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Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Resigns, Warns AI Race Could Spiral Out of Control

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A researcher who spent the last three years working on pretraining at two of the biggest names in artificial intelligence has just walked away from the industry and he didn’t go quietly. Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old pretraining researcher who split his time between Open AI and Anthropic, announced his resignation from Anthropic in a public […]

Nvidia CEO Plays Diplomatic Balancing Act, Says China Doesn’t Rely on U.S. AI Chips for Military

Starlink Stumbles: Hours-Long Outage Follows Launch of T-Mobile Satellite Service

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Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, experienced a major network disruption on Thursday that lasted around two and a half hours, affecting users globally. Outage tracking platform Downdetector recorded over 60,000 user reports at the height of the service interruption. Owned and operated by SpaceX—also headed by Musk—Starlink acknowledged the issue on social media. Musk […]

Trump Meets Nvidia CEO After $4 Trillion Milestone Amid AI Chip Export Tensions

Citi Predicts Brent Crude Could Slide to Low-$60s by Year-End Amid Market Softening

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Analysts at Citibank expect Brent crude prices to drift toward the low $60 per barrel range before the year closes, pointing to signs of a cooling market. As of Wednesday afternoon, Brent futures traded at $66.53 per barrel, down 36 cents, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) slipped 38 cents to $63.97.The bank noted that […]

Oil Prices Rebound on U.S. Demand Strength Despite Sanctions Uncertainty

Nvidia Slams AI Chip Smuggling: Warns Bootleg Data Centers in China Are a Risky Gamble

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Nvidia issued a strong warning on Thursday about the use of unauthorized AI chips in underground data centers, calling the practice both technically flawed and economically unsustainable. The statement followed a recent investigative report alleging that over $1 billion worth of Nvidia’s high-performance chips have been illicitly funneled into China. “Building data centers using smuggled […]

Nvidia CEO Eyes Return to Advanced Chip Sales in China as Export Curbs Ease

FTC Commissioner Demands Transparency on DOJ’s Snap AI Chatbot Complaint

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter voiced concern on Friday over the unresolved status of a complaint against Snap’s My AI chatbot, which the agency had referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this year. In January, the FTC confirmed it would transfer a non-public complaint citing potential “risks and harms to minors” […]

Sam Altman Calls ‘AGI’ an Outdated Buzzword — Experts Agree It’s Time for a New Conversation

Amazon Seller Assistant Adds 24/7 Workflows and a New Plugin for Amazon Quick and Claude

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 Amazon announced the next stage of Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers. The update adds workflows that run around the clock, a memory that carries each seller’s business context from session to session, and a new Selling Partner plugin. The plugin lets sellers use their Amazon data and Seller Assistant’s capabilities inside other […]

Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Resigns, Warns AI Race Could Spiral Out of Control

Microsoft Outlook Suffers Widespread Outage, Leaving Users Locked Out for Hours

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Microsoft’s Outlook email service experienced a major disruption this week, with users across the globe facing hours of downtime on Wednesday and Thursday. The issue began around 6:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, affecting Outlook.com as well as its mobile and desktop applications. Users flooded social media with complaints, sharing error messages and screenshots showing “something […]

Amazon Merges Freevee Into Prime Video, Ending Standalone App in August

Musk Threatens Swift Legal Action Against Apple Over Alleged AI App Store Bias

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Elon Musk has warned of taking immediate legal steps against Apple, accusing the tech giant of antitrust violations in how it ranks AI chatbot apps on its App Store. Musk claims Apple’s practices make it “impossible” for any AI company other than OpenAI to secure the top position. He criticized Apple for excluding his social […]

Samsung Warns of 56% Profit Drop as AI Chip Race Leaves Tech Giant Lagging

Apple Launches Detroit Manufacturing Academy Amid U.S. Job Pressure and Global Expansion

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Amid increasing calls from former President Donald Trump to bring more jobs back to American soil, Apple is rolling out a new manufacturing-focused initiative in downtown Detroit. The newly established Apple Manufacturing Academy—developed in partnership with Michigan State University—is set to open this August and will offer hands-on training in manufacturing and artificial intelligence, targeting […]

Trump Ally Slams Tim Cook for Delays in Shifting iPhone Production from China

Bitcoin Soars as Trump Greenlights Crypto Access in 401(k) Retirement Plans

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The cryptocurrency market surged on Thursday amid growing excitement that Bitcoin and other digital assets may soon become part of 401(k) retirement portfolios. Former President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that paves the way for retirement accounts to invest in alternative assets — including private equity, real estate, and cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin […]

Bill Gates Slams Foreign Aid Cuts: “Lives Are at Stake — It’s Not Too Late to Act”