specific tasks, reshaping how people work rather than replacing them entirely.