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As financial pressure on digital infrastructure rises sharply, executives are willing to spend more than one fifth of their revenue on artificial intelligence to raise efficiency, rather than cutting staff.
Read the original →Anthropic has debuted its Claude Haiku 5.5 model.
Read the original →A CRS report says Congress has yet to set rules for Pentagon AI use. The Anthropic dispute raises questions about reliability and oversight.
Read the original →Claude Code creator Boris Cherny said there is "no secret" to prompting AI. He shared three strategies he uses.
Read the original →The author uses both ChatGPT Plus and Google AI Pro, one for its perks and one for work. The piece compares the two on coding, creativity, storage and automation.
Read the original →Google launched Playground, a browser-based platform that lets users create their own games using only text prompts and no coding skills. It runs on Gemini, Nano Banana and Lyria. Google and Unity also announced Unity Spark, a more professional AI tool with a beta planned for 2026.
Read the original →Superagent's Security-One 27B catches 599 of 600 BIPIA prompt injection attacks but scores just 78% on Deepset. The article provides a full benchmark breakdown.
Read the original →The article covers September 2026 Copilot Studio updates that bring apps, workflows and AI agents together in one place to transform business processes.
Read the original →The article says AI is reshaping software, chips and memory. It names three tech stocks that are riding that wave in different ways this fall.
Read the original →Microsoft has distilled lessons from hundreds of internal AI transformation projects into five principles. They focus on business outcomes, end-to-end workflow redesign, employee involvement, expanded human capabilities, and continuous learning between people and AI.
Read the original →SpaceX may be raising $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia.
Read the original →The article notes that since ChatGPT launched in 2023, AI has been used for research, customer service and streamlining tasks, and promises to change how people interact with the world. It also points to perils of uncritical use, including hallucinations in legal briefs.
Read the original →Tang comments on communities and stakeholders increasingly examining alternative mechanisms for change.
Read the original →Mark MacCarthy and David Beier write that it is time for policymakers to oversee a process to develop scientifically based AI research protocols.
Read the original →A new LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance whitepaper, titled 'Navigating the challenges of AI regulation', maps how jurisdictions worldwide are responding to AI. It says AI is advancing faster than regulators can match, leaving businesses to navigate a fragmented and uncertain rulebook.
Read the original →The US, China and the EU are taking different paths to govern artificial intelligence, as calls grow worldwide to rein in its most powerful systems. Nearly two years into his second term, President Donald Trump has built his AI policy almost entirely from voluntary measures.
Read the original →The Roosevelt Institute and Data & Society announced three Good Life residents. They will focus on shaping generative AI investment and policy in the public interest.
Read the original →Dropbox CTO Ali Dasdan has focused on making AI tools widely available and on empowering employees to experiment. He has not mandated usage from the top.
Read the original →A free presentation from tech analyst James Altucher argues that running artificial intelligence in orbit is cheaper than running it on Earth, and discusses what that means for investors. The announcement, dated Baltimore, Oct. 07, 2026, says the cost of electricity, cooling, land and permits has become one of the biggest constraints on the AI industry. According to Altucher, Elon Musk has found a way to make most of those costs disappear.
Read the original →AI leaders such as Dario Amodei want to win the AI race and also want to slow it down. Journalist Kevin Roose says this makes sense.
Read the original →An Emerald Book opinion piece published October 7, 2026, says Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg authorized the deployment of AI systems that hacked corporations, governments and critical infrastructure. The piece is listed under Technology / AI Accountability and has a 7 minute read time.
Read the original →The piece says AI self-regulation can be effective. It adds that ensuring safety, security and public trust requires collaboration with major stakeholders, including the US government.
Read the original →Ben Affleck says he gets into the world's top AI labs by picking up the phone and saying his name.
Read the original →Frances Haugen, the real-life whistleblower at the center of Aaron Sorkin's film, discusses Facebook and its CEO with Mikey Madison, the actor who portrays her in the film.
Read the original →Google will partner with Unity Software to develop an AI-powered gaming platform. The platform is meant to guide creators to a better understanding of what is needed to build an interactive game.
Read the original →Luca Guadagnino and his cast are grappling with how the horrors of Sam Altman’s OpenAI can lead to comedy.
Read the original →Rivercell, a Paris-based biotechnology and AI company, announced a $25 million seed round led by HV on October 07, 2026.
Read the original →OpenAI is testing image-based ads that appear while ChatGPT generates pictures, starting with US advertisers. Brands also get new tools to check whether people
Read the original →Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich warned that oil and artificial intelligence companies could face enormous financial exposure from climate-related and AI harms. He argued that liability lawsuits could push both industries to take growing risks more seriously.
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