Lawmakers unveil bipartisan plan to bar AI companion chatbots for children
A bipartisan group of senators led by Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) introduced legislation to prohibit...
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NVIDIA, Oracle to Build DOE’s Largest AI Supercomputer to Advance U.S. Scientific Research
NVIDIA and Oracle will build what they say will be the Energy Department’s largest AI supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory,...
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Fitbit rolls out public preview of its AI-powered personal health coach
Google’s Fitbit unit is launching a public preview of an AI-driven personal health coach for eligible U.S. Premium subscribers on...
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Google to revive shuttered U.S. nuclear plant to power AI, mirroring Microsoft’s push
Google plans to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa by 2029 under a 25-year power purchase agreement with...
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AI-powered smart glasses offer new independence for people with vision loss
NBC News spotlights the growing role of AI-enabled smart glasses in assisting people who are blind or have low vision....
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Chegg to cut nearly half its staff, citing AI disruption and falling search traffic
Chegg Inc. said it will eliminate about 45% of its staff, or 388 jobs, blaming “new realities” of artificial intelligence...
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U.S. Energy Department, AMD ink $1 billion deal to build two AI supercomputers
The Energy Department said it will partner with Advanced Micro Devices in a $1 billion effort to build two AI-accelerated...
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Qualcomm unveils data-center AI accelerators to challenge Nvidia and AMD; shares jump 11%
Qualcomm said it will enter the data-center AI market with two new accelerator lines, the AI200 shipping in 2026 and...
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Mercor hits $10B valuation after $350 million Series C led by Felicis
Mercor, a fast-growing artificial-intelligence staffing and data-labeling firm, raised $350 million in a Series C led by Felicis, valuing the...
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Google AI Studio Debuts ‘Vibe Coding’ for Rapid AI App Creation
Google introduced “vibe coding” in AI Studio, a redesigned, AI-assisted workflow that assembles multimodal apps from a single prompt and...
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