Beijing blocks Meta’s $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus
China’s top economic planner has moved to block Meta’s roughly $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, ordering the parties...
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Will AI agents upend how research grants are awarded?
A rapid rise in “agentic” AI—autonomous tools built on large language models that can search, draft, iterate and even submit...
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AI’s rise fuels fears of expanded government surveillance, igniting a Capitol Hill clash over FISA reforms
Lawmakers from both parties are pressing to tighten surveillance rules as artificial-intelligence tools make it easier for the government to...
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AI-fueled data center surge is sending U.S. household power bills soaring
A wave of AI-driven data center construction is straining U.S. power grids and lifting household electricity bills, with Georgia offering...
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U.S. to tighten enforcement against Chinese firms accused of extracting capabilities from American AI models
The Trump administration signaled a tougher posture toward Chinese technology firms it says are siphoning capabilities from U.S. artificial intelligence...
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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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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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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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