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KKR Launches $10B Helix to Build Integrated AI Infrastructure
Former AWS chief Adam Selipsky will lead the venture, backed by Nvidia, Vistra, and Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund.
Retailers Face New Challenge: Marketing to AI Shopping Agents
As autonomous AI agents begin making purchase decisions, decades of consumer psychology may no longer apply.
Tesla Robotaxi Fleet Totals Just 59 Vehicles in Three Cities
Nearly a year after launch, the autonomous ride-hailing service remains far from Elon Musk's promise to reach half the U.S. population by year-end 2025.
Warren Bill Would Force Banks to Report AI Company Exposure
Proposed legislation targets debt and equity holdings across chip makers, data centers, and cloud providers.
Anthropic, OpenAI Lead U.S. AI Firms' London Office Expansion
American tech giants are racing to secure space in the U.K. capital, drawn by deep AI talent pools but facing infrastructure constraints.
AI Wealth Redistribution Gains Traction Amid Inequality Fears
As AI fortunes soar into the hundreds of billions, proposals to share the gains more broadly are moving from fringe idea to mainstream policy debate.
Two-Thirds of Americans Oppose Data Centers in Their Communities
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals deep public skepticism about AI infrastructure expansion, driven by electricity cost fears and local impact concerns.
BMW Dealership Revokes AI Chatbot's $27K Car Buyback Offer
A Toronto customer's experience highlights the legal and operational risks companies face when deploying AI without clear guardrails.
Sierra Brings AI Customer Service to Kraken's Utility Platform
The partnership embeds conversational AI into software serving more than 70 million energy customer accounts globally.
Federal Judge Fines Four Lawyers $8,000 for AI Hallucinations
A Mississippi court suspended two attorneys for two years and removed all four from a case after they submitted briefs with fabricated AI-generated citations.
Standard Bots Reaches $1B Valuation With $200M Series C
The New York robotics startup is betting AI-powered, demonstration-based training can make industrial automation accessible to smaller manufacturers.
White House Ties AI Preemption Push to Child Safety Bills
Administration officials met separately with tech companies and advocacy groups this week to build support for legislation that could override state AI regulations.
Tech Billionaires Push Income Plans as AI Job Losses Mount
Bezos, Musk, and Altman float redistribution schemes amid growing backlash over automation's impact on workers.
Transfer Pricing Automation Collides With Customs Compliance
Aggregate TP methodologies embedded in ERP systems often fail to meet transaction-level customs requirements, creating hidden regulatory exposure.
Deezer Opens AI Music Detection Tool to All Streaming Services
The French platform scans playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, and 18 other services after competitors declined to license its technology.
China's State Media Warns AI Adoption Threatens Worker Rights
Workers' Daily editorial calls for stronger labor protections and algorithm oversight as workplace automation accelerates.
AI Data Centers Raise Local Temperatures by Up to 9°C, Study Finds
Cambridge-led research reveals hyperscale facilities create measurable warming effects extending six miles from their locations, affecting 340 million people worldwide.
Hyperscaler AI Spending Could Hit $1.1 Trillion by 2027
Goldman Sachs analysts say Wall Street underestimates how much Big Tech will invest in AI infrastructure, with physical constraints now the bigger bottleneck than capital.
How Engineering Teams Scale AI Adoption Without Losing Control
Lessons from Ramp, Shopify, and technical leaders navigating code generation, agentic workflows, and the hidden costs of AI-speed development.
Amazon Teams Hit 10x Productivity With AI-Native Workflows
Six engineers completed an 18-month project in 76 days by restructuring work around AI agents, not just using them as coding assistants.
Alibaba Replaces Dingtalk Chief Amid Internal AI Strategy Debate
Chen Hang exits the productivity platform as Alibaba navigates tensions over how the collaboration tool fits into its artificial intelligence ambitions.
OpenAI Reports China-Linked Accounts Used ChatGPT Against US Data Centers
The AI company banned accounts generating social media content blaming facilities for electricity price increases, though impact appears limited.
South Korea Deploys AI Companion Dolls to Combat Elderly Isolation
Local governments are distributing ChatGPT-powered dolls to thousands of seniors living alone as lonely deaths reach record highs.
Anthropic Reverses Secret AI Model Sabotage Policy After Backlash
The company will now visibly alert users when Claude Fable 5 restricts AI development tasks, abandoning covert performance degradation.