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48% of U.S. Workers Exaggerate AI Skills Amid Workplace Pressure
New Visier research reveals employees are faking AI proficiency while most doubt their employers have a coherent workforce strategy for the technology.

Meta's Muse AI Agent Closely Modeled on OpenClaw Open-Source Project
Nat Friedman confirms Meta's viral personal assistant borrowed heavily from Peter Steinberger's pioneering agent framework.
McDonald's Plans $8.5B Tech Investment, Hand-Breaded Chicken
The fast-food chain unveils AI-powered drive-thrus and menu overhaul after Burger King captures market share with 8.5% same-store sales growth.
Amazon Recruits Laid-Off Workers for AI and Cloud Roles
Internal emails reveal targeted outreach to former employees as the tech giant battles rivals for scarce machine learning talent.
Oracle Expands Life Sciences AI Platform with Domain Agents
New natural-language tools and real-world data integration aim to accelerate clinical research workflows from discovery through commercialization.
Legal AI Trust Rises With Use, AAA Survey of 557 Professionals Shows
Daily users report four times the confidence of non-users, even as accuracy concerns persist across experience levels.

Toyota estimates $6.4B annual automation spend starting 2028
Automaker tells investors 400,000 robots could be needed across its manufacturing network, including suppliers, but has not committed to the investment.
Ema raises $77M to automate enterprise workflows with AI agents
The startup deploys coordinated AI systems across HR, IT, and finance functions, threatening traditional SaaS and services revenue.
Sanders, Casar Propose Ban on Artificial Superintelligence
New legislation would halt advanced AI development and establish a federal Department of Artificial Intelligence with industry backing.
Trump-Xi Summit Puts AI Safety, Trade Truce on the Table
First US state visit by China's president in over a decade centers on technology governance and economic détente as temporary trade war ceasefire nears expiration.
Marketo Co-Founder Launches AI-Native Marketing Automation Platform
Phave uses reasoning models instead of rule-based logic to orchestrate B2B campaigns, targeting enterprise customers frustrated with legacy platforms.

TrustScale's ArgusRL Beats Human Evaluators in AI Training Tests
Evidence-based automation platform achieved 95% acceptance rate in production deployment, identifying errors human reviewers missed.

Marketo Co-Founder Launches Phave to Replace Rules-Based MAPs
Jon Miller's new platform uses AI reasoning and dynamic 'playlists' to adapt B2B marketing execution in real time.
China Rejects Anthropic CEO's Call to Slow AI Development
Beijing sees Dario Amodei's proposal for a global pause on powerful models as an attempt to preserve U.S. technological dominance.

Sharon AI adds confidential computing to sovereign cloud platform
Australian infrastructure provider partners with VAST Data to run frontier AI models inside hardware-isolated enclaves without exposing customer data or model weights.

Xi Jinping Arrives in Washington as AI Dominance Tops Summit Agenda
The two-day meeting will address artificial intelligence competition, trade tensions, and technology export controls amid heightened U.S.-China rivalry.

Maryland Governor Unveils AI Regulation Framework
Wes Moore's plan emphasizes worker protections and human oversight as Congress stalls on federal AI policy.
Professor's 200 AI-Assisted Papers Removed After Academic Concerns
Nicholas Polson's unprecedented publishing volume triggered scrutiny that led an online platform to pull 257 of his research papers.
Terrorist Groups Now Using AI to Plan Attacks, Authorities Warn
Recent arrests reveal ISIS and other organizations are leveraging artificial intelligence for weapons guidance, recruitment, and operational planning.

Meta's Muse AI Agent Tops App Store Despite Privacy Questions
The task-oriented assistant has surpassed 2.5 million downloads in two weeks, but trust concerns loom over its access to personal data.
AI Labs Release More Models, But Fewer Are Actually New
OpenAI and Anthropic's accelerating launch schedules mask a trend toward repackaging flagship capabilities at different price points.

UK Regulator Proposes Mandatory Search Choice Screens for Google
Britain's CMA wants Android and Chrome users to select default search engines annually, including AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
Big Tech Cash Flow Must Triple to $2T by 2030 to Sustain AI Boom
Hyperscalers face mounting pressure as debt-fueled AI infrastructure spending outpaces current revenue generation.
Israeli Universities Restructure Degrees as AI Challenges Traditional Teaching
Computer science enrollment drops 15% while institutions shift focus from lectures to mentorship, oral assessments, and applied skills training.