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AT&T Plans 85,000-Employee Workforce by 2030 as AI Drives Automation
The telecom giant is retiring copper infrastructure, automating legacy processes, and reshaping its workforce around fiber and wireless networks.
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs to Brief UN Security Council on AI Risks
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei will address concerns that advanced AI systems could improve themselves beyond human control and threaten global security.
Nuclear Power's Safety Model Proposed for AI Regulation
A new framework would create an independent peer-review consortium for frontier models while governments retain enforcement authority.
GXO to Deploy 20,000 Robots by 2026—Zero Will Be Humanoids
After 45 humanoid pilots, the logistics giant says the technology still can't meet the speed and ROI bar for production warehouses.
Agentic AI shifts focus from insight generation to autonomous execution
FP Digital report argues governance frameworks, not model capability, will determine which organizations succeed with AI agents that act independently.
Republican States Push AI Regulation to Protect Children
Utah, Oklahoma, and South Carolina advance legislation targeting chatbot risks for minors despite broader GOP resistance to AI rules.
UN Rights Chief: Children Must Be Consulted on AI Development
Survey of 1,000+ children in 49 countries reveals concerns about fake images, data exploitation, and being excluded from decisions that affect them.
Sanders Bill Would Ban Artificial Superintelligence
Proposed legislation would create federal AI oversight agency and halt advanced development until safety rules exist.
71% of Corporate Directors Say Boards Lack AI Skills
PwC survey reveals artificial intelligence expertise gaps far exceed other technology competencies among public company board members.
Data Poisoning Threatens AI Models With Just Hundreds of Documents
Research shows attackers can implant backdoors in large language models using surprisingly small amounts of corrupted training data, raising urgent security questions for critical infrastructure.
AI Slowdown Debate Pits Industry Leaders Against Startups
Major tech executives support pausing AI development, but smaller firms warn it would cement market dominance and stifle competition.
Senate AI Policy Blocks Staff From Advanced Tools Lawmakers Aim to Regulate
While Congress debates AI oversight, Senate cybersecurity rules restrict staffers to basic chatbots and prohibit the autonomous agent systems at the center of policy discussions.
AI Labs Cut Model Prices to Enable Development Slowdown
OpenAI, Anthropic and others are building a business case for pausing the frontier race by competing on cost instead of raw capability.
Italy Prepares for AI-Driven Election Interference from Russia
Rome shifts focus from traditional cyberattacks to deepfakes and synthetic media as artificial intelligence lowers the barrier for political manipulation.
Apple pitches Mac Studios as cheaper alternative to cloud AI
The company's upgraded desktops can handle trillion-parameter models locally, targeting enterprises that want to avoid per-token cloud costs.
Confido Raises $55M to Automate CPG Back-Office Operations
Series B funding will expand AI platform connecting finance, sales and supply planning for consumer packaged goods brands.
Trump-Xi Meeting to Address AI Safety Amid Cyber Threat Concerns
U.S. and China explore emergency communication channels for AI incidents as autonomous models demonstrate new security risks.
Nvidia Opens Applied AI Research Group in Israel
The new team will focus on AI-driven breakthroughs in genomics, drug discovery, and materials science under CTO Michael Kagan's office.
Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing
The industrial automation giant gains access to Claude Mythos 5 for vulnerability management across manufacturing systems.
OpenAI and Anthropic Push Australia to Ease AI Training Ban
The companies propose conditional copyright exemptions tied to infrastructure investment and creator support programs.
Stanford Violated Own AI Policy by Altering Student Photo
University dining services used AI to replace a Hispanic male student with a Black woman in promotional materials, sparking controversy over representation and disclosure.
Wiwynn Doubles AI Server Capacity in US-Mexico Push
The Taiwanese ODM is betting on automation and liquid cooling as it races to build out North American manufacturing amid land and power constraints at home.
New York Weighs AI Kill Switch as State Regulation Takes Shape
Governor Hochul signals emergency shutdown capability could be part of frontier AI oversight framework launching in November.
AI-Generated Attack Ads Surge in US Midterm Campaigns
Candidates deploy synthetic video depicting rivals in fabricated scenarios, raising concerns about authenticity and voter trust.