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JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong have stopped using Anthropic's AI models due to US export restrictions, which block non-Americans from accessing the company's latest models. The move threatens Hong Kong's c…
At the Confidential Computing Summit in San Francisco, leaders from Google, Microsoft, AMD, Intel, and others advocated for decentralized AI to ensure data sovereignty, privacy, and security. They warned against dependen…
Meta has released new smart glasses without Ray-Ban branding, but its CTO Andrew Bosworth argues that privacy concerns will be resolved through 'social learning' rather than new safeguards. Critics note Meta has not adde…
Hiring across Europe is down 25% from pandemic-era highs and 15% year over year, while U.S. hiring remains 24% below pre-pandemic levels, according to LinkedIn data. Executives at VivaTech said employers increasingly dem…
A Wellhub survey finds 88% of people leaders prioritize retaining top talent, but AI adoption is accelerating burnout among high performers tasked with leading implementation. Wellness programs are seen as key to retenti…
MIT alumni and supporters are rallying to defend the institution's mission of advancing scientific research, merit-based admissions, and national prosperity amid perceived threats to academic freedom and innovation. The …
AI superintelligence could undermine nuclear deterrence by enabling a state to achieve a technological leap large enough to execute a disarming first strike, rendering second-strike capabilities obsolete. The author argu…
Meta paused its employee computer tracking program after sensitive data, including AI prompts, performance data, and private conversations, was leaked internally. The program, intended to train AI models, sparked backlas…
Meta is developing a prediction markets app called Arena, challenging Polymarket and Kalshi. The app will initially use a point system instead of real money, though real-money betting may be added later. The move comes a…
Gen Z is embracing 'cyberdecks'—DIY, customizable computers that explicitly reject AI—as part of a broader trend toward single-purpose, anti-AI devices. The movement reflects a consumer backlash against Big Tech's integr…
Oracle laid off 21,000 workers, a 12.9% reduction, partly due to AI adoption and a restructuring plan to focus on cloud offerings. The company plans to raise $45–50 billion in 2026 to expand AI data center infrastructure…
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited European partners to cooperate in agriculture, focusing on livestock farming, grain seed breeding, precision agriculture, and soil fertility improvement. He also outlined pl…
New York's 12th congressional district primary has become a battleground for the AI industry, with outside groups spending over $40 million. Assemblymember Alex Bores, an AI safety advocate, faces opposition from a pro-A…
Quantum computing stocks surged Tuesday after President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at maintaining U.S. dominance in the technology, with Quantinuum shares up over 13% and IBM gaining 5%. The orders set deadl…
Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense over its designation as a "Chinese military company," arguing the label has no basis in fact or law. The e-commerce giant seeks removal from a Pentagon b…
A coalition including Cloudflare, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, and Shopify has proposed PACT (Private Access Control Tokens) to replace CAPTCHAs and verify human web traffic without tracking users or requiring proprietary…
BP, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Albertsons were sued in a class action lawsuit alleging they used Kalibrate's AI fuel-pricing tool to artificially raise gas prices in California, violating state antitrust and algorithmic pric…
SpaceX, with $100.8 billion in cash, is issuing at least $20 billion in bonds to replace a short-term bridge loan used to acquire xAI, despite negative free cash flow of $14.1 billion last year. The move aims to secure c…
Meta paused its program tracking employee keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training after an internal leak exposed private conversations, performance data, and transcriptions across the company. The incident, classi…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed SpaceX's orbital AI data center plan as overpriced, arguing that terrestrial infrastructure is more cost-effective. Son's critique comes days after SpaceX's $1.7 trillion IPO, which r…