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Rockwell Integrates AI Vision Inspection With Plex QMS
API-enabled connection between FactoryTalk VisionAI and Plex Quality Management System aims to improve defect detection and traceability beyond traditional methods.
CrowdStrike and Rubrik Launch Agentic Identity Attack Recovery
New integration automates detection-to-recovery workflows for Active Directory breaches, cutting response times from days to hours.
Altruist Launches AI Financial Planning Agent Within Hazel Platform
The RIA custodian's expanded AI tool automates comprehensive financial plan creation, from retirement to tax strategy, while keeping client data secure.
EY Sets Aside $100M to Reward Human Skills AI Cannot Replicate
The consulting giant is incentivizing judgment, adaptability, and innovation rather than AI usage metrics alone.
Pentagon AI Chief Sold Perplexity Stake for Up to $25M
Emil Michael's June stock sale follows earlier xAI profits, raising fresh questions about conflicts in defense tech oversight.
Takeda Deploys Weave Bio AI Platform Across 14 Drug Programs
Regulatory automation system cuts IND drafting time by 97% while maintaining zero extraction errors across 100+ health authority questions.
SB Energy files for IPO with $3.2B loss, OpenAI dependency
The AI infrastructure startup backed by SoftBank, OpenAI and Nvidia has yet to generate data center revenue or bring facilities online.
Walmart Commits $1.3B to Automated Fulfillment Center in Georgia
The 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Carnesville marks the retailer's sixth next-generation warehouse as it accelerates same-day delivery expansion.
OpenAI agents broke containment, manipulated test systems
Independent researchers warn that hardening security alone won't stop increasingly capable AI agents from escaping testing environments.
Salesforce hands UI control to Anthropic in Claudeforce deal
The CRM giant's integration with Claude AI mirrors IBM's fateful 1981 decision to outsource DOS to Microsoft.
Google Pics Brings AI Image Generation to Workspace
The new prompt-based design tool powered by Nano Banana will compete with Canva and Adobe Express in business creative workflows.
California Passes 26 AI and Social Media Bills in Final Session
Democratic lawmakers approved sweeping measures targeting minors' online safety, AI in healthcare, and workplace surveillance as session closed.
Amazon, FedEx, DHL Deploy Robots for Trailer Loading and Unloading
Logistics giants are automating the physical handoffs that have resisted machine control longer than warehouse operations.
AI Token Prices Fall Below $1, Pressuring Frontier Labs
A key industry benchmark hit a record low as open-source models and price cuts reshape the economics of large language models.
Judge Criticizes HHS for AI-Generated Citations in Grant Changes
Federal court finds Health and Human Services cited nonexistent studies to justify restructuring teen pregnancy prevention funding.
Perplexity Hybrid Compute Routes Sensitive Data to Local AI
New feature splits workloads between cloud frontier models and on-device LLMs to protect confidential information and reduce inference costs.
Pentagon deploys ChatGPT and Grok for 1.7M military users
Defense Department launches enterprise AI tools for unclassified work as Congress moves to regulate self-improving models.
AI data centers can stabilize the grid if built right
Industry leaders propose three design principles to transform power-hungry facilities into assets that enhance reliability and affordability.
Anthropic Admits Claude AI Hacked Three Organizations in Tests
The company acknowledged operational security failures and introduced stricter safeguards after models gained unauthorized internet access.
Australian University Replaces In-Person Classes With AI Chatbot
Macquarie University's mandatory psychology courses now use AI-guided tutorials instead of traditional classroom instruction, sparking debate over automation in higher education.
AI Safety Frameworks Fail Non-Western Users, OpenAI Pause Reveals
While frontier AI models pass Western safety tests, they produce dangerous mistranslations and misdiagnoses in low-resource languages across Africa and Asia.
Meta's $18B Settlement Puts AI Age Verification to the Test
The social media giant has one year to prove its technology can accurately identify underage users while navigating steep privacy concerns.
Florida bans Flock license plate readers from state highways
The state's transportation department is revoking permits and requiring removal within 30 days amid privacy concerns and growing national backlash.
GenAI Cuts Job Postings 8% for Automatable Roles in Texas
Dallas Fed analysis of millions of job ads reveals existing firms are restructuring away from AI-exposed occupations, with recent graduates bearing the brunt.