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US Officials Are Drafting a Ban on Chinese Datacenter Components Over AI Fears
The Trump administration wants to block imports of key Chinese fiber-optic parts that keep AI datacenters running. Here is what that means and why it matters.
One AI model, many cancer tests: meet PRISM2, the pathology system that reads images and reports together
A new research model from Microsoft and Paige matches specialist cancer-detection tools without being rebuilt from scratch for each disease.
Spotify's AI Remix Tool Just Got a Lot Bigger
Merlin, which speaks for more than 30,000 independent labels, has signed on to let fans make AI-generated covers and remixes of their artists' music, with pay and credit built in.
Texas Orders Audit of New Data Centers Before They Can Join the Power Grid
Governor Greg Abbott wants to know exactly how much electricity, water and community disruption each new facility will demand, and no one yet knows how long that review will take.
Elon Musk now spends half his Tesla earnings calls talking about AI and robots
A seven-year analysis of Tesla earnings transcripts shows Musk's words have drifted far from cars, and his executives are struggling to keep up.
Humanoid robots are nearly ready for the factory floor. The price tag is not.
The technology behind warehouse robots has come a long way. The business case still needs work, and here is why cost, not artificial intelligence, is the real obstacle.
AI Is Everywhere in R&D Labs. So Why Are Billions Still Going to Waste?
A new report finds that most companies are using AI to crunch numbers, not to make smarter calls. That gap is costing them dearly.
353,000 signed up. 6,000 shipped. Inside Google's 'vibe coding' bootcamp
Google and Kaggle's five-day crash course pulled in a third of a million learners to build AI agents by chatting to their computer. Here's what actually happened.
Mistral's New Safety Tool Reads Your Rules and Applies Them Instantly
Shieldstral is a small, free AI model that screens text and images for harmful content using plain-English policies you write yourself. No specialist knowledge required.
Liquid AI's new 2.6B model runs AI agents directly on your laptop or phone
LFM2.5-2.6B is a compact AI model that can handle multi-step tasks without sending your data to the cloud, and it competes with models four times its size on key benchmarks.
Google's July drop: a new robotics brain, three faster Gemini models, and an AI code optimiser
Gemini Robotics ER 2 gives machines a physical-world brain, while three new Flash models chase cheaper, quicker AI agents and AlphaEvolve opens to all Cloud customers.
The AI Data Center That Fits in a Box: Inside Runware's Sonic Inference Pod
A startup wants to replace giant, water-hungry data centers with small, portable computing units that can be shipped anywhere there is a power socket. Here is what it is building, and whether it holds up.
A start-up wants to replace undersea internet cables with space lasers
Endeavor Optical Networks has raised $10.75 million to beam data between continents using laser-equipped satellites, aiming for speeds that rival the fibre cables on the ocean floor.
OpenAI Fires Back at Apple's Trade-Secrets Lawsuit With Emails and Text Messages
Apple says two former employees stole confidential information on their way out. OpenAI says the allegations are false, and it published the messages to prove it.
ESPN Used an AI Tool to Detect Poker Tells at the 2026 World Series of Poker. Pros Are Not Impressed.
A camera-based AI system tried to read players' bluffs and strong hands in real time during one of poker's biggest tournaments. The pros who were actually at the table say the data just isn't there yet.
The Robot Startup That Accidentally Became America's China-Free Moment
A Bangalore-built robotics company spent years developing its own hardware to make better robots. When US regulators banned Chinese-made machines, it turned out Ati Robotics had already done the hard work.
Hollywood Is Already Using AI. The Question Is Who Admits It.
From a showrunner ordering her writers to use ChatGPT to Netflix paying $587 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup, the entertainment industry's relationship with artificial intelligence is more complicated than the public debate suggests.
Mistral's Bet on Open AI Is Starting to Pay Off
American export controls, a rogue AI incident, and a surge in European sovereignty concerns have handed the French lab an opening its rivals cannot easily close.
Brands Are Flooding Reddit With Fake Reviews So AI Chatbots Pick Them Up. Moderators Are Fighting Back.
AI search tools cite Reddit more than any news site or Wikipedia. Marketers noticed. Now a quiet war is playing out between promotional bots and the volunteer moderators trying to keep communities honest.
America Has a Data Center Problem, and AI Made It Worse
From MAGA rallies to environmental protests, ordinary Americans are furious about the AI infrastructure being built in their backyards. Here is why it happened.
UK Government Asks: Should Bosses Have to Warn Workers Before Installing Tracking Software?
A new consultation wants employers to consult staff before rolling out AI productivity scoring, keystroke logging and biometric surveillance. Workers in one in three UK organisations are already monitored.