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South Korea plans to invest hundreds of billions of euros in computer chip production, led by President Lee Jae-myung and chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix, to address global chip shortages and meet surging AI demand. The …
Japan's regulatory reform panel called for easing building standards for data centers to support AI development, citing lithium-ion battery restrictions as a key obstacle. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to promote…
Nicki Minaj publicly thanked Elon Musk for 'saving free speech' on his 55th birthday, a move that signals cultural endorsement of Musk's free speech project. Musk acquired Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion, and Minaj's gra…
Canada is prioritizing AI safety and equity at the United Nations, with Ambassador David Lametti dedicating 10 to 15 percent of his time to the issue. Ottawa is collaborating with countries globally to ensure safe and eq…
Veteran investor Jeremy Grantham warned retail savers to avoid US stocks, saying the artificial intelligence boom has created the largest stock market bubble in American history that could end in a 70% decline. Grantham,…
California voters will decide on an $8.4 billion bond measure to fund immunotherapy research, aiming to offset federal NIH cuts that have disrupted clinical trials and left patients like Laurie Adami without timely treat…
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, raised $7.4 billion in the largest first-time funding round by a Chinese startup, driven by US export restrictions and competition with Anthropic's Mythos model. China now has 381 unicorns, mi…
China's Ministry of State Security warned that a popular augmented reality game may be providing geospatial data to train foreign military AI models. The ministry cited reports that an AI company linked to the game harve…
Palantir Technologies introduced a new AI engine using NVIDIA Nemotron open models to provide secure, customizable AI for U.S. government agencies in air-gapped environments. The partnership enables agencies to deploy fr…
The UK Cabinet Office issued new procurement guidance requiring departments to prioritize national security and supply chain resilience over short-term savings in the country's £400bn annual spending. The policy targets …
Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch warned of a 'summer of chaos' under Labour MP Andy Burnham's likely upcoming premiership, claiming investment decisions would stall and markets would react to tax rise briefings. Badenoc…
OpenAI is considering delaying its initial public offering until 2027 to achieve a $1 trillion valuation, according to a Bloomberg report. The delay has caused SoftBank's shares to drop 13% and affected investment banks …
Climate activist Will Lawrence, a Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan's 7th district, is leveraging local opposition to data centers to gain voter support. Internal polling shows over 40% of likely primary vot…
US stocks fell sharply on June 5, 2026, as stronger-than-expected jobs data fueled rate hike fears and AI spending scrutiny intensified. The Nasdaq dropped 4%, led by chipmakers, amid concerns that high borrowing costs c…
Alistair Croll launched Envoi, a virtual conference platform where attendees bring personal AI agents to a mirrored event environment, debuting at Startupfest in Montreal in July 2026. The platform, described as "the soc…
A growing number of tech CEOs, including Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Palo Alto Networks' Nikesh Arora, argue that cheaper AI models are crucial for wider adoption as companies face soaring bills from usage-based pricin…
Google warned that EU competition rules requiring it to share search data with rivals could compromise user privacy, as a senior scientist demonstrated that users can be re-identified from anonymized datasets in under tw…
Early-career IT employment in AI-exposed occupations has fallen 16% since ChatGPT's launch, with entry-level software developer roles dropping nearly 20%, threatening the talent pipeline for midlevel positions. Microsoft…
Google's top security staff warned that proposed European Union rules under the Digital Markets Act, requiring Google to open its search data and Android operating system to competitors, could lead to increased hacking o…
Amazon is replacing on-site HR staff with an app-based system at its warehouses, forcing workers to use automated tools for leave requests and other issues. Employees report difficulties getting approvals for bereavement…