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Pentagon’s Anthropic feud deepened after tense exchange over missile attacks

In one conversation about a hypothetical missile attack, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei irked a Pentagon official when discussing how Claude might react to a hypersonic missile attack.
Reuters/Al Drago

Abu Dhabi’s G42 to build supercomputer for India

At 8 exaflops of capacity, the project makes it competitive with the world’s leading supercomputers.
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.Courtesy Abu Dhabi Media Office

NY Gov. Hochul nixes plans for Waymo expansion

Kathy Hochul withdrew her proposal for robotaxi services in areas outside New York City after it drew pushback from transit workers and rideshare drivers.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images/Reuters

Can AI predict Trump’s State of the Union address?

AI company Stett predicted Trump’s State of the Union address verbatim using speechwriting tools and analysis of his social media posts.
US President Donald Trump.Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Microsoft says it can store data for 10,000 years on glass

In a paper published in Nature, Microsoft outlines its solution to preserve data on a durable material called borosilicate glass.
A piece of Project Silica media written with data. Courtesy of Microsoft.

Behind Microsoft’s efforts to push AI adoption

Microsoft is expanding its boot camp for educating employees on AI.
Microsoft sign outside officeGonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

India AI summit attracts money and rivals

The event was a nexus for dealmaking and investment announcements.

Toyota deploys Agility humanoids at Canadian plant

The carmaker is leasing robots from Oregon-based Agility Robotics to ease bottlenecks in the production lines at its second-largest plant outside Japan.

Apple eyes new hardware, directly competes with Meta: Report

Apple is pressing ahead in developing three wearables as it tries to define the next major way humans will interact with AI.

China puts tech freebies to the test during Lunar New Year

Chinese AI companies are adopting a much different strategy than the tiered subscription-based models American tech companies often offer.

AI agents turn to humans for paid manual labor tasks

A startup called RentAHuman lets agents hire humans to complete tasks for them in the physical world.

AI ads debate is more about culture war than business decision

OpenAI recently began testing ads in the free version of ChatGPT, while Perplexity has reversed course, winding down its advertising push.

Saudi’s HUMAIN invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI

It’s the Saudi AI champion’s splashiest direct investment yet.

Palantir partnership is at heart of Anthropic, Pentagon rift

The roots of the conflict point to the changing nature of software stacks as top officials push to modernize the military.

More countries weigh social media bans for children

Germany’s governing coalition looks set to back a proposal to limit access for under-16s, while India is discussing similar curbs.

India warns over AI’s threat to youth population

India said that while AI will help rich countries facing demographic decline, it will present difficulties for those that are still growing.

Video AI startup shifts compute to Saudi as AI chips arrive

The kingdom will get “monstrous” numbers of AI chips, says Luma AI’s CEO.

NASA trials AI-powered driving of Mars rover

The demonstration involved letting AI set the waypoints and identify hazards, marking a first step towards more autonomous planetary exploration.