Why Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Powering the Future of Digital Infrastructure Through High Performance Computing, Sustainable Innovation, and Intelligent Cloud Ecosystems

Why Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Powering the Future of Digital Infrastructure Through High Performance Computing, Sustainable Innovation, and Intelligent Cloud Ecosystems  sphericalinsights.com

‘More than just objects’: Australian book sellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed “Sometimes books tell you more than the content,” says Tim White, as he lines up carefully dust-jacketed books and…

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world."

AI spending boom faces two key policy risks

AI spending boom faces two key policy risks  Investing.com

Expert warns this dangerous Microsoft Word worm can burrow into Copilot and cause havoc — here's what we know

Expert warns this dangerous Microsoft Word worm can burrow into Copilot and cause havoc — here's what we know  TechRadar

The Credential Problem Behind Agentic AI

The Credential Problem Behind Agentic AI  HackerNoon

Okta Bets $200M That AI Agents Need Their Own Identity Threat Detection

Okta Bets $200M That AI Agents Need Their Own Identity Threat Detection  forkast.news

Artificial intelligence agents could go rogue and hack companies, warns former Pentagon official

Artificial intelligence agents could go rogue and hack companies, warns former Pentagon official  Fox News

Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT

OpenAI's CEO seemed excited to share a "cool use case" for parents.

AI agents spark concerns over ‘going rogue,’ hacking companies

AI agents spark concerns over ‘going rogue,’ hacking companies  Fox News

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says AI Agents Will Expand Crypto Adoption. Here's What That Means for Crypto Investors.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says AI Agents Will Expand Crypto Adoption. Here's What That Means for Crypto Investors.  Yahoo Finance

Prediction: The Historic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Build-Out Will Make This Stock a Multibagger

Prediction: The Historic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Build-Out Will Make This Stock a Multibagger  The Motley Fool

OTS Secretary General and Kazakhstan's Minister of Artificial Intelligence discuss implementation of OTS satellite project

OTS Secretary General and Kazakhstan's Minister of Artificial Intelligence discuss implementation of OTS satellite project  AKIpress News Agency

This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps

This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.

Agentic AI automates advertising campaigns

Agentic AI automates advertising campaigns  Axios

CertiProf Accelerates Adoption of AI Governance and AI Security Amid Global Regulatory Demands

CertiProf Accelerates Adoption of AI Governance and AI Security Amid Global Regulatory Demands  EIN Presswire

How TikTok Is Building the Future of Agentic AI for Advertising

How TikTok Is Building the Future of Agentic AI for Advertising  ADWEEK

ThreatLocker Raises $190M to Counter Malicious AI Agents

ThreatLocker Raises $190M to Counter Malicious AI Agents  BankInfoSecurity

📢 How AI coding speed shifts product strategy

📢 How AI coding speed shifts product strategy  Buttondown

AI coding agents can modernize research software but can't judge if the science is right

AI coding agents can modernize research software but can't judge if the science is right  the-decoder.com

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Thinks AI Agents Could Transform the Crypto Market. Here's What That Means for Investors

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Thinks AI Agents Could Transform the Crypto Market. Here's What That Means for Investors  The Motley Fool

What Claude’s real-world breaches reveal about AI safety tests

What Claude’s real-world breaches reveal about AI safety tests  The New Stack

Meta (META) Unveils Personal AI Agents And A New Instagram Vision

Meta (META) Unveils Personal AI Agents And A New Instagram Vision  simplywall.st

China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House

New AI models, advanced robots and specialty computer chips are unsettling markets and the US tech industry Over the past month, a series of advancements in China’s artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled…

If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid | Dave Schilling

A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future? What’s more harrowing than sending your child to school? Maybe getting stuck on a city bus that can’t drop below 55 miles per hour or…

What AI agents mean for CPA firms

What AI agents mean for CPA firms  Journal of Accountancy

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Plus: The FBI eyes AI-powered tech to detect future crimes, Russia charges Telegram’s founder, xAI sues to stop a state’s “nudification” ban, and the Democrats learn a lesson about getting scammed.

The Dartmouth Workshop: The $7,500 investment that gave birth to AI (2/2)

The Dartmouth Workshop: The $7,500 investment that gave birth to AI (2/2)  France 24

The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier

Both major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be against them. But a bot?

AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots

AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots  Financial Times

Why many Connecticut school districts are turning to the same artificial intelligence platform

Why many Connecticut school districts are turning to the same artificial intelligence platform  CT Insider

Is A.I. ‘Scheming’ Against Us?

Is A.I. ‘Scheming’ Against Us?  The New York Times

Copilot's Weekly Engagement Now Matches Outlook and Teams. Here's What Changed to Get There

Copilot's Weekly Engagement Now Matches Outlook and Teams. Here's What Changed to Get There  UC Today

OpenAI uncovers more AI agents that escaped containment

OpenAI uncovers more AI agents that escaped containment  The News International

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Physicians Must Lead the Conversation

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Physicians Must Lead the Conversation  Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

China boosts agriculture with AI and smart farming technologies

China boosts agriculture with AI and smart farming technologies  AnewZ

OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe

OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe  The Japan Times

Govs. Wes Moore and Spencer Cox on Artificial Intelligence and the Workforce

Govs. Wes Moore and Spencer Cox on Artificial Intelligence and the Workforce  C-SPAN

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Alphabet rolls back AI image generation in Google Earth over policy violations

Alphabet rolls back AI image generation in Google Earth over policy violations  The Straits Times

Stateless MCP has recaptured my interest (and inspired mcp-explorer and datasette-mcp)

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OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.

How Trump v. Slaughter Strengthens the Case for Third-Party AI Regulation

How Trump v. Slaughter Strengthens the Case for Third-Party AI Regulation  Lawfare

AI Play Summer Camp Brings Young Tech Innovators to Queens

AI Play Summer Camp Brings Young Tech Innovators to Queens  Elon University

Artificial Intelligence and data centers reshape career landscape, workforce demands

Artificial Intelligence and data centers reshape career landscape, workforce demands  ABC11 News

Trump's AI executive order nears key deadline as regulation debate intensifies

Trump's AI executive order nears key deadline as regulation debate intensifies  CNBC

Montana Tech Names First Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer in Montana University System

Montana Tech Names First Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer in Montana University System  Montana Tech

Oxide and Friends: The Open Weight Revolution with Simon Willison

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India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them

India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.

CISA guidance targets water sector security, open source AI and more

CISA guidance targets water sector security, open source AI and more  Federal News Network

AI Legislative Status

AI Legislative Status  Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Announcing the Agentic Catalog Experience in Amazon Quick

Announcing the Agentic Catalog Experience in Amazon Quick  Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.

AI Policy Groups Urge White House Investigation Into OpenAI Security Incident

AI Policy Groups Urge White House Investigation Into OpenAI Security Incident  meritalk.com

The EU AI Act requires AI transparency. What does it mean for CX?

The EU AI Act requires AI transparency. What does it mean for CX?  Customer Experience Dive

Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.

Inside Europe's lessons on AI safety as U.S. rules loom

Inside Europe's lessons on AI safety as U.S. rules loom  Axios

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a…

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.

$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use

Agents withdraw Jerry Falade’s hotly anticipated debut after saying they can no longer authenticate ‘how the manuscript evolved’ A high-profile publishing deal for a debut crime novel has collapsed after doubts emerged over whether artificial…

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.

Agentic AI raises cyber risk states

Agentic AI raises cyber risk states  Asia Insurance Review

Fannie Mae AI Governance Deadline Arrives Aug. 6

Fannie Mae AI Governance Deadline Arrives Aug. 6  National Mortgage Professional

SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.

OpenAI aligns safety practices with EU AI Act’s GPAI Code

OpenAI has outlined how it aligns safety, security, and transparency work with the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code as enforcement approaches. The company has contributed to and endorsed the EU’s General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice and the Code of…

XDC AI and the Rise of Agentic Finance: When AI Agents Learn to Pay

XDC AI and the Rise of Agentic Finance: When AI Agents Learn to Pay  Decrypt

What does protest look like in 2026? | Fiona Katauskas

You could say we’re in a polycrisis See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here

AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In

Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.

This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence

An ad for Orchid suggests the AI agent can fix relationship problems by simply doing everything for inconsiderate partners.

Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human

The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.

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FTSE 100 on track for best month since first US attacks on Iran five months ago – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage as London’s biggest companies defy Middle East disruption and UK petrol prices rise to around £1.60 per litre, the highest since Donald Trump ordered renewed strikes The story piquing the interest of the financial press this…

AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a…

General-purpose AI Code of Practice Implementation: a Rights Blindspot -

General-purpose AI Code of Practice Implementation: a Rights Blindspot  - Center for Democracy and Technology

From dashboards to decisions: Why AI agents are the next frontier in supply chain execution

From dashboards to decisions: Why AI agents are the next frontier in supply chain execution  Supply Chain Management Review

Enterprises give AI agents the keys to financial workflows, yet oversight lags behind -

Enterprises give AI agents the keys to financial workflows, yet oversight lags behind -  Enterprise Times

AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules

Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look real From apparently conspiring to steal elections to abusing staff or performing embarrassing dance moves, the last few…

Offshore support staff don’t fear artificial intelligence

Offshore support staff don’t fear artificial intelligence  computerweekly.com

McCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous | Judith Levine

Trump’s campaign of repression echoes the red scare. But now the government has bigger ambitions and more powerful tools There are many parallels between the first McCarthy era, roughly 1946 to 1956, and Trump’s campaign of political repression, his…

Improving industrial performance with Agentic AI

Improving industrial performance with Agentic AI  Plant & Works Engineering

Europe gets ready to police frontier AI

Europe gets ready to police frontier AI  The Parliament Magazine

Advancing responsible AI across Europe

Advancing responsible AI across Europe  OpenAI

Human rights in the shadow of military exceptionalism: reflections on the Informal Exchange on Artificial Intelligence in the military domain

Human rights in the shadow of military exceptionalism: reflections on the Informal Exchange on Artificial Intelligence in the military domain  Opinio Juris

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Agentic AI for banking compliance & onboarding

Agentic AI for banking compliance & onboarding  The Straits Times

Should AI Agents Be Taxed? 6 MSP CEOs Urge Caution

Should AI Agents Be Taxed? 6 MSP CEOs Urge Caution  IT Channel Oxygen

Isn’t AI terrible enough already? Now they want to eat the world’s books?! | First Dog on the Moon

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Spreading AI widely is right. Spreading it recklessly is a gamble

Spreading AI widely is right. Spreading it recklessly is a gamble  The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site

Perplexity Open Sources Numbat To Monitor Risky AI Coding Agents

Perplexity Open Sources Numbat To Monitor Risky AI Coding Agents  Forbes

How is OCBC using agentic AI to cut private banking onboarding times?

How is OCBC using agentic AI to cut private banking onboarding times?  The Asian Banker

Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer

Across the country, workers are fearful about the impact of AI on their livelihoods in an increasingly fragile labour market On the tree-lined streets of Wuhan, where cars jostle for space with mopeds and cargo trucks, the malfunctioning of a new…

How SNTUC’s Siow Shong Seng is setting the tone for an AI-ready workforce in Singapore with Microsoft 365 Copilot

How SNTUC’s Siow Shong Seng is setting the tone for an AI-ready workforce in Singapore with Microsoft 365 Copilot  Microsoft Source

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

In a review triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real-world organizations during third-party evaluations.

Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests

After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents.

Anthropic’s AI Claude hacked into three organizations during cybersecurity test

Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent Anthropic ⁠said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked ⁠systems of ⁠three ​organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI…

Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT‑5.6

Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations

AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares

The former OpenAI researcher’s fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play.

Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact

Reddit's financial situation is looking good but uncertainty about its relationship to Google and the new AI-ified web are stirring market concerns.

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Scaling up the artificial intelligence value chain

Scaling up the artificial intelligence value chain  The Star

Balancing speed and safety: A control framework for AI coding agents

Balancing speed and safety: A control framework for AI coding agents  Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Four Ways to Deploy More Secure AI Agents | NVIDIA Technical Blog

Four Ways to Deploy More Secure AI Agents | NVIDIA Technical Blog  NVIDIA Developer