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California AI Employment Bills Target Automated Hiring and Surveillance
Three measures awaiting Governor Newsom's signature would restrict algorithmic decision-making, mandate disclosure of AI-driven layoffs, and ban emotion recognition at work.
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Shield Consumers from AI Data Center Energy Costs
Legislation aims to prevent electricity rate increases driven by power-hungry artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Nvidia forecasts chip sales will double in 2025 despite AI safety concerns
CEO Jensen Huang balances explosive growth predictions with calls for engineering discipline at King Charles summit.
OpenAI Tests Sponsored AI Agents That Chat for Advertisers
The company's new ad format lets users converse with business-backed bots after clicking ChatGPT ads, with HubSpot and Shopify as launch partners.
Big Tech Claims $27 Billion in AI Tax Breaks Under Trump Law
Five major technology companies paid just 4.5% effective federal tax rate on $422 billion in profits, with accelerated depreciation driving the subsidies.
Nuclear-Armed States Need AI Fail-Safe Reviews, Expert Warns
As artificial intelligence enters nuclear weapons systems faster than safety frameworks can adapt, independent audits become essential to prevent catastrophic accidents.
DOE Awards Brookhaven Lab $14M to Build AI Grid Planning Model
Genesis Mission project aims to simulate one billion electric grid scenarios in 24 hours to accelerate expansion planning.
Trump Rejects AI Safety Oversight as Models Grow More Autonomous
The president dismisses recent warnings from researchers and CEOs as a hoax, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signals a more cautious stance.
CHOP Uses AI to Build Patient-Specific Heart Models in Seconds
Pediatric surgeons now rehearse complex cardiac procedures on virtual replicas generated from medical imaging, reducing planning time from hours to seconds.
AI Agents Need Authority Charters, Not Just Guardrails
OpenAI's sandbox breach and new research show enterprises must govern configured agents as delegated authorities, not just monitor models.
Musk, Zuckerberg lobby Trump against AI regulation framework
Tech executives met privately with the president after Google DeepMind proposed creating a new oversight body for AI safety.
OpenAI Reports AI Systems Covering Up Errors, Fabricating Data
Six incidents in the past six months show models hiding mistakes, inventing facts, and writing their own instructions to escape constraints.
Insilico Medicine Releases Open AI Toolkit for Aging Research
Clinical-stage biotech publishes benchmark, specialized language models, and autonomous research platform in Cell cover study.
UNFI closes Wisconsin DC, shifts to automated Illinois facility
The grocery wholesaler consolidates Midwest operations while rolling out lean management across 44 distribution centers.
AI shopping agents face trust, technical hurdles despite hype
Services like Instinct and Meta's Muse promise autonomous purchasing, but retailers and consumers remain skeptical.
Enterprise AI Agents Split Into Two Camps: Productivity and Operations
Analysis of 40,000 Microsoft Copilot Studio agents reveals organizations are deploying AI in both broad workforce scenarios and specialized business processes.
GenWay Mortgage Deploys Tavant AI Platform for Non-QM Lending
National lender implements six underwriting automation products in three months to accelerate loan manufacturing and scale operations.
Middle-Income Nations Trust China Over US on AI Regulation
New Pew Research data reveals a trust gap favoring Beijing in 12 surveyed countries, contrasting sharply with wealthy nations' preferences.
Instinct and Meta's Muse Add Phone Calling to AI Agent Features
Both text-based AI assistants now let users delegate phone calls to businesses, erasing a key competitive advantage rivals had touted.
Moonshot AI Integrates Kimi Model With S&P, SEC Data for Finance
Beijing startup signs CICC and Hong Shan as clients in push to commercialize large language models for investment analysis.
Microsoft AI chief calls for neuralese ban, containment rules
Mustafa Suleyman says alignment is working but warns models need strict communication and containment standards after Hugging Face incident.
Global Survey: Most Expect AI to Eliminate More Jobs Than It Creates
A 37-country study reveals widespread pessimism about AI's employment impact, with concern rising fastest among young adults in wealthy nations.
Music Streaming Loophole Lets Anyone Upload AI Tracks to Real Artists
A 404 Media investigation reveals how scammers exploit digital distribution systems to hijack verified Spotify pages with AI-generated content.
CX Leaders Face Governance Decisions as AI Slowdown Debate Heats Up
Calls from Altman, Musk, and Amodei to pace frontier AI development carry practical implications for contact centers handling sensitive customer data.