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One of Sci-Fi’s Most Difficult Questions About AI Is Becoming Real
The rapid spread of chatbots and autonomous AI agents is intensifying debate over who should be held responsible when something…
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Google DeepMind’s Coding Pivot Lost Six Researchers to Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic
Google DeepMind has lost six named researchers to rival labs Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic since February, amid a broader talent…
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AI-Designed Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Passes First Human Trial
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and biotech firm DIOSynVax announced that an AI-designed vaccine candidate successfully completed a Phase…
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Qualcomm to Acquire AI Software Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion
Qualcomm announced on June 24, 2026 that it has agreed to acquire AI software infrastructure company Modular Inc. in a…
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South Korea Unveils $880 Billion AI and Chip Investment Push
South Korea announced an $880 billion private-sector investment package over the next decade focused on semiconductor manufacturing and AI data…
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Meta’s Louisiana Data Center to Surpass $250 Billion in AI Infrastructure Bet
Meta is expanding its Richland Parish data center supercluster in Louisiana to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, part of an…
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Helsing Raises $1.8 Billion in Europe’s Largest Defense Tech Funding Round
German defense AI company Helsing closed an oversubscribed $1.8 billion Series E funding round at an $18 billion valuation, marking…
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Anthropic Pushes for Tougher State AI Safety Laws, Diverging From OpenAI’s Federal Push
Anthropic is encouraging individual U.S. states to enact increasingly stringent AI safety laws rather than converge on a single uniform…
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Xi Jinping to Deliver Keynote at China’s World AI Conference for First Time
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and deliver…
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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Model Family and ChatGPT Work Agent
OpenAI released its GPT-5.6 family of models on July 9, 2026, comprising three tiers: Sol, a flagship version; Terra, a…
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SpaceX’s xAI Unveils Grok 4.5 AI Model for Coding and Agentic Tasks
SpaceX’s xAI division launched Grok 4.5, a new model built for coding, agentic tasks and knowledge work rather than general…
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Anthropic Tops 2026 AI Safety Index, But No AI Firm Scores Above a C+
The Future of Life Institute’s 2026 AI Safety Index rated Anthropic the highest-scoring of nine major AI companies with a…