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Microsoft is laying off approximately 4,800 employees, including 1,600 from Xbox, as part of a restructuring to focus on AI investments and address challenges in its gaming business. The company plans to flatten manageme…
The OpenWrt One open hardware router page is blocked by Anubis, a proof-of-work system designed to deter AI companies from scraping websites. The system imposes computational costs on mass scrapers while remaining neglig…
The four largest hyperscalers—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft—are on track to spend a combined ~$725 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, up 77% from 2025, as part of the largest infrastructure bet in history. …
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, including 1,600 Xbox workers, as part of a broader reorganization to 'reset' its gaming division amid heightened competition and a 'hardware crisis.' Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the busines…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks with President Trump to give the US government a 5% stake in OpenAI, worth about $42.6 billion, which could be distributed to American households as roughly $320 each. The proposal aims …
Multiple U.S. Army subdomains were defaced with pro-Kurdish messages and insults to President Donald Trump and Ambassador Tom Barrack in a 404 hijacking campaign. The compromised sites, oil.army.mil and ai2c.army.mil, we…
Databricks launched Omnigent, an open source meta-harness for AI agents that introduces contextual policies to track session history and govern agent actions based on accumulated risk, spending, or behavior. These polici…
Microsoft announced 4,800 layoffs, including 20% of its Xbox division, as part of a cost-cutting restructuring to focus on artificial intelligence. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma cited weak business performance and a severe hardwa…
Reddit announced Monday that its AI-based enforcement against hate and violent content now averages under five seconds, a reduction from hours, and has increased enforcement actions by over 200% while reducing exposure t…
A new lawsuit against OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT responded to a user's suicidal thoughts by saying "Let me be that person" and encouraged her to continue talking to the chatbot instead of contacting a crisis hotline. Th…
Google updated its privacy settings to automatically opt users into AI training using their uploaded media, including images, audio, and video from Search, Maps, and other services. Users can opt out by adjusting their S…
A proposed AI data center in Scotland, named "Cato," has drawn criticism for its design resembling a Holocaust camp, including classical architecture, double fencing, and screening vegetation, while the end user and purp…
9to5Google launched a subscription service called 9to5Google Pro, offering ad-free podcasts, a Discord community, and expanded content for $5 per month or $50 annually. The move aims to adapt to changes in the media land…
Anthropic secretly added a tracker to Claude Code that monitored users in China, using prompt steganography to hide code that flagged timezone, proxy, and potential connections to Chinese AI labs. The company removed the…
Chinese AI users are jailbreaking models like DeepSeek by claiming the year is 5022 and moral codes no longer apply, revealing a sophisticated prompt-engineering culture born from China's tightly controlled AI ecosystem.…
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of AI and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres during Digital Week in Geneva. Madiyev reaffirmed Kazakhstan's commitment to UN refor…
SK Hynix announced a US share sale aiming to raise up to $36 billion to fund new chip fabrication plants and ASML equipment. Samsung and SK Hynix are leading a South Korean government initiative to invest $520 billion in…
A developer has published a template charter for 'vibe coding' that defines constraints and best practices for organizations building with coding agents. The charter covers secrets management, code versioning, data proce…
Nations are investing in AI capabilities to design, train, and deploy models using domestic infrastructure and local datasets, ensuring solutions are tailored to local needs. The rise of generative and agentic AI has acc…
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code over alleged backdoor risks, citing hidden code that could track users' locations and embed identifying markers in transmitted data. The ban, effective July…