robots
Melania Trump Shares the Spotlight with a Robot at an Education and Technology Event
The humanoid robot Figure 03 accompanied the first lady on Wednesday as she arrived at the White House East Room.
Social Media
New Mexico Jury Finds Meta Violated Child Consumer Protection, Imposes $375M Penalty
The jury announced its verdict Tuesday after nearly seven weeks of trial; prosecutors had accused Meta of placing profits over safety.
AI
Anthropic and Pentagon Head to Court as AI Firm Seeks End to 'Stigmatizing' Supply Chain Risk Label
Anthropic sued the Trump administration earlier this month.
Privacy
Iran Build a Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into a Targeting Tool
Israel’s use of Tehran street cameras to help kill Iran’s supreme leader shows how everyday surveillance can turn into a wartime weapon.
Energy
Trump Officials Announce 10-Gigawatt Data Center, Gas Plans for Former Ohio Uranium Site
The Department of Energy's public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio will develop a massive AI data center.
AI
Nvidia CEO Heralds ‘Inference Inflection’ as Next Phase of AI Boom
The new trend will keep Nvidia at the forefront of the AI boom that CEO Jensen Huang predicted will produce $1 trillion backlog in orders within the next year..
AI
New CEO at Omidyar Network, Which Seeks to Loosen Silicon Valley's Grip on AI Development
Former civil rights lawyer and Google executive at left-leaning organization, with a mission is to expand access to the digital revolution's economic opportunities.
AI
Meta to Acquire Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents
Meta says it is hiring Moltbook's co-founders and expects the experimental platform could open new ways to develop AI agents.
Illinois
Virginia Officials Debate Whether It's Time to Scrap Tax Breaks for Data Centers
Virginia senators are pushing to curtail a 5.3% tax break for data centers
AI
Anthropic Sues Trump Administration Seeking to Undo 'Supply Chain Risk' Designation
Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday, one in California federal court and another in the federal appeals court in Washington
Data Center
Tech Companies Vow to Cover Electricity Costs of Data Centers in White House Deal
On Wednesday, President Trump hosted tech companies and promoted a 'ratepayer protection' pledge, which asks companies to build or buy new generation for their data centers.
AI
Trump Orders all Federal Agencies to Phase Out Use of Anthropic Technology
Anthropic didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment to Trump’s remarks.
Antonio Guterres
Modi Pitches India as an AI Hub at International Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs, Upending Central Plank of Economic Agenda
Administration officials have said they expect to keep the tariff framework in place under other authorities.
Copyright
Hollywood Groups Condemn ByteDance's AI Video Generator, Claiming Copyright Infringement
Seedance 2.0, which is only available in China, lets users generate high-quality AI videos using simple text prompts
Antonio Guterres
UN Approves Scientific Panel on Impact of AI, U.S. Votes 'No'
The United States and Paraguay were the only nations to vote 'no' to the establishment of the 40-member scientific panel.
