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London workers face the highest exposure to AI-driven job displacement among major global cities, according to a new OECD report. Nearly 80% of jobs in the capital are highly exposed to generative AI, while the UK's AI t…
AI-native startups are hiring 15% fewer entry-level workers than conventional startups, favoring senior employees with advanced degrees from prestigious institutions, according to Harvard Business School and INSEAD resea…
Democratic lawmakers are investigating whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family profited from a $1.6 billion federal investment in USA Rare Earth, a deal arranged by Cantor Fitzgerald, the firm Lutnick led for …
Hackers are increasingly targeting digital supply chains rather than directly attacking organizations, exploiting trusted third-party suppliers to gain access to systems and data. High-profile incidents like the XZ Utils…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked seven U.S. tech companies for information about their military AI contracts and demanded the Pentagon release full contracts, citing concerns over opaque AI arrangements and autonomous weapons…
Security researchers uncovered a hidden tracking code in Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool that monitored users in China, prompting Anthropic to delete the code after public outcry. Anthropic engineer Thariq Shihipar confi…
Z.ai released ZCode, a free agent-first IDE built on GLM-5.2, on July 2. Every API call routed through ZCode's cloud tier is subject to China's National Intelligence Law, requiring Z.ai to cooperate with government data …
President Donald Trump announced a new granite helicopter landing pad on the White House South lawn, costing $5-6 million and funded by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary. The project aims to accommodate a new fleet …
Dell Technologies and the Institute of Directors Ireland hosted an event in Dublin with over 140 senior business leaders to discuss AI's role in competitiveness. Research shows 78% of Irish leaders view AI as critical, b…
The SEED Act, a federal blenders tax credit, could cut trucking costs by $1 billion by reducing fuel volatility and boosting domestic biofuel production, according to Pilot Company President Jesús Guerra. The policy aims…
QBE North America and Control Risks warned that agentic AI can accelerate commercial espionage and fraud, citing a survey of 400 U.S. decision makers in which 29% reported a cyber incident where AI was believed to be inv…
A Treasury Department draft report warns that the artificial intelligence market poses risks similar to the dotcom bubble, with AI firms deeply entrenched in the U.S. economy. The report predicts a downturn would slow ec…
California consumer confidence rose 1% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, despite economic uncertainty, the Iran war, and a heated governor's race. The present situation index fell 9% while th…
Los Gatos has been recognized by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection for its wildfire risk reduction efforts, a designation that could help the town compete for prevention grants and may enable some resi…
Hong Kong insurers launched a marine war-risk pool to address uncertainties from Middle East instability, with five local firms collaborating to provide coverage for vessels in critical areas. Selina Lau, CEO of the Hong…
Palantir announced on June 29, 2026, an engine for deploying NVIDIA Nemotron open models in sovereign environments for U.S. government and critical-infrastructure use, pairing NVIDIA's model ecosystem with authorization,…
The Future of Life Institute's Summer 2026 AI Safety Index graded nine frontier AI labs on safety and governance, with Anthropic receiving a C+, OpenAI and Google DeepMind earning Cs, and xAI, DeepSeek, and Mistral faili…
Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok warned that massive AI spending is not boosting profits for non-tech companies, creating a risk of a painful repricing of Big Tech valuations. Profit margins for the …
Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, faces rape allegations from Jenny Racicot, who says he forced himself on her in 2021. Platner denies the accusations but may drop out by Monday to allow a replaceme…
AI engines use brand information in two distinct ways: usage (ingesting content without citation) and citation (directly referencing the brand as a source). A Pew Research study found users click links only 8% of the tim…