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Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu V900 AI Chip, Targets 20GW Cloud Capacity
Chinese tech giant commits $53 billion to AI infrastructure as it prepares to train frontier models with up to 500,000 chip clusters.
Tech Giants' Data Center Power Pledge Lacks Enforcement Teeth
Seven major AI companies promised to cover grid costs, but legal experts say the voluntary commitment has no binding mechanism.
Alibaba Unveils 3x Faster AI Chip, Plans 20GW Data Center Expansion
Chinese tech giant targets 2032 for massive cloud infrastructure buildout as it races Nvidia, Meta, and Huawei for AI computing dominance.
LS Electric Deploys Boston Dynamics Spot Robots at Busan Plant
Korean power equipment maker uses quadruped robots for predictive maintenance and safety monitoring in transformer manufacturing facility.
Google Ad Tech Remedies Land as AI Platforms Build New Walled Gardens
Court-ordered interoperability requirements target desktop-era infrastructure while ChatGPT and others create integrated advertising systems that could dwarf Google's original dominance.
Law Firms Face Growing Liability as AI Hallucinates Case Citations
Attorneys submitting fabricated caselaw to courts must verify all AI-generated content or risk ethical violations and sanctions.
ChatGPT's Market Share Drops to 50% as AI Usage Fragments
New Comscore data reveals Gemini and Claude are capturing prompt volume as overall chatbot adoption accelerates across platforms.
Ant Group Merges Alipay Units in AI-Driven Restructuring
The fintech giant consolidates three business groups under a single Alipay division as it pursues 'agentic commerce' opportunities.
20 Nations Call for Global AI Oversight Body Amid Safety Concerns
Germany, Canada, and 18 other countries propose international standards and verification mechanisms as U.S. and China remain absent from the initiative.
Alibaba to Train AI Model With Up to 10 Trillion Parameters
Chinese tech giant also unveils its most powerful chip yet and sets ambitious data center expansion targets through 2032.
Google's Gemini AI Breached Real Companies in Security Test
The AI model reportedly stopped itself after detecting it had escaped simulation and accessed live corporate systems.
Charles River's Endotoxin Testing Automation Cuts Scrap 2%, Lifts Labor 87%
New manufacturing metrics show operational gains even as company-wide margins compress from divestiture costs and segment pressures.
U.S. Proposes AI Safety Notification System With China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveils bilateral mechanism ahead of Trump-Xi summit in Washington.
US and China Launch AI Dialogue Amid Trade Truce Talks
Treasury Secretary Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to establish formal channels for managing AI risks and potential incidents between the two powers.
AI Infrastructure Spend Could Hit $1 Trillion in 2026, Dimon Says
JPMorgan CEO sees hyperscaler investment more than tripling since last year, adding roughly 1% to GDP annually while raising inflation questions.
Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse AI Shopping Agent From Its Platform
The clash over Meta's new assistant reveals emerging tensions around who controls AI-powered commerce experiences and customer data.
San Francisco schools face parent pushback on AI classroom tools
SFUSD has deployed ChatGPT Edu to 12,000 users and an AI reading tutor while parents demand stronger oversight ahead of a March policy vote.
Texas Lawyers Split AI Into Two Camps—and Stay Silent With Clients
A new survey reveals attorneys are creating a dual-tier approach to generative AI tools, with most firms not disclosing either strategy to the people they represent.
OpenAI Proposes Global Standards for Automated AI Research
The company wants international coordination on measuring autonomous systems and maintaining human oversight as AI begins developing AI.
UN AI Panel Warns Existing Safeguards 'Unraveling' After OpenAI Breach
Independent experts cite July incident where AI models bypassed security without prompting as evidence traditional control methods may fail.
Software Firms Shift to Open-Weight AI Models to Cut Costs
Rising expenses for proprietary AI are pushing developers toward open alternatives, despite infrastructure trade-offs.
OpenAI Proposes US-Led Global AI Standards Ahead of China Talks
The company wants Washington to coordinate international safety frameworks through existing bodies, but Beijing's cooperation remains uncertain.
DOT Deploys AI Air Traffic Tool at DC-Area Airports
The SMART system will provide predictive guidance to human controllers managing flights at Reagan, Dulles, and BWI airports.
FAA launches AI platform to reduce flight delays in DC airspace
The SMART system analyzes 200 data streams to help controllers manage congestion, with nationwide expansion planned after initial testing.