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Ireland Mandates On‑Site Power for New Data Centers

Ireland’s Bring Your Own Power policy forces data centers to secure on‑site generation or nearby contracts, making the country a test case for AI investment without outages or higher costs.

Mom Sells Access to AI Coparent Tool After Viral TikTok

A Swiss mom turned to ChatGPT for help with her child’s sleep struggles, found unexpected success, and launched a viral AI-powered parenting platform that reframes AI as a coparent.

Wired · 4mo ago

AI masks literacy gaps in 130M U.S. workers

AI tools are letting millions of functionally low-literacy American workers complete tasks they don't fully understand, and experts warn this hidden dependence could backfire as workplaces increasingl

Axios · 4mo ago

Apple's WWDC 2026: Cook's Final Keynote, Siri Reset

Apple opened WWDC 2026 on Monday with its "All systems glow" keynote, announcing macOS Golden Gate and "huge" iOS 27 speed improvements ahead of widely expected Siri and AI announcements. Coverage acr

The Hacker News · 4mo ago

UNC3753 Uses Vishing and Physical Intrusions on US Firms

Google Mandiant disclosed that threat actor UNC3753 has run a data theft extortion campaign against dozens of U.S. legal, professional, and financial services firms, using vishing and — in a new escal

Sam Bankman-Fried Applies for Presidential Pardon

FTX co‑founder Sam Bankman‑Fried has formally petitioned President Trump for a presidential pardon, despite serving a 25‑year sentence, while the White House says it will not grant one and continues t

Nvidia, LG Build AI Factory for Humanoid Robots

Nvidia and LG Group are expanding their partnership to build an "AI factory" covering robotics, mobility, and next-generation data centers, with Jensen Huang visiting LG's Seoul headquarters to formal

Nvidia, SK Hynix Sign Multi-Year AI Memory Pact

Nvidia and SK Hynix announced a multi-year partnership to co-develop next-generation memory chips for AI, with SK Hynix set to supply memory for Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin platform.

Matrix Geo Solutions goes public after AI, drone tech

Matrix Geo Solutions leveraged early adoption of drone mapping, LIDAR, AI-driven geospatial analytics and digital infrastructure to transition from a niche firm to a publicly listed industry player.

YourStory · 4mo ago

DeepSeek V4 Pro Scores 38.0 vs GPT‑5.5 Pro 33.0

In a precision benchmark, DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 38.0, beating GPT‑5.5 Pro’s 33.0. DeepSeek’s tighter, more literal handling of constraints showed up in the python log redactor task, where it used a s

Hacker News · 4mo ago

Saving Siri: After two years of stumbles, is Apple's AI moment here? - Reuters

Apple’s AI push is under scrutiny as the company prepares for WWDC 2026, with Wall Street urging an AI win, a second chance at its AI rollout, and expectations that Siri will be Gemini‑powered alongsi

Nvidia, SK Hynix Sign Multi‑Year AI Memory Deal

Nvidia and SK Hynix have sealed a multi‑year pact to co‑develop next‑generation AI memory, targeting the Vera Rubin GPU and aiming to ease the high‑bandwidth bottleneck that’s throttling AI hardware g

Naver to Build Gigawatt AI Factories with Nvidia DSX

Nvidia announced that South Korean internet conglomerate Naver will use its DSX reference architecture to build AI factories at gigawatt scale, targeting global demand for AI and physical AI services.

Wealth managers use AI to offload routine work

Wealth managers are using AI to automate routine tasks, freeing up more time to advise clients. In an industry where managers can earn over $500,000, they are confronting a “chatbot reckoning” as AI t

Nightwatch Offers Open‑Source Read‑Only AI SRE Layer

Nightwatch is an open‑source, local‑first, read‑only layer that sits on top of existing monitoring systems. It aggregates alert storms into incidents, flags noisy checks, and provides an AI agent that

Hacker News · 4mo ago

Sega Confirms Generative AI Used in Crazy Taxi: World Tour

Sega confirmed that generative AI was used to create background assets during the development of Crazy Taxi: World Tour, which was revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase, while explicitly stating that no

Sega Announces Crazy Taxi Reboot, Confirms AI Use

Sega officially announced Crazy Taxi: World Tour at Xbox's showcase for a 2027 launch across multiple platforms, but immediately drew backlash after confirming on the Steam page that generative AI was

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Uses AI Only as Reference

Series creator Kenji Kanno clarified that Crazy Taxi: World Tour, slated for 2027, will contain no AI‑generated assets, with generative AI used only as a reference tool for human artists.