Big Tech trims headcount as Meta and Microsoft pour tens of billions into AI
Meta and Microsoft are shrinking their workforces while ramping up spending on artificial intelligence, underscoring how Big Tech is recasting...
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AI pioneer urges urgent guardrails to rein in runaway artificial intelligence
GENEVA—Artificial-intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton urged tighter guardrails for fast-advancing AI, likening the technology to “a very fast car with no...
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IRS says AI is turbocharging cryptocurrency scams; one victim lost everything
U.S. authorities say artificial intelligence is supercharging cryptocurrency scams, helping criminals script personalized pitches and target prior victims with alarming...
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Cloud Next ’26 showcases Google-scale innovation and accelerating momentum
Google used its Cloud Next ’26 conference to press its lead in enterprise AI, unveiling an agent-focused Gemini Enterprise Agent...
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Senate hears ex-CIA officer say Google engineer funneled cutting-edge AI trade secrets to China, fueling national-security alarm
A former CIA officer told a Senate panel that a Google software engineer stole advanced AI trade secrets to benefit...
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SpaceX secures $60 billion option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor
SpaceX said it reached an agreement with AI coding-tool maker Cursor that grants the rocket company an option to acquire...
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Sunak Says AI Is Already Squeezing Entry-Level Jobs for Young Workers
Former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that artificial intelligence is already dampening entry-level hiring, particularly in white-collar services, as...
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White House says China-linked groups are running industrial-scale campaigns to copy U.S. AI models
The White House accused China-based entities of orchestrating “industrial-scale” efforts to copy proprietary U.S. artificial-intelligence systems through model distillation, according...
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Sony’s ‘Ace’ Robot Starts Beating Table Tennis Pros, Hailed as a Milestone for AI and Robotics
Sony says its table-tennis robot, Ace, has reached expert human performance and occasionally defeats professional players—an advance the company calls...
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Pentagon Seeks $54 Billion to Accelerate AI-Driven and Autonomous Warfare Capabilities
The Pentagon requested more than $54 billion for a new Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, signaling a sharp pivot toward AI-enabled...
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