Satellite
SpaceX Launches Starship on Another Test Flight, This Time With the Most Advanced Starlink Satellites
Towering more than 400 feet, Starship soared from Texas on Friday.
Associated Press
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AI
Trump Expands a Voluntary Pledge to Protect Consumers From High Utility Bills From AI Data Centers
Opposition to data centers has become bipartisan.
Data Center
Democrats Seize on AI Data Center Backlash That's Dividing Rural Republicans
The AI data center controversy could influence the upcoming election.
AI
OpenAI Says Rogue AI Models Broke Free From Human Control. Some See as a 'Warning Shot'
The attack announced this week by OpenAI blamed rogue AI models.
Thomas Regnier
EU Hits Google With $1 Billion Fine Over its Play App Store and Search
The EU continues to enforce digital regulations despite potential backlash from the U.S.
Social Media
French Lawmakers Approve a Sweeping Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
The bill also bans the use of mobile phones in high schools.
Andrea Bartz
Judge Approves a $1.5B Anthropic Settlement Over Books Used to Train Claude
The case began when bestselling novelist Andrea Bartz and two other authors filed the suit in 2024.
Data Center
Florida GOP Lawmaker and Governor Candidate Says Data Center Bill Keeps Utility Costs Down
GOP candidate for governor aims to improve efficiency and relocate centers from populated areas.
AI
China's New AI Model Halts New Subscriptions as Demand Swamps Capacity
Other latest Chinese models, like Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max, are also gaining global attention.
Chips
Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Pledges Another $100B to Expand U.S. Chipmaking
The company reported a record $22 billion in net profit for the April-June quarter.
China
Chinese AI Model Takes U.S. by Surprise with Abilities Rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
The Beijing-based startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled its Kimi K3, the latest release of 'open-source' AI making California titans of AI sweat
AI
China's Xi Calls for More Global Efforts to Guide AI, Chides U.S. for Curbs on Tech Sharing
Xi also announced the establishment of AI cooperation centers.
AI
AI Chatbots at Risk of Spreading Government Restrictions on Speech, New Study Says
U.S.-built AI models are vulnerable to foreign controls when trained on non-English-language data that's been influenced by governments.
EU
EU Forces Google to Share Search Data and Open Android to Rival AI Companies
By January 2027, Google must share anonymized search data with rivals.
Satellite
Amazon Will Launch Satellite Internet in South Africa, Seemingly Beating Musk in His Homeland
Amazon said Wednesday that it would partner with South African internet provider Herotel in its first agreement to provide satellite internet in Africa.
AI
Meta Plans Billions for First AI Data Center in Canada, Largest Outside the U.S.
The facility will be built in Sturgeon County, Alberta, and powered by a natural gas-fired plant.
