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The Democratic takeover of Congress puts a new political spotlight on the cost of America’s AI buildout. It is unlikely to persuade Microsoft, Amazon or Alphabet to step away from the spending race.
Read the original →Low-cost Chinese models lead the open-source sector. U.S. firms dominate the paid AI market.
Read the original →MPs’ offices, local authorities, lawyers, schools and others are receiving floods of grievances, requests and legal challenges. These are often complex to read and respond to.
Read the original →The country’s growth minister said the data centers will continue as “essential infrastructure” projects.
Read the original →AI investment is accelerating in the UK as billions of pounds flow into companies in the sector. The growth is driven by rising demand for AI technologies.
Read the original →The government is investing in AI infrastructure, safety, and support for small and medium-sized businesses. The aim is to reduce dependence on bigtech.
Read the original →Secretary Saurabh Garg joins CSIS to discuss how MoSPI is turning India’s vast but fragmented data into an AI-ready foundation. The discussion covers governance, innovation and international partnership.
Read the original →Dave Wehner, Meta’s chief strategy officer and former chief financial officer, is leaving to join the Lin Qiao-led startup Fireworks as its new CFO. He announced the move in a post on X, saying he had become increasingly convinced of the opportunity ahead for the four-year-old startup.
Read the original →Israeli venture group Team8 raised $265 million for its third capital fund and more than $100 million for follow-on investments. Total assets under management are now nearly $2 billion. The firm is betting on AI-native enterprise companies.
Read the original →Mahdi Amin, an adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, said artificial intelligence may displace workers in some sectors but will also create new employment opportunities. He said it is essential for Bangladesh to align its education system and workforce skills with the changing demands of the AI-driven economy.
Read the original →FPT, Vietnam Airlines and Skywise have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development of AI-powered services.
Read the original →Nvidia is hosting "AI Day Seoul 2026" at COEX in Seoul on the 9th and 10th. About 2,000 attendees are expected at the event.
Read the original →AI SuperBright's narrower school pilot shows how teacher readiness, student safeguards and classroom evidence can reshape AI education product development.
Read the original →Samseog Ko urged Korea at ICNX 2026 to run K-content and AI as one strategy. He noted that AI use has quadrupled while budgets move yearly. Rather than match U.S. capital or Chinese volume, he said, Korea should compete on originality and co-production, with the 2027 budget review as the first test.
Read the original →An analysis looked at the top ETFs held by Samsung Securities retirement pension clients in their 40s and 50s. It found that eight of the top 10 holdings are AI-related.
Read the original →Context Labs, an AI data infrastructure company, has secured a strategic equity investment from 22/x. 22/x is an Abu Dhabi-based investment and incubation platform established by the Al Nowais family.
Read the original →37 agents built by staff in six departments have delivered an estimated 152 hours of verified work for about $100 in AI costs.
Read the original →Alexander Tsado helped build NVIDIA’s early cloud computing infrastructure. He left a successful career at the $5 trillion technology giant to found Udu Technologies.
Read the original →The Nigerian Government has graduated 150 youths in Enugu State after training in Artificial Intelligence (AI), graphics design, solar installation and fashion design under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS). The graduation ceremony was held on Friday in Enugu, following an intensive 10-day training programme.
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