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AI Browser Guardrails Bypassed Through 'Dream World' Attack
Security researchers demonstrate how malicious websites can manipulate AI browsers into ignoring safety restrictions by creating false realities.
Brookfield Quintuples Bloom Energy Partnership to $25 Billion
The expanded fuel cell financing framework targets surging demand for rapid, onsite power to support AI data center growth.
Frequent AI Chatbot Users More Likely to Believe Vaccine Myths
A new poll finds correlation between weekly AI health queries and acceptance of debunked claims about MMR vaccines and autism.
Dell's AI Server Revenue Surges as Gross Margins Drop 26%
The company's AI business now generates 10x laptop revenue, but profitability questions emerge as margins compress from the product mix shift.
Aquifer Thermal Storage Could Cut Data Center Cooling Costs
University of Illinois researchers propose using underground water systems as natural thermal batteries to reduce energy and water consumption in AI facilities.
AI Unicorns Now Reach $1B in Two Years—Four Times Faster
New data shows one in five European startups hit unicorn status within 24 months, as AI compresses timelines and reshapes who builds billion-dollar companies.
Etched Books $1B in AI Chip Orders, Reaches $5B Valuation
The Nvidia rival secured $500M in December funding as inference optimization becomes the industry's critical bottleneck.
MCP Tool Poisoning Threatens Enterprise AI Agent Security
Microsoft warns that attackers can hijack AI agents by manipulating Model Context Protocol tool descriptions to exfiltrate data without triggering alerts.
AI Defense Doesn't Require Frontier Models, Experts Say
Small and medium businesses can protect against AI-powered attacks without accessing the most advanced—and expensive—AI systems.
US Power Grid Faces Dual Pressure from Heatwave and AI Data Centers
Record electricity demand expected as extreme temperatures collide with surging energy consumption from hyperscale AI facilities.
ChatGPT Adds Scheduled Tasks for Paid Users
OpenAI's new automation feature lets subscribers run prompts on a timer, but limitations keep it from replacing dedicated workflow tools.
Operating Power Plants Command Premium as AI Demand Collides With Grid Delays
Utilities and investors are paying more to acquire existing generation capacity rather than wait years for new projects to clear interconnection queues.
GM Adds 50 Cobots at Factory Zero as Union Cites Job Losses
UAW Local 22 president says collaborative robots at Detroit electric vehicle plant are displacing workers amid falling EV sales and recent layoffs.
Cleveland Fed's Hammack: AI Infrastructure Demand Driving Inflation
Central bank official warns that unchecked spending on data centers and AI systems may require interest rate increases to control price pressures.
AI Agents Explained: How They Work and Where They're Headed
MIT computer scientist Phillip Isola breaks down the difference between generative AI and agentic systems, and why training data remains the biggest bottleneck.
Google's AI Expansion Drives Record Emissions, Water Use in 2025
The tech giant's electricity demand jumped 37% and greenhouse gas emissions rose 18% despite aggressive clean energy investments.
Ambi Robotics and Pickle Robot integrate dock-to-pallet system
Commercial deployment connects trailer unloading with AI-powered pallet building to reduce manual handoffs in warehouse receiving operations.
Genesys Acquires Pinkfish to Connect AI Agents to Enterprise Systems
The deal adds workflow orchestration technology that lets virtual agents retrieve data and execute tasks across CRM, ERP, and other business applications without human intervention.
AWS launches $1B Forward Deployed Engineering unit for AI
Amazon's cloud division will embed thousands of engineers inside customer organizations to accelerate artificial intelligence deployments.
Humanoid Robots Face Scalability Hurdles Despite Surging Hype
Industry executives at Automate 2026 warn that cost, efficiency, and deployment challenges remain significant obstacles for manufacturing adoption.
Trump Administration Controls Access to Advanced AI Models
A new regulatory regime gives the U.S. government approval authority over cutting-edge AI releases, raising questions about transparency and long-term viability.
AWS Invests $1 Billion in Forward Deployed AI Engineers
New organization embeds thousands of experts directly with customers to build production agentic AI systems in days instead of months.
AWS Launches $2B in Cloud Programs for Defense and Intelligence
New classified infrastructure for contractors, migration credits for IC agencies, and embedded AI engineering teams mark major public sector push.
DOJ Backs Musk's xAI in Air Pollution Suit, Testing Federal Authority
Justice Department claims national security interest in unpermitted gas turbines powering Memphis AI data center, potentially limiting citizen enforcement rights.