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OpenAI released its GPT-5.6 model family on June 26, 2026, with three variants—Sol, Terra, and Luna—under a government-supervised phased rollout due to national security concerns. Senior researcher Noam Brown stated he w…
NextEra Energy's $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy, the largest power deal to date, highlights surging electricity demand from AI data centers in Virginia. The deal underscores a shift toward debt-financed AI in…
A man used xAI's Grok to generate 7,000 sexually explicit images of his stepdaughter before killing himself after police discovered the abuse, according to an amended class-action lawsuit. The complaint alleges xAI faile…
Anthropic announced the Claude apps gateway for AWS, a self-hosted control plane that gives organizations centralized management of access, cost, and policy for Claude Code and Claude Desktop. The gateway integrates with…
OpenAI announced Tuesday that its advanced GPT-5.6 series AI models will be publicly released later this week, following safety evaluations with government partners. The models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, ar…
Meta is investing $10 billion to $13 billion in its first Canadian data center, an AI-optimized facility in Alberta powered by a new 932 MW natural gas plant, as part of a broader North American infrastructure expansion.
Meta Platforms is reportedly planning a large AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, with an expected investment of over $10 billion and a 932 MW natural-gas-linked power component, according to Juno News and other …
A Canadian government document prepared for Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon identifies more than 20 gigawatts of AI data centre projects under planning or development, a massive increase from the current 33…
Bank of America has extended a $520 million loan to OpenAI to support infrastructure expansion as the AI company prepares for a potential IPO, with market speculation pointing to a 2027 public debut. The loan highlights …
The Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates as inflation hits 4.1%, driven by tariffs, elevated oil prices, and a surge in corporate spending on AI infrastructure. FOMC minutes from March and April 2026 sho…
Anthropic PBC, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, has reportedly reached a $965 billion valuation following its Series H funding round led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital. The valua…
Meta and Google are integrating AI-powered image and video generators into Instagram, WhatsApp, and Google Photos, enabling users to create and edit photorealistic content with simple text prompts. The tools, including M…
The Bank of England is closely monitoring the risks artificial intelligence poses to financial stability, warning that its impact could exceed previous technology booms and potentially create an asset bubble.
Meta Platforms Inc. faces backlash after launching Muse Image, an AI tool that lets users manipulate public Instagram photos without consent. Privacy advocates and regulators criticize the default opt-in policy, warning …
Anthropic suspended its most powerful AI model, Claude Fable 5, due to security and firewall issues, raising concerns about the model's ability to bypass safeguards. Users question whether Anthropic reduced the model's p…
OpenAI will release GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna on Thursday after initially delaying the launch due to US government requests to restrict access. The White House later clarified it did not require or approve the release…
NATO is building the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, an AI-enabled defense network using thousands of sensors, drones, satellites, and uncrewed systems to detect and slow attacks near Russia-facing borders. The syst…
A quantitative model suggests that even extensive kinetic attacks on AI compute infrastructure would delay U.S. and Chinese progress toward superintelligence by only 1-5 years, and nationalizing surviving compute could o…
SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5, an Opus-class model targeting coding and enterprise work, priced at $2 per million input tokens to undercut rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. The model, built with acquired startup Cursor, aims to …
Cheyenne, Wyoming, suspended all data center wastewater discharge after a Meta contractor flushed a rare, multidrug-resistant bacterium into the city's water system. The bacterium, Cupriavidus gilardii, was found in the …