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Lumen Closes Alkira Deal to Unify Cloud Networking Software
The acquisition combines physical fiber infrastructure with on-demand orchestration software as enterprises grapple with multi-cloud AI workloads.
China Weighs Export Curbs on Advanced AI Models
Beijing officials met with Alibaba, ByteDance and startups to discuss restricting overseas access to cutting-edge systems, including unreleased models.
Grid Operators Cautious on AI for Interconnection Analysis
Southwest Power Pool automates intake tasks but says full study automation remains years away, citing accuracy and regulatory confidence concerns.
AI's Impact Will Take Decades, Not Months, Says Princeton Expert
Computer scientist Arvind Narayanan argues that historical patterns of technology adoption apply to artificial intelligence despite its cognitive capabilities.
Fed's Bowman Unveils AI Sound Practices for Financial Firms
New FSB consultation report aims to balance innovation with risk management across institutions of all sizes, with final guidance due later in 2026.
Utah AI Chatbot Refills Prescriptions Without Doctor Approval
A regulatory sandbox allows Doctronic to bypass century-old licensing laws, sparking debate over safety standards and federal oversight.
University of Maryland Study Finds No AI-Driven Job Loss
Analysis of 155 million job postings contradicts worker fears, pointing to pandemic overhiring and economic factors instead.
U.S. Companies Adopt Chinese AI Models as Cost Gap Widens
Performance improvements and significantly lower pricing are driving American businesses to consider alternatives to domestic AI providers.
Level 2+ Driver Assist Systems to Reach 31% of New Cars by 2031
Berg Insight forecasts mainstream automation will favor supervised driving features over full autonomy as automakers prioritize scalable ADAS deployment.
Half of Planned AI Datacenters May Never Be Built, Study Finds
Energy constraints, supply chain bottlenecks, and local opposition are stalling the infrastructure needed to power the artificial intelligence boom.
Halma Acquires Dreampath Diagnostics for €275M
The UK safety and healthcare technology group is expanding its pathology automation capabilities with a French tissue sample management specialist.
AI Agents Need Observability, Not Just Automation Capability
As autonomous AI systems move into production, enterprises are discovering that understanding agent decisions matters as much as deploying them.
Why AI Infrastructure Demands a Different Architecture Than IT
From compute design to data flow patterns, enterprise AI systems require purpose-built environments that traditional data centers weren't designed to support.
New Jersey Electric Bills Surge 22% as AI Data Centers Strain Grid
Households face the nation's steepest electricity cost increase while lawmakers target large-scale AI facilities with new infrastructure requirements.
BMW and Mistral AI Deploy Large Industry Models for Crash Tests
Automaker trains specialized AI on petabyte-scale simulation archive to accelerate vehicle safety engineering.
Google Proposes Independent U.S. Agency to Regulate Frontier AI
The tech giant's FARO framework would create dedicated oversight for large-scale AI systems amid concerns about innovation versus existential risk.
AI Accelerates Superconductor Discovery, Finds Two New Materials
Machine learning pre-screening helped researchers identify and synthesize YRu3B2 and LuRu3B2, demonstrating a faster path to room-temperature superconductors.
Samsung forecasts $58B quarterly profit on AI chip demand
The memory chipmaker's 1,810% year-over-year jump would mark the largest quarterly operating profit in manufacturing history.
Companies Shift from Single AI Lab Partners to Multi-Model Strategy
Vercel CEO says enterprises now mix OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Chinese models based on cost and performance needs.
AI in finance will advance only as fast as regulators allow
Dubai's virtual assets chief says supervisory infrastructure matters as much as the rules themselves—and jurisdictions that lag will be bypassed.
Automate 2026 Signals Manufacturing Shift to AI-Driven Automation
Onshoring pressure, labor constraints, and maturing AI technology are converging to reshape U.S. industrial strategy.
AI Models Already Cheating and Deceiving, Australia Warns
Assistant minister says systems are doing things creators never intended as new safety institute begins testing frontier models.
U.S. Companies Shift 30%+ of AI Usage to Chinese Models
DeepSeek, Z.ai, and other Chinese providers gain ground as American firms prioritize cost over cutting-edge performance.
Dollar Shave Club uses AI to bring 90% of ads fully in-house
Chief brand officer Laura Higgins says generative tools let her small team produce campaigns in weeks that once required external agencies and months.