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Alphabet's $200B capex fuels semiconductor rally despite Big Tech selloff
Memory chipmakers and Intel surge as hyperscaler infrastructure spending creates divergence in AI investment landscape.
Linus Torvalds Tells AI Skeptics to 'Fork Off' Linux Project
The Linux creator defends AI coding tools as technically superior, rejecting calls to limit their use in the world's most influential open-source project.
Small Businesses Use AI to Augment Workers, Not Replace Them
Real-world deployments show Main Street companies deploying automation to help scarce employees serve more customers and reduce errors.
Cornell Researchers Beam AI Model Data Directly Into Memory
A new optical receiver uses light to update chip memory without power-hungry analog circuits, potentially cutting energy costs for data centers and robots.
Big Tech Commits $16B+ to Nuclear Power for AI Data Centers
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are financing reactor restarts and new builds to secure constant electricity for round-the-clock AI computing.
Tech Executives Double Down on AI Spending Despite Market Panic
CEOs from AMD, Mastercard, and IBM say capital expenditures on artificial intelligence infrastructure are delivering measurable returns, even as investors punish their stocks.
Union Contracts Become Primary AI Workplace Protection in U.S.
With federal legislation stalled, collective bargaining agreements now offer the strongest guardrails against AI-driven job changes and layoffs.
AI Offensive Tools Now Automate Elite Hacker Skills at Scale
Wiz's head of offensive security explains how AI agents are replacing manual vulnerability research—and why defenders may finally gain the upper hand.
ChatGPT Medical Advice Lawsuit Tests AI Diagnostic Accuracy
A Florida man's near-fatal pulmonary embolism case highlights the gap between AI's controlled-test performance and real-world medical guidance.
AI Giants Pour $150M Into 2026 Midterms Through Super PAC Networks
Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI executives are funding rival political operations as regulatory battles intensify at state and federal levels.
Hollywood Studios Quietly Expand AI Hiring Despite Public Backlash
Job postings reveal Disney, Netflix, and Amazon building AI teams for visual effects and production workflows while unions push for protections.
GenAI Patent Filings Nearly Double in One Year, WIPO Reports
New data shows generative AI patents surged to 37,808 families in 2025, with the technology moving from lab to market faster than any previous wave.
Microsoft's $190B AI Bet Strains Core Businesses Under Nadella
Three years after leading the AI charge, the CEO faces mounting pressure as capacity constraints and competitive threats test the company's foundation.
TELEO Acquires SmartFactory Rx, Rebrands as Modersys
The pharma manufacturing intelligence platform moves from Applied Materials to private equity ownership with a narrower life sciences focus.
Data Centers Cut Electricity Costs 3.5% Per Capacity Doubling
New research challenges the assumption that AI infrastructure drives up power bills, but the trend may not last.
92% of Clinical Trial Organizations Plan AI Investment by 2028
New WCG report reveals massive intent-to-execution gap as industry confronts site readiness failures and regulatory scrutiny.
Quebec Cancels Public-Sector AI Projects After Technical Failures
Three pilot programs including a government chatbot hit obstacles around data infrastructure, tool maturity, and internal expertise.
New Jersey Bans AI Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores
The state joins two others in prohibiting retailers from using personal data to charge different customers different prices for identical products.
Chinese AI Models Gain U.S. Users on Cost, Performance Advances
Moonshot's Kimi K3 and other Chinese systems are attracting American developers and companies seeking affordable alternatives to frontier models.
AI-led Alpha School to open three Massachusetts campuses
The Texas-based network charges $65,000 per year and uses software instead of licensed teachers for core instruction.
Chinese AI Models Gain U.S. Market Share on Price and Performance
Moonshot's Kimi K3 and other Chinese systems attract American developers and enterprises seeking cost-effective alternatives to frontier models.
Agentic AI Reaches Industrial Scale at Service Desks and Factories
Automation Anywhere's billion-request milestone and new self-programming robots from Yaskawa and KUKA mark a shift from pilot projects to production deployments.
UiPath Stock Falls 10.8% as OpenAI Presence Raises Competition Fears
The enterprise automation platform's shares dropped after OpenAI launched a rival AI agent deployment system, though key product differences remain.
Five Human Skills Growing More Valuable as AI Adoption Accelerates
Analysis of one billion job postings reveals emotional intelligence and critical thinking outpacing technical capabilities in employer demand.