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Deep Skepticism About AI Companies Is The National Mood: US Respondents Favor Strict Federal Oversight

An overwhelming 81% respondens of a survey said the government should have the authority to block the release of a risky AI system. The survey by Verasight, a non partisan research firm, also indicates the public demand for strict federal oversight of AI firms as tech layoffs amid higher corporate profits create dissatisfaction.

Twelve Years Later, Apple Pay Finally Has Competition. Here Is Why.

Near-field communication is the technology that lets a phone stand in for a card at checkout. For 12 years, only Apple Pay could use it. No outside developer, whatever its funding or intent, could build a wallet that worked natively at the register. An antitrust ruling ended that arrangement.

Chinese AI Models Are Winning Customers On Price. Now OpenAI And Anthropic Face A New Cost War.

DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba's Qwen are gaining traction among U.S. companies as enterprises prioritize lower operating costs without giving up competitive AI performance.

Meta Reportedly Allowed Ads Promoting Child Abuse. Now India Is Threatening Action Against The Company.

India has threatened legal action against Meta after a report found that the company allowed the running of ads promoting child sexual abuse.

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Meta's Muse AI Sparks Privacy Concerns After Public Instagram Photos Are Opted In Automatically

Meta's Muse AI tool faces criticism for using public Instagram photos without explicit consent, sparking privacy concerns. Users must manually opt out, and critics call for stronger consent rules.

Jazzmine Gayle S. Miguel Jul 11, 2026

Trump Appointed Kevin Warsh as the Federal Reserve Chairman. Now He's Assembling an AI Taskforce

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has assembled a new artificial intelligence task force whose members believe that AI has the potential to reshape the U.S. economy in ways that could benefit government and industry.

Matias Civita Jul 10, 2026

Wall Street's AI Trade Is Starting To Shift As Chip Stocks Lose Momentum. Software Shares Are Regaining Ground

One of Wall Street's most popular technology trades is beginning to reverse as investors move back into software companies after months of heavy selling while taking profits in semiconductor stocks that have led the artificial intelligence rally this year.

Merin Rebecca Thomas Jul 10, 2026

EU Says Meta Broke Digital Rules Over Instagram and Facebook Features. It Could Face Penalties

Meta has been found in preliminary breach of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) after regulators concluded that several design features on Instagram and Facebook encourage excessive use and fail to adequately protect children and vulnerable users.

Merin Rebecca Thomas Jul 10, 2026

AI Companies Are Spending Millions To Shape Elections. Now The Biggest Fight Is Over Who Writes The Rules For AI.

Washington is facing growing pressure to establish nationwide AI rules amid rising concerns over national security, misinformation, and the technology's rapid adoption.

Merin Rebecca Thomas Jul 10, 2026

OpenAI Has Released Its Latest Series of AI Models, CEO Sam Altman Says That They Increase Efficiency By More Than 50%

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company's latest flagship artificial intelligence model delivers a 54% improvement in token efficiency for agentic coding tasks.

Matias Civita Jul 09, 2026

Micron Expanded U.S. AI Investments by $250 Billion. Its Stock Is Soaring

The stock has surged more than 250% in 2026 as demand for high-bandwidth memory and other AI-related semiconductor products continues to accelerate.

Matias Civita Jul 09, 2026

Meta's New AI Can Turn Instagram Photos Into Deepfakes. Most Public Users Are Included Unless They Opt Out.

Meta is facing criticism over Muse Image, a new image-generation tool that can use public Instagram photos to create AI-altered pictures of real people unless users change their settings.

Merin Rebecca Thomas Jul 09, 2026

Grok 4.5 Launches With Focus on Coding and AI Agents, Intensifying Race With OpenAI and Anthropic

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company has unveiled Grok 4.5, the latest version of its flagship large language model.

Matias Civita Jul 09, 2026

SK Hynix Listed A $28 Billion Share Sale. Demand is Seven Times Oversubscribed

Demand for SK Hynix's $28 billion American depositary receipt (ADR) offering has reportedly exceeded available shares by more than seven times.

Matias Civita Jul 09, 2026

Meta Announces Its 'Strongest' AI Model Yet, Emphasizes 'Aggressive And Attractive' Pricing

Meta released an update to its Muse Spark artificial intelligence model, with top official Alexandr Wang calling its pricing strategy as "aggressive and attractive."

Demian Bio Jul 09, 2026

Apple Commits Its Biggest U.S. Manufacturing Push Yet: What It Entails

Apple is deepening its investment in American chip manufacturing with a new multi-year agreement worth more than $30 billion with Broadcom, marking the largest U.S. manufacturing commitment in the company's history.

Matias Civita Jul 09, 2026

The AI Race Between Washington And Beijing Continues. U.S. Lawmakers Are Scrutinizing The Use Of Chinese Models

As Artificial intelligence becomes another front in the contest between Washington and Beijing, U.S. lawmakers are examining the growing use of Chinese artificial intelligence models by American companies.

Merin Rebecca Thomas Jul 09, 2026

The AI Cost Crisis Isn't About Models. It's About Context.

After two years of maxxing out on AI tools, many organizations are confronting an uncomfortable reality: AI costs don't scale linearly with adoption.

Arjun Harindranath / Espacio Media Incubator Jul 08, 2026

U.S. Has Repeatedly Issued Warnings About Chinese AI. Now Beijing Is Doing The Same

China has issued a security warning against U.S. artificial intelligence startup Anthropic's Claude Code, claiming certain versions of the popular AI programming assistant contain a "backdoor" capable of transmitting sensitive user information without permission.

Matias Civita Jul 08, 2026

OpenAI Has Developed Its Most Advanced Model Yet. The U.S. Government Cleared Its Rollout

The U.S. government has cleared OpenAI to move ahead with a broad rollout of its GPT-5.6 family of artificial intelligence models, ending weeks of restricted access that had limited the technology to a small group of vetted partners during additional federal review.

Merin Rebecca Thomas Jul 08, 2026

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Deep Skepticism About AI Companies Is The National Mood: US Respondents Favor Strict Federal Oversight

Twelve Years Later, Apple Pay Finally Has Competition. Here Is Why.

Chinese AI Models Are Winning Customers On Price. Now OpenAI And Anthropic Face A New Cost War.

Meta Reportedly Allowed Ads Promoting Child Abuse. Now India Is Threatening Action Against The Company.

Anthropic Says Claude Has An Internal Thinking Space. It's Stopping Short Of Calling It Conscious.

The U.S. Is Increasingly Relying On Anthropic, Now Using It For a Key Cybersecurity Task

The U.S. Is Curbing Foreign Access To The Country's Top AI Models. Now China Is Reportedly Following Suit

British Watchdog Wants To Regulate AI Models Giving Financial Advise. Millions Are Already Doing It.

Meta's Muse AI Sparks Privacy Concerns After Public Instagram Photos Are Opted In Automatically

Trump Appointed Kevin Warsh as the Federal Reserve Chairman. Now He's Assembling an AI Taskforce

Wall Street's AI Trade Is Starting To Shift As Chip Stocks Lose Momentum. Software Shares Are Regaining Ground

EU Says Meta Broke Digital Rules Over Instagram and Facebook Features. It Could Face Penalties

AI Companies Are Spending Millions To Shape Elections. Now The Biggest Fight Is Over Who Writes The Rules For AI.

OpenAI Has Released Its Latest Series of AI Models, CEO Sam Altman Says That They Increase Efficiency By More Than 50%

Micron Expanded U.S. AI Investments by $250 Billion. Its Stock Is Soaring

Meta's New AI Can Turn Instagram Photos Into Deepfakes. Most Public Users Are Included Unless They Opt Out.

Grok 4.5 Launches With Focus on Coding and AI Agents, Intensifying Race With OpenAI and Anthropic

SK Hynix Listed A $28 Billion Share Sale. Demand is Seven Times Oversubscribed

Meta Announces Its 'Strongest' AI Model Yet, Emphasizes 'Aggressive And Attractive' Pricing

Apple Commits Its Biggest U.S. Manufacturing Push Yet: What It Entails

The AI Race Between Washington And Beijing Continues. U.S. Lawmakers Are Scrutinizing The Use Of Chinese Models

The AI Cost Crisis Isn't About Models. It's About Context.

U.S. Has Repeatedly Issued Warnings About Chinese AI. Now Beijing Is Doing The Same

OpenAI Has Developed Its Most Advanced Model Yet. The U.S. Government Cleared Its Rollout

Jobs Requiring AI Skills Keep Growing Even As Hiring Slows. More Workers Now Need Them To Stay Competitive

New Study Finds Chatbots Deliver Inconsistent Suggestions To People Trusting Them With Their Finances

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Wealth Inequality Gaps Are Narrowing. Now the K-Shaped Economy is Losing Its Shape, New Data Shows

Russian Missiles Target Kyiv Drone Factory Hours After Lindsey Graham's Visit

How Did Lindsey Graham Die? Cause of Death and Inside Senator's Final Hours Before His Shocking Demise

Q2 Earnings, Economic Data: A Trigger-Heavy Week Looms Over Investor Sentiment

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Deep Skepticism About AI Companies Is The National Mood: US Respondents Favor Strict Federal Oversight