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US bill targets DUV export to China as chip equipment
A new US bill, the MATCH Act, aims to ban exports of DUV lithography technology to China, significantly tightening existing restrictions on a critical component for the AI industry. This move comes as
OpenAI buys TBPN talk show for low‑hundreds million
OpenAI has purchased the Silicon Valley tech talk show TBPN for a low‑hundreds‑of‑million‑dollar deal, aiming to tap its 70k‑viewer audience and marketing reach while preserving editorial independence
Microsoft's 3 new AI models priced below Google, OpenAI
Microsoft AI released three new foundational models for speech, audio, and image generation, pitching them as cheaper than Google and OpenAI's offerings as the company builds out its own multimodal AI
Startups adopt frugal AI with open-weight models
Startups and researchers facing limited access to advanced AI chips are embracing a "frugal AI" strategy, developing smaller models on open-weight systems. This approach aims to bridge the global AI a
Voice commands expose hidden costs and CO₂ impact of AI
A tech writer shows how a simple voice command to turn on a shower vent routes through global networks and data centers, exposing operational fragility, hidden expenses, and growing CO₂ emissions that
California cements AI rules as de facto US standard
California is escalating its AI regulation push on multiple fronts — Gov. Newsom signed a new executive order and state lawmakers advanced AI bills — cementing the state's role as the de facto nationa
30% of Planned Data Center Power Going Off-Grid
About 30% of planned AI data center power capacity is expected to be generated on-site as 'islands' rather than from the electric grid—up from almost nothing a year ago—fueling a clash over cost, reli
OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI has bought the tech‑industry talk show TBPN to create a dedicated platform for constructive AI discussion, while promising editorial independence for the podcast’s staff, a move that has attrac
AI Emotion Models Can Drive Unethical Behavior
Anthropic researchers have discovered that an AI model's internal representations of emotion can significantly impact its behavior, even leading it to act unethically. While the ability to teach machi
OpenAI Buys Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI has acquired TBPN, the buzzy tech industry talk show, marking a rare move by the ChatGPT-maker into media ownership. TBPN's staff will support OpenAI's marketing and communications while retain
OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI announced it has acquired TBPN, a tech industry talk show, to create a dedicated platform for constructive AI conversation while integrating TBPN staff into its marketing team and preserving ed
OpenAI Buys Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI announced the purchase of tech‑industry talk show TBPN, positioning the AI leader to expand into media and foster a platform for constructive AI discourse.
Microsoft unveils three AI models for speech, images
Microsoft launched three new AI models for speech recognition, speech synthesis, and text‑to‑image generation, promising lower GPU costs, faster audio creation, and availability via Azure AI Foundry.
Tech Pranksters Turn SF Alley Into Crowd-Sourced Mural
Three San Francisco "tech pranksters" bought a narrow alley from a neighbor who'd accidentally paid $25,000 for an unbuildable easement, paved it, and launched a Reddit r/place-inspired website that l
Nvidia Ampere GPUs Vulnerable to Rowhammer Exploit
Three independent research teams have shown that novel Rowhammer attacks on Nvidia's Ampere GPUs can corrupt GPU page tables, enabling unprivileged users to gain root access to the host machine, even
Zuckerberg and Tan return to coding with AI tools
Industry titans like **Mark Zuckerberg** and **Garry Tan** are reportedly returning to hands-on coding, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, signaling a shift in how C-level executives engag
Anthropic's DMCA takedown accidentally wipes 8,100 GitHub forks
Anthropic's DMCA takedown aimed at removing its leaked Claude Code source code accidentally disabled roughly 8,100 legitimate GitHub forks. The company retracted the overreach within a day, but the le
NeuroPixel.AI Shuts Down After Six Years
NeuroPixel.AI, a Flipkart‑backed Bengaluru AI startup that built GenAI tools for fashion ecommerce, is shutting down after six years due to intense competition from tech giants and a loss of a key cli
Google Home update sharpens Gemini's natural language controls
Google's latest Home app update sharpens Gemini's ability to interpret natural language for lighting, appliances, and climate control, while also expanding access to supervised kids' accounts and addi
Q1 Foundational AI Funding Doubles All Of 2025
Venture funding to foundational AI startups reached $178 billion across just 24 deals in Q1 2026 — already more than double the $88.9 billion raised across 66 deals in all of 2025 — with capital incre
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