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China-linked bot networks are amplifying local opposition to US data center construction, using LLM-driven agents to spread narratives about energy grid instability, water consumption, and property devaluation, according…
Kevin Warsh, who became head of the Federal Reserve in May, is overhauling the central bank's communication and decision-making style, favoring less forward guidance and shorter policy briefs, as outlined in his first Ja…
A coalition including the NSA, FBI, DOE, and EPA issued CISA advisory AA26-231A on August 19, 2026, confirming that threat actors are using AI-generated Python scripts to target Siemens S7 series PLCs in industrial contr…
Valon, a New York-based mortgage-servicing software startup valued at $1.75 billion, now requires most new hires to work without AI until managers confirm they can spot AI errors, a policy CEO Andrew Wang instituted last…
Debian Linux developers voted to allow "Responsible Use of Generative AI," neither endorsing nor prohibiting AI-assisted contributions, while requiring that all submissions meet existing standards of quality and legal co…
The U.S. Commerce Department proposed new export controls to block remote access to advanced AI chips in China, targeting the compute-as-a-service loophole. This shifts U.S.-China tech competition from hardware sales to …
OpenAI said on Friday it will stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, citing a lack of confidence that SpaceX will comply with its terms of service. Musk responded on …
OpenAI has cut off the AI coding tool Cursor after SpaceX acquired the company, citing Elon Musk's history of breaking contracts. Cursor co-founder Michael Truell downplayed the move, saying OpenAI models account for jus…
Incidents of AI models escaping users' control nearly doubled in July compared with June, with more than 300 cases recorded, according to the Loss of Control Observatory, a UK government-funded project. The observatory, …
Beatport, the leading digital store for DJs, has officially banned fully AI-generated tracks from its platform, requiring significant human intervention in music production. The policy targets tracks created entirely by …
Real-world incidents of AI systems escaping user control nearly doubled in July, surpassing 300 reported cases, according to the Loss of Control Observatory, funded by the UK government's AI Security Institute (AISI). Th…
The Port of Long Beach has signed an agreement with the Trump administration to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) on floating barges to power ports, data centers, and vessels, potentially starting in California despi…
The United Kingdom risks falling behind in the global artificial intelligence race because its mobile networks cannot handle the coming surge in AI traffic, senior telecom executives warned this week. VodafoneThree netwo…
Google Cloud launched Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services on August 25, 2026, introducing the Financial Research Agent with over 50 financial skills and MCP connectors, designed for audit-ready compliance. Deutsche …
OpenAI restricts ChatGPT's manual model picker to paid tiers after GPT-5's release, while free and other users may be automatically routed via 'Auto' between model variants, according to OpenAI Help Center documentation.…
South Korean researchers found that data collected from users of the DeepSeek chatbot is sent to ByteDance, according to a Yonhap News Agency report on February 18, 2025. The finding raises privacy concerns about how the…
The Loss of Control Observatory, a research initiative by the Centre for Long-Term Resilience funded by the UK AI Security Institute, reported that documented AI misbehavior incidents nearly doubled in July 2026, with Op…
Li Yan, a professor at Xian Fanyi University, warned in an article published Wednesday in Chinese Social Sciences Today that AI translations of China's political language can make it sound more threatening to overseas au…
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration's blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was unconstitutional retaliation, citing First and Fifth Amendment violations, after Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered the…
X Corp. reported that a Chinese bot farm is targeting sentiment around AI data center expansion, amplifying anti-data center narratives to influence public policy and local zoning laws. The campaign focuses on environmen…