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White House AI Model Delays Fracture Tech Industry Coalition
Administration requests to postpone releases of GPT-5.6 and other frontier models spark debate over national security versus innovation.
Bipartisan Majority Wants Mandatory AI Safety Reviews, New Poll Shows
Survey reveals Republicans now more supportive than Democrats of government oversight for powerful AI systems, marking a significant shift in public sentiment.
Gender Bias Found in 44% of AI Systems as Adoption Accelerates
New research reveals widespread discrimination in artificial intelligence as most marketers deploy generative tools without human oversight.
Portugal signs nationwide AI physical therapy deal with Sword Health
The contract covering 10 million citizens could serve as a blueprint for U.S. Medicare expansion, according to the digital health company's CEO.
Swiss Startup Trains Humanoid Robots Using Layered AI Skills
Flexion Robotics combines simulation training with reinforcement learning to teach robots complex workplace tasks without constant human control.
Bondi Beach Shooting Survivor Targeted by AI-Generated Deepfakes
A royal commission heard how crisis actor conspiracy theories fueled by synthetic images spread while victim was in surgery.
AI Coding Speed Gains Stall at Testing and Governance Layers
GitLab's 2026 research reveals 78% of developers code faster with AI, but delivery hasn't accelerated due to review bottlenecks and traceability gaps.
South Korea Plans $1 Trillion Chip and AI Investment Push
President Lee unveils massive infrastructure program to decentralize tech manufacturing and compete in the global semiconductor race.
Teaching AI to Learn From Failure, Not Just Success
A University of Texas researcher is training autonomous systems by showing them what goes wrong instead of what goes right.
Heritage Bank Deploys 80 Automated Processes Across Core Banking
Australia's largest mutual bank has embedded RPA and AI into fraud detection, loan processing, and compliance workflows over nearly a decade.
AI Benchmark Scores Miss Clinical Robustness, Study Finds
A Nature Medicine evaluation reveals frontier health AI models excel on tests but fail under real-world adversarial conditions regulators don't yet measure.
Stroke AI Adoption Concentrated in Well-Resourced Hospitals
Medicare payment incentives haven't prevented a widening gap in access to imaging algorithms between comprehensive stroke centers and smaller facilities.
Neuroscience Foundation Models Need Standardized Data First
Recent AI breakthroughs in brain research succeeded not because algorithms improved, but because researchers spent years making data compatible.
Coinbase Cuts AI Costs in Half While Token Usage Hits Record High
CEO Brian Armstrong details five strategies the crypto exchange uses to maximize AI productivity without runaway spending.
Data Centers Face Climate Threats as Severe Weather Drives Losses
Insurers report extreme heat, flooding, and storms now account for a third of claims in the booming AI infrastructure sector.
Huawei Takes Half of China's AI Chip Market as Nvidia Drops to 8%
U.S. export controls and Beijing's push for self-sufficiency have reshaped the competitive landscape for advanced semiconductors in the world's second-largest economy.
Healthcare AI Investment Hit $18B, But Outcomes Still Undefined
New World Economic Forum report argues the health AI race will be won by systems that prioritize patient and provider outcomes over technological sophistication.
Huawei Overtakes Nvidia in China AI Chip Market
U.S. export controls and Beijing's push for self-sufficiency have reshaped the competitive landscape for AI hardware in the world's second-largest economy.
Erin Brockovich targets AI datacenters over water use and secrecy
The environmental activist who won $333m from PG&E now confronts tech companies building massive computing facilities without community input.
FutureHouse Spins Out Edison Scientific With $70M Funding
Top pharma companies offered $30 million deals for AI agents, prompting the nonprofit to launch a commercial venture.
Prompt Injection Attacks Hit 90+ Enterprises in 2025
CrowdStrike report shows AI agents are executing malicious instructions embedded in emails and documents, with no traditional malware required.
Nine States Have Banned AI Personhood With No Scientific Exit
Legislators are writing permanent laws declaring AI cannot be conscious while researchers say the science remains uncertain and evolving.
Osaka Police Deploy AI Avatar to Combat $2B Fraud Epidemic
Japan launches AIko, a virtual police chief on YouTube, as scams increasingly target younger victims through social media platforms.
Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin targets $50B Hong Kong IPO
The Chinese search giant's semiconductor subsidiary is asking investors to pre-purchase chips as part of its listing strategy.