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IBM Stock Crashes 26% as AI Spending Shift Hammers Legacy Business
CEO Arvind Krishna says the company underestimated how fast customers would redirect capital spending from mainframes and software to AI infrastructure.
U.S. Confirms Limited Nvidia H200 Chip Exports to China
Commerce official reveals small quantities shipped under license as Washington balances national security concerns with commercial interests.
Google Sued Over Gemini AI Training on Publisher Content
Major publishers claim the tech giant used copyrighted books from Google Books and Play Store without permission to train its AI models.
New York bans large AI data centers for one year
Governor Kathy Hochul cites soaring electricity costs and grid strain in first-of-its-kind statewide moratorium.
New York Imposes First State-Level AI Datacenter Moratorium
Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order pauses permits for hyperscale facilities over 50 megawatts for up to one year while regulators develop environmental and energy standards.
Chai Discovery Raises $400M Series C at $3.8B Valuation
The AI drug discovery startup has now secured over $600 million in less than a year, with pharma giants Lilly, Novartis and Pfizer using its molecular modeling technology.
SoftBank CEO Projects $5 Trillion Annual AI Infrastructure Need
Masayoshi Son dismisses bubble concerns while forecasting AI will comprise 20% of global GDP by 2040.
New York Halts Large Data Center Construction for One Year
Governor Hochul's moratorium affects facilities using 50+ megawatts as state develops environmental standards amid rising constituent concerns.
Apple evaluates startup tech to run full AI models on iPhone
PrismML claims it can compress 27-billion-parameter models to under 4GB while using 15x less memory, potentially reshaping on-device AI.
Untracked AI Token Spending Could Trigger Earnings Surprises
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warns that executives lack visibility into employee AI usage costs accumulating across their organizations.
Procurement Teams Deploy AI Faster Than They Can Govern It
New research reveals 47% of organizations cite automation as their biggest skills gap, even as adoption accelerates.
Meta sued over AI-driven layoffs that allegedly targeted workers on leave
Twenty-six former employees claim the company's performance ranking tools penalized staff taking parental and medical leave during May 2025 job cuts.
Cybercriminals Deploy AI Agents in Real Ransomware Attacks
Underground markets, open-weight models, and workflow integration are lowering barriers to AI-assisted cybercrime.
Meta Faces Lawsuit Over AI-Assisted Layoff Discrimination Claims
Twenty-six former employees allege the company's automated tools disproportionately targeted workers with disabilities, those on medical leave, and pregnant staff.
DeepMind CEO proposes US-led global AI safety regulator
Demis Hassabis wants a new watchdog with authority to evaluate frontier models and coordinate industry slowdowns when risks escalate.
AI Memory Shortage Drives Up Laptop Prices, Threatens Affordability
Tech companies buying 70% of high-end memory for data centers as hardware costs surge and entry-level computers face extinction.
YouTube Drives 1.8M Visits to Nonconsensual Deepfake Sites
New research reveals mainstream platforms are the primary referral sources for AI-powered nudification tools, contradicting their own content policies.
Sales AI Investments Fail When They Automate Bad Processes
Experts say most AI tools in sales generate more activity without improving the four metrics that actually drive revenue.
Anthropic Launches Free Claude for Teachers AI Assistant
The company joins OpenAI, Google, and Khan Academy in the intensifying competition to embed AI tools in K-12 classrooms.
HHS Deploys AI to Flag Hospital Compliance Across Five Years
New federal enforcement program uses ChatGPT-powered tools to scan audit records without published validation framework.
IBM Stock Drops 23% as Enterprise Clients Redirect Budgets to AI
The legacy tech giant's sharp decline reflects a broader shift in corporate technology spending priorities.
New York Enacts First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order pauses environmental reviews for large facilities as bipartisan opposition to hyperscale development spreads nationwide.
Hirschbach Cuts Billing Cycle 60% With Hyperscience AI Platform
The logistics carrier reduced days-to-bill from nine to three by automating freight document processing with intelligent document processing technology.
IBM's Q2 Revenue Miss Reveals Enterprise AI Spending Shift
The tech giant's 7% infrastructure decline shows clients are racing to secure compute capacity, not cutting AI budgets.