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Today: July 17, 2026
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Fed Chairman Warsh names members of monetary policy task forces

Fed Chairman Warsh names members of monetary policy task forces

Fed Chairman Warsh names members of monetary policy task forces
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Fed's Warsh taps broad group of Fed outsiders to oversee review

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh tapped a broad and intellectually diverse group of economists and former central bankers to

Fed's Warsh taps broad group of Fed outsiders to oversee review
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Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke joins Anthropic's AI oversight trust

Anthropic said on Thursday it has appointed former U.S.

Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke joins Anthropic's AI oversight trust
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News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight

The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a legal fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a struggling news industry

News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight
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AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use

AI notetakers can quickly summarize meetings and create to-do lists, but they raise privacy concerns

AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use
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UN digital tech agency launches initiative to improve trust in AI agents

The United Nation’s agency for digital technologies on Thursday announced a new initiative to improve the trust of artificial intelligence agents, as

UN digital tech agency launches initiative to improve trust in AI agents
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Financial institutions' health is key factor in bank runs, New York Fed research shows

Bank runs turn into bigger problems when financial institutions' broader underlying health is under challenge, new research from the New York Federal Reserve showed on

Financial institutions' health is key factor in bank runs, New York Fed research shows
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Ukraine to pick AI models operated without provider control, official says

Ukraine will favour AI systems it can run on its own servers, a senior ministry official said on Tuesday, as wartime Kyiv seeks to keep

Ukraine to pick AI models operated without provider control, official says
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Meta expands generative AI tools with Muse Image rollout

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it is rolling out Muse Image, its first image-generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the Facebook owner expands generative AI tools

Meta expands generative AI tools with Muse Image rollout
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Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, surpassing its combined earnings over

Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall
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From shampoo to cookies, consumer products get an AI makeover

French cosmetics company L'Oreal has used AI to identify molecules in its skincare products that can be repurposed for use in shampoo and can now create

From shampoo to cookies, consumer products get an AI makeover
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Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged shortcomings in the company's sweeping restructuring at an internal town hall on

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected
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Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’

Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’

Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’
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Tesla quarterly deliveries set record; European recovery raises hopes of annual growth

Tesla on Thursday posted record-setting second-quarter delivery numbers that smashed past Wall Street estimates, led by a rebound in Europe, feeding

Tesla quarterly deliveries set record; European recovery raises hopes of annual growth
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A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AI

Employment data offers a grim outlook for secretaries and administrative assistants in the age of artificial intelligence, but workers in the women-dominated occupation say the numbers don’t tell the whole story

A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AI
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Microsoft launches firm to help companies adopt AI with $2.5 billion

Microsoft said on Thursday it is creating a new company that will help customers select AI technologies that work for their businesses and generate

Microsoft launches firm to help companies adopt AI with $2.5 billion
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India, Japan sign pacts on AI, metals and energy after Modi-Takaichi talks

India and Japan agreed on Thursday to boost cooperation in artificial intelligence, metals, energy and defence as well as prepare a joint roadmap for economic security,

India, Japan sign pacts on AI, metals and energy after Modi-Takaichi talks
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Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns

Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
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Startup Oxmiq raises $35 million to build chip architecture to lower cost of AI

By Max A.

Startup Oxmiq raises $35 million to build chip architecture to lower cost of AI
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US energy chief exhorts data center backers to push back against opponents

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US energy chief exhorts data center backers to push back against opponents
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Amazon’s AWS commits $1 billion toward new unit for embedded AI engineers

Amazon said on Tuesday it is creating a new division under its Amazon Web Services cloud unit employing so-called forward-deployed engineers who

Amazon’s AWS commits $1 billion toward new unit for embedded AI engineers
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U.S. approach to regulation of AI is problematic, Sixth Street's Chavez says

The United States' regulation of artificial intelligence is problematic and inconsistent, Martin Chavez, vice chairman at investment firm Sixth Street, told Reuters on

U.S. approach to regulation of AI is problematic, Sixth Street's Chavez says
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Samsung, SK Hynix mega South Korea chips gamble tests optimism of AI cycle

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are making one of the biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom with investments worth hundreds

Samsung, SK Hynix mega South Korea chips gamble tests optimism of AI cycle
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Europe's STOXX 600 clocks biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost

European shares registered their biggest quarterly rise in more than five years on Tuesday, boosted by optimism around artificial

Europe's STOXX 600 clocks biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost
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Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?

An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.

Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?
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8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being

Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being
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South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest a combined $518 billion in a new computer chip manufacturing hub, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence-driven demand

South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand
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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead

Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead

Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead
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Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national “billionaires' tax” and suggests the U.S. government should own a stake in AI companies

Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California
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Financial regulators scramble to counter AI rise with own tools

Banks and financial sector watchdogs must move quickly to adopt new technology to plug system vulnerabilities as AI supercharges cybersecurity risks, a top Swiss financial

Financial regulators scramble to counter AI rise with own tools
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Italy regulator probes Microsoft over 'Microsoft 365' price hike

Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Microsoft over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to the price hike of its "Microsoft

Italy regulator probes Microsoft over 'Microsoft 365' price hike
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AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs

A new bipartisan nonprofit wants to help Americans who find they're out of work because of AI

AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs
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OpenAI just announced its first custom chip to help ChatGPT run better

OpenAI just announced its first custom chip to help ChatGPT run better

OpenAI just announced its first custom chip to help ChatGPT run better
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OpenAI unveils custom chip it designed with Broadcom to boost its AI infrastructure

By Max A.

OpenAI unveils custom chip it designed with Broadcom to boost its AI infrastructure
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AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter that

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem

AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter that
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How SK Hynix's bet on a niche memory chip made it more valuable than Samsung

SK Hynix's overtaking of Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable firm was the culmination of 14 years of bets that brought

How SK Hynix's bet on a niche memory chip made it more valuable than Samsung
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Legal tech firm sues US over order limiting foreign access to top-tier Anthropic models

A U.S. legal technology company on Tuesday sued the federal government, challenging a directive by President Donald Trump’s administration that

Legal tech firm sues US over order limiting foreign access to top-tier Anthropic models
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Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app, NYT reports

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently dispatched a small team at his company to create a smartphone app similar to Polymarket and Kalshi, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing

Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app, NYT reports
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SoFi deepens AI-powered trading ambitions with Composer deal

Financial services firm SoFi said on Tuesday it has bought Composer, an AI startup that helps retail investors build and execute sophisticated trading strategies

SoFi deepens AI-powered trading ambitions with Composer deal
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AI boom's US employment, wage impact muted so far, ECB study finds

A boom in the use of artificial intelligence may displace some workers, but the overall effect on aggregate employment or wages in the U.S. has been muted so far,

AI boom's US employment, wage impact muted so far, ECB study finds
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Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and co-lead of its Gemini artificial intelligence models, said on Wednesday that he will leave the company to join IPO-bound

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI
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Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies

Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies

Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies
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French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulation

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation

French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulation
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France's OVHcloud plans frontier AI models to become Europe's second LLM player

OVHcloud plans to train frontier AI models - the most advanced, large-scale systems built from scratch using vast data and computing power - its CEO said

France's OVHcloud plans frontier AI models to become Europe's second LLM player
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In US, EU mutual interest for Europe to use best AI models, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday it was in the mutual interest of the United States and the European Union for the EU

In US, EU mutual interest for Europe to use best AI models, von der Leyen says
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AI use in UK hits 'tipping point' as companies scale up, Google exec says

Adoption of artificial intelligence has reached a "tipping point" in Britain, as companies move from experimentation to large-scale deployment and start

AI use in UK hits 'tipping point' as companies scale up, Google exec says
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AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk

Artificial Intelligence will lead to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted in a highly optimistic appearance at the VivaTech

AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk
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HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage

HSBC on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with Alphabet Inc-owned Google Cloud focused on building the British bank's artificial intelligence capabilities.

HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage
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A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved

A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending