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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's argument that open-source AI models complement rather than compete with closed systems is reshaping crypto capital flows, with $2.87 billion flowing into AI-related crypto tokens after US res…
US manufacturers in Rust Belt states are facing soaring electricity costs as data center demand strains the PJM power grid, threatening President Trump's "Made in America" manufacturing revival plan. Factory electricity …
Microsoft laid off 4,800 staffers, including 1,600 from its Xbox division, with Xbox VP Kevin LaChapelle among those let go after 37 years at the company. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma cited slower-than-expected growth in Game Pa…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is scrutinizing Pentagon AI contracts with Nvidia, Oracle, Google, Microsoft, and AWS, demanding transparency on surveillance and autonomous weapons development. The Pentagon confirmed agreements wi…
China's Ministry of Commerce held meetings with Alibaba and ByteDance to discuss restricting overseas access to advanced AI models, mirroring US export controls on Anthropic's models in June. The proposed framework inclu…
A new study published in Frontiers in Education warns that universities are failing to adapt to AI-driven workplace changes, urging a shift from plagiarism detection to teaching critical AI literacy and human skills like…
Apple CEO Tim Cook and his successor John Ternus held a virtual meeting with Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder to discuss Apple's investment in Bavaria and concerns about EU overregulation in AI and data protectio…
California launched an AI Science Residency Program on July 7, placing two AI Science Advisors inside the Governor's Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Technology to embed technical expertise in frontier …
Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, was caught embedding spyware-like code in its Claude Code AI model to secretly monitor Chinese users. Security researcher "Thereallo" discovered the hidden code in the system prom…
At GTC 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared the token the unit of production in the AI economy, presenting a formula linking revenue to tokens per watt and available gigawatts. Between 2026 and 2030, IT is reorganizing…
Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in paid business AI adoption, with 34.4% of businesses using its Claude product compared to OpenAI's 32.3%, according to Ramp's AI Index. The company's annual revenue run-rate has reached $…
DeepSeek is developing a custom AI chip to bypass U.S. export restrictions and reduce its reliance on Nvidia, according to Yahoo Finance's Dan Howley. The move aims to secure supply amid geopolitical tensions.
Nearly 60% of Bay Area high school students report feeling overwhelmed weekly or daily due to intense academic pressure, according to a 2025 survey by the AIM Ideas Lab. Students at high-achieving schools like Cupertino …
President Trump's body language during his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the NATO summit signals a strong alignment, according to body language expert Lillian Glass. Trump displayed open palms, f…
UN Secretary General António Guterres called for a global ban on autonomous weapons systems, or 'killer robots,' during the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, stating that decisions to take human life must…
Two teenagers and children have joined a class-action lawsuit against xAI, alleging that its Grok AI tool was used by family members and acquaintances to create nonconsensual deepfake child sexual assault material (CSAM)…
The Canadian province of British Columbia is suing OpenAI, alleging the company failed to notify police after its staff flagged violent ChatGPT conversations linked to the perpetrator of a February mass shooting in Tumbl…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a ¥370 trillion ($2.3 trillion) growth strategy targeting 17 strategic sectors by 2040, with major investments in AI and semiconductors. The plan aims to revive Japan's chi…
Tim O'Reilly argues that the current AI industry's focus on frontier models and heroic inventors is misguided, drawing on political scientist Jeff Ding's diffusion theory which holds that economic leadership comes from w…
British Columbia's Attorney General Niki Sharma announced on July 7 that the province has retained legal counsel to explore legal action against OpenAI, alleging the company failed to alert authorities about violent thre…