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Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix Face Class Action Over DRAM Pricing
Lawsuit alleges memory chipmakers artificially restricted supply to drive prices higher amid AI-fueled demand surge.

UN Summit Tackles AI Governance as Technology Outpaces Regulation
Global leaders convene in Geneva to address mounting concerns that artificial intelligence is evolving faster than the safeguards designed to control it.

UK Foreign Secretary Calls for Global AI Regulation Now
Yvette Cooper warns against waiting for a catastrophic event to spur international AI safety agreements, drawing parallels to nuclear weapons governance.

GLAAD Framework Details AI Bias Against LGBTQ+ Users
New report documents how large language models perpetuate stereotypes, spread health misinformation, and fail to protect vulnerable communities.
Dealerships Deploy AI for Calls, Scheduling, F&I Training
Automotive retailers are adopting artificial intelligence across operations, from customer communications to service workflows and sales training.

White House Rules Out Federal AI Oversight Agency
Senior adviser Sriram Krishnan says Trump administration will not create centralized regulator despite recent federal interventions in AI model releases.
Clarivate Unveils IPOne AI Platform for Patent and IP Research
The unified intelligence system combines proprietary legal databases with AI agents to streamline patent discovery, trademark clearance, and litigation workflows.
Trump AI Model Restrictions Accelerate Open-Source Shift
Federal intervention in private AI releases is pushing enterprises toward publicly accessible alternatives and raising concerns about China's competitive position.

Workers Train AI Replacements as Meta, Manufacturers Deploy Surveillance
From factory floors in India to Meta's offices, companies are capturing employee data to build autonomous systems that could eliminate those same jobs.

Takeda Partners With Insilico on $600M AI Drug Discovery Deal
The collaboration will use generative AI to identify and develop new therapeutic candidates across multiple disease areas.
Amazon Mechanical Turk to Close to New Customers July 30
The pioneering crowdsourced labor platform that helped train early AI models enters maintenance mode after two decades.
Chinese AI Model GLM-5.2 Gains Silicon Valley Traction
Beijing startup Z.ai's latest release rivals leading U.S. models in coding tasks at one-sixth the cost, climbing developer platform rankings.

SK Hynix plans $29B Nasdaq listing to tap AI chip frenzy
The South Korean memory chipmaker's U.S. debut targets American investors and aims to close a persistent valuation gap with rival Micron.

Chewy Secures $600M Loan to Fund AI and Automation Expansion
The pet e-commerce company is deploying artificial intelligence across fulfillment, customer service, and pharmacy operations while extending credit facilities through 2031.

Michigan Lawmakers Propose Data Center Moratorium Until 2027
Bipartisan bills would halt new facilities amid concerns over water use, energy demand, and tax breaks costing the state up to $90 million.

Startup Sues Cybersecurity Firm Over AI Misidentification
MeetingTV alleges Koi Security's AI system wrongly flagged it as part of Chinese espionage network, triggering global service blocks.

Small Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Training
A coalition of 400 community papers argues generative AI systems were built on copyrighted local journalism without permission or payment.

Midjourney Demands Studios Reveal Their Own AI Use in Copyright Case
The image generator is asking a federal judge to force Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery to disclose internal AI practices as part of its fair-use defense.
Why Federal Agencies Can't Deploy Agentic AI at Scale Yet
A former Pentagon AI official argues reliability science, not just capability, will determine which nation wins the AI race.
China Ships Consumer Humanoid Robots While Tesla Optimus Stalls
UBTech's U1 humanoid took 13,000 orders on launch day as Chinese robotics firms deploy at scale—a stark contrast to Tesla's repeated delays.

Basel III Banking Rules Could Restrict AI Infrastructure Financing
The Bank for International Settlements warns that tighter credit regulations may constrain the trillion-dollar buildout powering the AI boom.

Federal Reserve Examines AI's Impact on Jobs and Productivity
New panel will study whether artificial intelligence accelerates growth or displaces millions of white-collar workers.

AI Tools Are Eroding Professional Skills, New Studies Show
Research in medicine and software engineering reveals measurable declines in human expertise when workers rely on artificial intelligence systems.

ByteDance and Alibaba Disable AI Agents Ahead of China Rules
Doubao and Qwen shut down customizable chatbot personas as Beijing's regulations on humanlike AI interaction take effect July 15.