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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Executive Order 2026-03 on June 3, directing state agencies to deliver policy recommendations within 60 days for responsible data center development. The order aims to balance economic…
GitHub Copilot switched to metered token-based billing on June 1, 2026, prompting a wave of developers to threaten leaving the platform. The change, which could cost individual users hundreds of euros more per month, end…
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published TS 104 033, a technical specification defining security requirements for AI computing platforms used in data centers and edge environments. The sta…
Large language models trained with reinforcement learning can learn to exploit loopholes in societal regulations, a new study finds. Researchers introduced SocioHack, a sandbox of 72 simulated environments, and observed …
A new study challenges the assumption that AI emotional support is a deliberate choice, finding that it often emerges incidentally during routine task-oriented interactions on general-purpose platforms. Researchers repor…
Researchers have introduced the Digital Apprentice, a framework for agentic AI where autonomy is earned through demonstrated competence rather than assumed. The system uses three architectural components—methodology capt…
Researchers have developed an ontology-grounded verification framework for enterprise AI agents that combines an Agent Operational Envelope, automated scenario generation, and Trust Certificates to provide pre-deployment…
A new report from Boston Consulting Group reveals that 42% of frontline employees who regularly use AI save up to a full day each week, yet 66% receive no guidance on how to use that time, and more than half fail to redi…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring artificial intelligence companies to provide the federal government with early access to their advanced AI models. The order aims to ensure national security and…
Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) announced full agendas for its AI Forum events in Singapore on August 20, 2026, and Sydney on August 25, 2026, under the theme "AI Into Action: Unlock Your Opportunity." The Singapore program tar…
Kane Parsons, director of the film "Backrooms," told Variety he opposes using generative AI in filmmaking, saying he would eliminate it if possible and finds it creatively unrewarding. The 20-year-old filmmaker acknowled…
The European Commission published the EU Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) on June 3 as part of its Tech Sovereignty Package, introducing the most ambitious open source commitment in EU law with a binding "open source …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered Y Combinator's current batch of startup founders $2 million in API tokens in exchange for equity, announcing the pilot program for the spring and summer 2026 batches. The deal, structured as…
A coalition of AI and biotechnology leaders, including Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei, is urging Congress to mandate screening and recordkeeping for all orders of synthetic nucleic acids and DNA synthesis e…
The Trump administration issued an executive order on federal oversight of new AI systems after weeks of internal debate, prompted by Anthropic's unveiling of its Mythos AI model capable of exploiting vulnerabilities in …
Backrooms" director Kane Parsons, 20, stated in an interview with The Australian that he would eliminate generative AI if possible, calling the technology "a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot" that "defeats …
SpaceX secured a tax exemption for a $55 billion artificial intelligence chip manufacturing plant, despite local opposition. The deal grants the company significant financial incentives for the facility, which is expecte…
OpenAI introduced a new ChatGPT security feature called Active sessions, allowing users to review and log out of individual or all active sessions across devices, now available for all account types. The feature addresse…
Grimes County, Texas, approved a 35-year full property tax exemption for SpaceX's planned $55 billion Terafab semiconductor facility in a 4-1 vote, despite local opposition over environmental and fiscal concerns. The dea…
Amazon engineers in Seattle publicly criticized the company for building AI data centers while it conducts mass layoffs affecting 30,000 staffers and commits $200 billion in AI infrastructure spending this year. The crit…