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Intapp's Permission-Aware AI Targets Law Firm Compliance Gap
The enterprise software vendor says its two decades serving professional services firms built the data moat rivals can't replicate.
Rural Texas Republicans Push Back Against AI Data Centers
Concerns over water, electricity, and local resources are prompting conservative voters to demand government oversight of tech infrastructure.
SpaceX Completes $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition
The AI coding assistant maker gains access to what it calls the world's largest GPU fleet as part of Elon Musk's expanding tech empire.
Alabama Governor Race Centers on AI Data Center Regulations
Democratic candidate Doug Jones calls for guardrails on AI infrastructure amid community safety and ethics concerns.
Google upgrades Gemini Spark with new 3.7 Flash model
The update brings improved accuracy for Workspace integration and software development tasks, while the 3.5 Pro model remains unreleased.
AI Boosts Fossil Fuel Output More Than Data Center Emissions
Former Microsoft sustainability workers find AI-enabled oil and gas productivity could add emissions equivalent to Russia's annual output.
Fairfax County faces pushback on AI license plate cameras
Privacy advocates demand removal of Flock surveillance system despite police claims of solving 1,700+ felonies.
Nutanix Launches Open-Source MCP Server for AI Cloud Automation
The new Model Context Protocol server aims to bridge AI agents and enterprise infrastructure while maintaining security controls and audit trails.
Tennessee Court Rejects Eviction Appeal Built on AI-Generated Citations
A Nashville renter's self-represented case collapsed when judges identified fabricated legal references and misapplied statutes in his filing.
Fiserv Partners With Stuut to Deploy AI Agents for B2B Invoicing
The integration embeds agentic AI into enterprise receivables workflows, targeting collections and cash application across a $2 billion invoice base.
AI Firms Buying Secondhand Books in Bulk for Training Data
Independent booksellers report mysterious warehouse shipments as court ruling enables destructive scanning for language models.
EY Creates Dedicated AI Office to Govern Cross-Functional Spending
The Big Four firm is centralizing AI investment decisions in a new function designed to capture value that spans multiple departments.
AI Text Watermarking Arrives as Platforms Push Disclosure
Anthropic embeds invisible markers in Claude outputs while Spotify, Substack, and others race to label synthetic content under new EU rules.
Twitch Lets Streamers Opt Out of Amazon AI Training
The platform added a toggle after backlash revealed creators' content was being used by default to train generative models.
UK Booksellers Report Surge in Bulk Orders Tied to AI Training
Secondhand shops across Britain and Ireland say mystery buyers are purchasing thousands of random titles, likely for data acquisition by tech companies.
AI Manager Fires Human Employee for First Time at SF Store
Luna, the AI agent running Andon Market, dismissed a worker after 17 late arrivals in 23 shifts—but only after human prompting.
AI Clinical Decision Tools Outpace Evidence in Hospital Trials
As 71% of U.S. hospitals deploy predictive AI in EHRs, sponsors face undocumented confounders in trial data and monitoring gaps regulators haven't addressed.
Honeywell Targets AI and Automation Amid Three-Way Breakup
The industrial conglomerate is betting on software-driven growth while navigating complex spin-offs and separation costs.
US Demands Allies Choose Between American and Chinese AI Coalitions
Draft State Department letter warns 35 countries they cannot participate in both Washington's Pax Silica initiative and Beijing's rival AI framework.
Hong Kong Privacy Complaints Surge 62% as AI Amplifies Data Risks
The city's privacy watchdog warns residents to guard personal information more carefully during online transactions as technology sector leads complaint spike.
AI Virus Design Needs Infrastructure Controls, Not Censorship
A Washington Post editorial argues the technology's biosecurity risks are best managed through physical safeguards rather than restricting AI capabilities.
AI-Generated Bomb Threats Close Georgia Schools, FBI Investigates
Automated robocalls forced evacuations and district-wide shutdowns in Jackson and Hall counties as authorities search for perpetrators.
Nvidia Unveils $500B Financing Plan With Wall Street Giants
Jensen Huang recruits six major financial firms to back AI infrastructure deals, addressing investor concerns about circular funding.
VA AI chatbot answers 53,000 staff questions on health records
ChatEHR tool helps medical personnel navigate federal electronic health system without accessing patient data.