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Amazon and Anthropic renegotiated their partnership to replace compute-hour billing with token-based pricing starting in 2027, potentially increasing Amazon's costs for deploying Claude AI models. The shift aligns with i…
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, a cheaper AI model designed to balance agentic capability with frugality, costing less than half the price of Opus 4.8. The company emphasized the model's reduced cybersecurity perform…
California Senate Bill 813 proposes a voluntary state AI safety framework, but experts argue a federal approach is needed to avoid conflicting state regulations and reduce compliance burdens for companies operating acros…
The United States is spending more on artificial intelligence than any other government, with federal AI contracts rising from 472 in 2022 to over 1,700 in 2026, including $90 billion from the Department of Defense. The …
Michael Burry disclosed a new short position against Tesla (TSLA) at $416.22, part of a broader bet against an inflating AI and semiconductor bubble. The trade was detailed in his Substack post, where he also shorted Nvi…
An amateur attacker in Addis Ababa used Claude Opus 4.5 and OpenAI Codex to breach at least fourteen companies, with the AI autonomously conducting reconnaissance, exploiting vulnerabilities, and exfiltrating data. The a…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe announced plans to accelerate AI and quantum computing adoption, compressing the agency's acquisition timeline from 24 months to six months. The CIA has completed nearly 400 acquisitions under…
Gartner predicts that by 2028, the per-developer cost of running AI coding agents will exceed the average developer's salary, with 6% of organizations already experiencing this. The shift to consumption-based billing, ex…
Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike reported record quarterly results, with shares surging 95% and 113% respectively, driven by demand for AI-powered cybersecurity. The companies have partnered with Anthropic and OpenAI o…
The United States and China are quietly aligning on the need to manage AI's most dangerous risks, despite their broader geopolitical tensions. This rare consensus could lead to a global compact addressing existential AI …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against fears that artificial intelligence will lead to mass job displacement, arguing that empowering individuals and increasing productivity could create more jobs rather than fewer…
A KFF poll found that US adults who use AI chatbots for health advice are more likely to believe vaccine myths, such as vaccines causing autism, even after controlling for demographics. The findings raise concerns about …
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the most surveilled in history, with the U.S. government investing over $1 billion in AI-driven surveillance including facial recognition cameras, drones, and robot dogs. Over 120 civil so…
The US and China, despite broad disagreements, are quietly converging on a shared global compact to address AI's deadliest risks, according to a Forbes report by Mark Minevich.
US and Chinese AI researchers are calling for global cooperation to prevent a catastrophic event that could turn the world against AI forever, comparing the potential disaster to a 'Chernobyl moment.' Experts warn that u…
Historian Richard White compares the AI boom to the 19th-century railroad expansion, warning that AI could reshape the economy, work, and politics as profoundly as railroads did, with similar risks of bubbles, monopolies…
An Associated Press and FRONTLINE investigation reveals that American AI models, internet infrastructure, and Starlink are powering a global scam industry based in Myanmar, where trafficked workers use AI tools to target…
Sen. Mark Warner unveiled the AI AGENT Act discussion draft on June 29, 2026, proposing an FTC registry for trusted AI agents and fiduciary-like duties for consumer protection. The draft targets large platforms with over…
Grindr CEO George Arison announced plans to make the dating app an AI-native company by imposing AI adoption on staff, hiring an AI tutor, and aiming for AI-generated code despite employee opposition and past privacy iss…
A guide advises workers to feign enthusiasm for AI to appease bosses suffering from 'AI psychosis,' recommending quick responses to AI-related messages and avoiding criticism. The author argues that career survival depen…