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A Sputnik moment: China’s beating the US in neuroscience

“This is going to be one of the three or four major plot lines of the next decade,” former Neuralink president says.
Max HodakChris Tuite/Semafor

‘Nobody has budgeted’ for tokenmaxxing, Box’s Levie says

The bullish news for AI companies is that everyone using the technology will keep spending to keep up.
Aaron LevieChris Tuite/Semafor

AI costs rising for businesses: report

Roughly 20% to 30% of operating expenses could come from spending on agents versus humans in the next three to four years, Bain & Company reported.
Data centerClodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

The case for data centers in space

Building data centers in space could be cost-effective by the early 2030s, analysis suggested.
The International Space Station. NASA/Reuters.

Anthropic releases guardrailed version of Mythos for public use

The company acknowledged that without safeguards, Fable 5 was a dangerous model in the hands of bad actors.
Anthropic CEO Dario AmodeiDenis Balibouse/Reuters

AI customer service is not ready for prime time

There’s a trust gap when it comes to AI voice models handling customers’ needs.
Robot making coffeeRachyl Jones/Semafor

Companies struggle to measure AI’s ROI

CEOs are trying to prove to their boards that the cost is worthwhile.

Microsoft launches AI assistant powered by OpenClaw

The tool could give businesses a taste of what agentic AI looks like at scale.

Tech companies bet on PC comeback

A few big companies are betting that data privacy concerns in the AI era will only grow, creating an opening for computing products that rely less on the cloud.

How AI is making assistance for the visually impaired more accessible

Aira has developed an AI model with Google DeepMind that helps the visually impaired navigate daily life.

UC Berkeley bans AI use for law students

The school prohibits students from using AI to complete assignments, brainstorm ideas, outline papers, and even correct grammar.

Robinhood allows users to use AI agents to trade stocks

The tools allow anyone with a Robinhood account to compete more closely with institutional investors that have long deployed automated systems for trades.

Some job seekers have worse odds than Harvard applicants

Deel received 1.3 million job applications last year.

Big names missing from Trump’s quantum investment

Google, Microsoft, and IonQ were left out of the latest government funding round in quantum firms.

Colossal Biosciences engineers synthetic eggs

The company is pitching the technology as a step toward one of its goals of resurrecting extinct dodo and moa birds.

Meta layoffs add to AI angst

The market may respond positively when tech companies cite AI for layoffs, but the pile-on is causing angst among the public.

Worker backlash over ‘flash bang’ grenades sank Boston Dynamics robot deal

Employees said they worried robots could be used in protest control, a characterization the company refuted.

Jury rejects Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI

Elon Musk had alleged that OpenAI chief Sam Altman “stole a charity” when he converted the startup to a for-profit entity.
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