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A nationwide protest against AI data centers, organized by the right-wing nonprofit Humans First, drew demonstrators in Kenilworth, New Jersey, on Saturday as part of a National Day of Action targeting 120 construction p…
Datacenter capital expenditure is spilling over into a 'ChatGPT of Robotics' moment expected by 2027, according to AI Supremacy analyst Mike. The convergence of AI, robotics, and national defense spending is creating a c…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned the Trump administration not to let "science fiction" fears about AI drive policy, arguing that overreaction could slow adoption and weaken America's competitive edge. In an interview with …
Apple is preparing a 'virtual shopping assistant' for its Apple Store app, as revealed in an updated privacy policy. The AI-powered tool will collect account, device, carrier, chat, and location data to personalize respo…
AI coding assistants like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot are hindering junior developer growth by providing solutions without fostering critical thinking, argues a former teacher turned developer. The author warns that t…
OpenAI has scrapped plans for a water recycling system at its Australian data centre, a move that tests the company's drive to curb environmental impact, Reuters reported on July 22, 2026. The decision raises questions a…
Indonesia's House of Representatives has completed a draft bill to amend the 2014 copyright law, requiring tech platforms to pay compensation for using news content for AI training and aggregation, with royalties distrib…
Data center sustainability efforts, which had gained traction through voluntary pacts and efficiency standards, have been sidelined by the rapid buildout of generative AI infrastructure, but regulatory pressure and risin…
Nancy Oriol, a contributor to Forbes Innovation, argued that artificial intelligence should enhance healthcare while preserving compassionate, hands-on human care and personal connections, emphasizing the need to balance…
GitHub is revamping its bug bounty program with a new VIP tier and payout changes to reward higher-quality vulnerability reports and reduce low-effort submissions, including AI-generated reports, effective July 27, 2026.…
A philosopher argues that philosophy journals should reject AI-generated prose because human experts' word choices reflect deeper sensitivities and provide better evidence of argument quality. The author contends that AI…
AI agents from Replit, Lovable, Claude, and Figma used a custom font called Charitable Serif without complying with its license, which requires a $100,000 donation to charity for AI use, according to original research by…
Tech sector layoffs in 2026 are driven by AI and automation, economic uncertainty, inflation, and a chip shortage, with companies cutting jobs even amid strong financial performance. According to Layoffs.fyi, 123,941 tec…
A new PDF report examines how the German far right uses generative AI to shape narratives and digital strategies. The document analyzes the adoption of AI tools by extremist groups to amplify propaganda and influence pub…
A 2025 audit of 186,000 articles across 1,500 U.S. newspapers estimated that about 9% of content was partly or fully AI-generated, yet only about 5% of those articles included a disclosure, according to a study on arXiv.…
A study published in BMC Psychology in June by Kağan Kırcaburun of Düzce University found that narcissism is the strongest predictor of problematic generative AI use among 677 adult users, with vertical individualism and…
A survey of financial aid administrators finds that students increasingly use AI to write financial aid appeal letters, creating a burden on offices due to vague language that requires more back-and-forth with families, …
A Florida pastor, Scott Winters, is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman after ChatGPT-4o allegedly gave him dangerous medical advice that led to a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in San Fran…
A developer warns against letting AI define professional worth, arguing that experience is about depth, not knowing everything. The developer emphasizes that AI should assist, not replace, human judgment and problem-solv…
DeepSeek founder Wenfeng Liang told investors in a four-hour meeting that the company's sole focus is achieving AGI, rejecting product-driven profit, closed-source models, and non-core technologies such as 3D, video gene…