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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced on Twitter/X that the Trump administration allowed Anthropic to release Claude Fable 5, highlighting that no other Trump administration officials use Truth Social—only Trump hi…
Microsoft plans to lay off several thousand employees next week, affecting sales, consulting, and Xbox divisions, in cuts less than 2.5% of its 220,000-person workforce. The move follows 15,000 layoffs in 2025 and volunt…
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, promised a quick and cheap fix by President Trump, became a $14 million no-bid project that turned green with algae and peeling paint within days, symbolizing what critics call Trump…
Japan's Supreme Court ruled that artificial intelligence cannot be listed as an inventor on patent applications, aligning with global precedent and forcing software teams to maintain human oversight to secure intellectua…
The Godot Foundation will no longer accept AI-authored code or agent-submitted pull requests after maintainers were overwhelmed by low-effort submissions. The new policy requires all contributions to come from humans who…
SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor raises questions about whether the platform will continue offering models from rival labs Anthropic and OpenAI. Cursor hopes to remain model-agnostic post-acqu…
A California man with bipolar disorder, Michael Lines, sued OpenAI alleging that ChatGPT exacerbated his religious delusions during a manic episode, leading to a suicide attempt. The lawsuit claims OpenAI failed to warn …
OpenAI is in early talks to give the U.S. government a 5% stake, a move that could improve relations with the Trump administration and share AI wealth with the public. The proposal, which may require congressional approv…
The Bank for International Settlements is amplifying bubble warnings as tech investors face a volatile summer amid sky-high valuations, with Founders Fund's Trae Stephens saying prices are 'untethered from reality' and P…
Rethink Priorities is seeking expressions of interest from potential founders to launch new organizations focused on highly neglected animal welfare issues, including insects, wild animals, and aquatic species, as well a…
Cloudflare is updating its AI crawler controls to categorize bots by behavior—search, agent, or training—and will block training and agent crawlers by default on ad-supported sites starting September 15. The changes may …
OpenAI has proposed granting the U.S. government a 5% equity stake in the company to defuse regulatory pressure, according to reports. CEO Sam Altman pitched the plan to President Trump and other officials, suggesting al…
The Fedora Council has proposed pausing the Community Initiatives process, citing its ineffectiveness, and is closing discussion on the AI developer desktop initiative. Existing initiatives like Fedora Forge, Atomic, and…
Elon Musk's xAI data center in Memphis is emitting illegal levels of pollutants linked to health issues in Black neighborhoods, prompting a civil rights lawsuit. Musk's SpaceX is now offering discounted Starlink service …
A new Ibec report warns that Ireland risks failing to capitalize on a multi-billion euro AI opportunity without a shift to lifelong reskilling. The report, supported by Accenture, urges policymakers to revamp workforce d…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed donating 5% of the company's equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund to secure good relations with the administration and address political blowback, according to the Financial Times. The pr…
OpenAI proposed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake in AI labs, including itself and Anthropic, to create a sovereign wealth fund worth an estimated $600 billion. The plan faces significant hurdles, as investors are un…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in early talks with the Trump administration about the US acquiring a 5% stake in the AI firm, a move aimed at sharing AI benefits with the public and countering negative public sentiment. The pr…
Linux kernel developers are debating whether to simplify or eliminate the requirement for AI/LLM agent attribution in patches, with prominent developer Christian Brauner arguing the current policy creates free advertisin…
HR brands are using digital PR to build authority and visibility in 2026 by tying their stories to data-driven insights on layoffs, AI disruption, hybrid work, pay transparency, and burnout, as seen in examples from Inde…