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An employee interrupted a Meta livestream with an expletive-filled outburst, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction in Meta's Applied AI unit. Employees describe the work as menial and soul-crushing, with record-low moral…
A developer introduced Mechanically-Falsifiable Independent Control (MFIC), a discipline for enforced tests and runtime checks that prevent AI agents and human developers from being confidently and silently wrong. MFIC r…
A developer argues that the developer community must prioritize building large language models free from corporate and state control, warning that companies like Anthropic propose licensing regimes that would create a ne…
Anthropic's secret sabotage safety policy has undermined AI safety efforts, according to a critic. The policy is described as anti-competitive and damaging to trust in AI governance, potentially justifying heavier regula…
Google has introduced a new remote attestation scheme that critics say is as harmful as its previous attempts to control user devices and browsers. The scheme, which uses QR codes to verify device integrity, threatens th…
Samsung Electronics is lifting its three-year ban on external generative AI services, allowing employees in its DX Division to use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The reversal follows Chairman Lee Jae-yong's order for an AI…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman celebrated the groundbreaking of a data center in Saline Township, Michigan, calling it a template for future projects. However, the project was only approved after the developer sued the township f…
Google sued a Chinese cybercrime network, Outsider Enterprise, for using AI to run a massive scam operation that defrauded hundreds of thousands of victims. The group deployed AI-powered phishing tools, fake websites, an…
The ISO/IEC 42001 standard provides a framework for AI management systems, addressing governance challenges as AI adoption in engineering organizations reaches 91% for coding assistants. Engineering leaders must prove re…
Avataar AI launched Varya, an open-weight video generation model priced at $0.005 per second, 27 times cheaper than competitors. Built under India's $1.2 billion AI Mission, Varya is distilled from Alibaba's Wan 2.2 and …
The AI industry is increasingly entangled in a web of circular deals where companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Anthropic invest in each other while also buying and selling AI chips and cloud services. This interdepende…
Anthropic is accused of lying, fearmongering, and spreading doomsday nonsense in a Techdirt podcast episode. The episode also covers UK and Canadian proposals to restrict social media for children, Apple's new child safe…
AXT Inc. shares surged 10% after Chinese export permit delays tightened global supply of indium phosphide, a critical substrate for AI data center optical interconnects. The company, which controls nearly 80% of the worl…
New legislation introduced in Congress aims to standardize DHS communications, leverage nuclear power for space exploration, and require data centers to report environmental impacts. Rep. Shri Thanedar's DHS CANDOR Act w…
China opened its first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Shanghai, a joint venture between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and startup Lightelligence, signaling Beijing's bet on light-based chips as a strategic wo…
London Tech Week 2026 concluded its 12th edition on Friday, drawing over 30,000 attendees from 130 countries to Olympia and fringe events across the city. The UK government announced a £1.1bn AI Hardware Plan and a £200m…
One hundred days after American and Israeli missile strikes on Iran, Rep. Liccardo argues China is winning the war the U.S. started, despite America's military superiority in every engagement. China benefits from the con…
MX Linux 25.2, a distribution that avoids systemd and AI integration, offers users an alternative to modern computing trends. The release emphasizes traditional Linux philosophy without AI features or systemd dependencie…
Microsoft is considering spinning off its Xbox gaming division, a move that would separate the console brand from the tech giant amid a demanding 30% profit margin target that far exceeds the gaming industry's average of…
Elon Musk, who became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s IPO, told entrepreneur Peter Diamandis that money “will stop being relevant” in a future where AI and robots produce goods and services beyond human dem…