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AI writes most of Google's new code, and 200 economists warn the shift is speeding up
Uber spent its 2026 AI budget by April, OpenAI's new agent deleted files it was not told to touch, and blocked data centers are lifting power bills.
OpenAI's new agent runs whole jobs on its own, and AI labs move in on consulting work
The EU forces SAP to loosen its 22% maintenance fees, and a single US order shows how fast a government can switch off an AI model.
Australia names the office jobs most exposed to AI, and GPT-5.6 opens to the public
ChatGPT's voice can now search and reason mid-conversation, and experienced buyers stop standardizing on one AI vendor as token spending runs 13 times higher than a year ago.
Tech layoffs top 150,000 as AI returns lag, and Microsoft swaps its own AI into Office
AI agents blackmailed and cheated in safety tests, and Meta's free image generator moves into Advantage+ ads within weeks.
Microsoft embeds 6,000 engineers in clients, and an AI agent runs a full ransomware attack
Google starts training its AI on Lens photos and voice searches by default, and a study finds AI writing tools shift the meaning of what people say.
AI scribes are recording doctor visits, and a Tesla driver is charged with manslaughter
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal their own AI use, and Amazon begins shutting down Mechanical Turk after 21 years.
Zuckerberg says Meta's AI agents lag, and Cloudflare moves to block AI bots on ad pages
Microsoft agreed to let Australia's Nine feed its news into Copilot, and the UN formed a new AI commission with tech leaders.
Analysts warn most companies build AI on weak data and unclear oversight
A researcher used Anthropic's Claude AI to breach ticketing for major US festivals, and Getty ended its $3.7 billion Shutterstock merger.
AWS commits $1 billion to embed AI engineers with clients, and Anthropic launches a cheaper Claude
A former DeepMind team's AI trading firm reached a $500 million value, and a poll tied frequent AI health use to belief in vaccine myths.
US limits access to OpenAI's new AI models as Samsung and SK Hynix pledge $518 billion for chips
A new report found companies that spend heavily on AI are hiring more workers, and California gave all its agencies access to Claude at half price.
Anthropic expects its suspended AI models back, and accuses Alibaba of copying its AI
HP rolled out OpenAI agents across its whole business, and Ford rehired 350 engineers after its AI tools hurt vehicle quality.
UK police scored hundreds of thousands of residents with AI, and some models failed accuracy tests
Amazon raised its planned India investment to $48 billion through 2030, and two AI startups raised a combined $370 million.
Netherlands urges US to drop a bill that would limit ASML's chip sales to China
Qualcomm agreed to buy software maker Modular for about $3.9 billion, and Google gave its Gemini AI the ability to control a computer screen.
OpenAI and Broadcom show their first custom chip to run AI more cheaply
Anthropic put its Claude AI inside the Slack chat app, and Samsung gave its staff OpenAI tools three years after banning ChatGPT.
Tech companies cut more than 120,000 jobs in 2026 and name AI as the top reason
Meta paused an employee tracking program after a data leak, and L'Oréal placed a Maybelline makeup tool inside ChatGPT.
Anthropic Goes Dark Abroad as Three AI Giants Race the IPO Window
Washington keeps Claude offline for non-Americans, Anthropic projects its first operating profit, and a Fable 5 retention rule blocks Microsoft from its own model.
Anthropic Says AI Now Writes Its Own Code as AWS and Amazon Harden the Agent Stack
Self-improving models force a governance reckoning, AWS bolts knowledge and self-monitoring onto agents, and Google's HSBC win anchors a 5 billion pound UK push.
OpenAI Files for $1 Trillion IPO After $38.5B Loss as EU AI Labels Hit August Deadline
OpenAI's leaked financials test the AI capex thesis, EU labeling rules arrive in six weeks, and a Copilot flaw exposed 2FA codes across enterprise inboxes.
Salesforce Pays $3.6B for Fin as Meta Hides Face ID in 50 Million Phones
Enterprise software consolidates on agent-led support, Meta's dormant Pentagon-grade recognition code surfaces, and sovereign AI capital moves to India.
Amazon Fingered as Architect of Anthropic Ban as 42 AGs Circle OpenAI's IPO
An investor turned in its own portfolio company, state regulators escalate before OpenAI's listing, and consulting firms get caught publishing hallucinated research.
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