AI and the Next Great Divergence
A White House research paper argues that artificial intelligence could trigger a new “Great Divergence,” with early leaders in AI...
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Alibaba-backed Moonshot AI’s valuation climbs $500 million amid Hong Kong AI IPO frenzy
Alibaba-backed Moonshot AI is being valued at about $4.8 billion in a new funding round, up $500 million from December,...
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Amazon’s One Medical debuts an agentic AI health assistant for personalized 24/7 care
Amazon’s One Medical has introduced an AI-driven health assistant that offers round-the-clock guidance, interprets lab results, books appointments, and helps...
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Apple said to be building an AI wearable pin as OpenAI readies its own device
Apple is developing a clothing-worn AI “pin” with two cameras and three microphones, The Information reported. The aluminum-and-glass disc, described...
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55 U.S. AI startups that secured $100 million or more in 2025
America’s AI funding engine barely downshifted in 2025. Fifty-five U.S.-based artificial-intelligence startups raised rounds of $100 million or more, reflecting...
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Frequent personal use of AI chatbots linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, survey suggests
A large U.S. survey published in JAMA Network Open reports that adults who use AI chatbots daily for personal matters—such...
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Grok and its peers reveal AI’s ethical, social and economic perils—and the world is finally paying attention
Australia’s Alan Kohler argues that the backlash against Grok’s capacity to generate sexualized images of real people is a warning...
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Stanford HAI and Switzerland’s National AI Institute Forge Partnership to Advance Open, Human-Centered AI
Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI inked a memorandum of understanding with Switzerland’s newly formed National AI Institute—jointly led by...
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Study Finds Women’s AI Skepticism Surges Under Uncertain Job Outcomes
Women are more likely than men to view AI as risky when economic outcomes are uncertain, according to a Northeastern...
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House Moves to Assert Oversight of AI Chip Exports After Nvidia Gains China Approval
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced bipartisan legislation to give Congress arms-sale style oversight of advanced AI chip exports and...
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