AI
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AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists
While much of military AI globally focuses on autonomous weapons and large language models, Beijing is pursuing a quieter transformation. A new study suggests China is embedding artificial intelligence in the…
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‘Looked so real’: How AI is being weaponised against India’s Muslim women
An escalating trend of online harassment in India reveals that generative artificial intelligence is being used to target Muslim women. This with highly realistic, sexualized imagery and propaganda. AI-generated imagery…
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The American AI Action Plan
The landscape of American technology policy is experiencing a significant shift this month. Sriram Krishnan, the senior White House AI advisor, has officially announced his departure at the end of…
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OECD Warns of Severe Global Slowdown if Middle East Conflict Is Prolonged
The global economy is bracing for a significant slowdown this year as soaring energy costs weaken both consumer spending and business investment. According to a new quarterly report from the…
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Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up
Anthropic has officially surpassed OpenAI to become the most valuable artificial intelligence start-up globally. The San Francisco-based company recently completed a $65 billion funding round, catapulting its valuation to an…
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2026 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Joint Statement
APEC trade ministers reaffirmed their commitment to open and rules-based trade during a period marked by economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and rising protectionist pressures. The cooperation was framed as necessary…
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Goldman Pulls Back After 8 Million Qubit Reality Check, JPMorgan Presses On
Wall Street’s exploration of quantum computing has shifted from expectations of rapid disruption to a long-term strategic bet, as progress has revealed a wide gap between ambition and current capabilities.…
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Employee revolt once forced Google to back off on military contracts. But, in the wake of a new Pentagon AI contract, their leverage appears limited
Google’s recent agreement to provide its Gemini AI models to the Pentagon for “any lawful purpose” has triggered employee backlash reminiscent of the 2018 Project Maven controversy, but this time…
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OpenAI, Nvidia, Alphabet And More Sign AI Deal With Pentagon For Classified Military Use
The Pentagon announced agreements with seven major technology firms (OpenAI, Alphabet, Nvidia, SpaceX, Microsoft, Amazon, and Reflection) to integrate their artificial intelligence tools into classified military networks for “lawful operational…
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Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic as search giant spreads its AI bets
Google’s planned investment of up to $40 billion in Anthropic reflects an aggressive effort to secure computing power and strengthen its position in the intensifying race for advanced artificial intelligence.…
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This $14 Billion Business Is Officially the First Company to Be Completely Wiped Out By AI
Chegg, once a highly valued edtech company, illustrates how quickly a digital business can collapse when a disruptive technology replaces its core offering. The company built its success by providing…
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Meta Is Preparing to Have to Undo Its Manus Acquisition After China Ban
China’s decision to ban Meta’s acquisition of Manus forces the U.S. tech giant to prepare to unwind a high-profile deal that had quickly become part of its broader artificial-intelligence strategy.…
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OpenAI brings its models to Amazon’s cloud after ending exclusivity with Microsoft
OpenAI’s decision to make its generative AI models available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) marks a significant shift toward a multi‑cloud strategy following the end of its exclusive cloud arrangement…
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Anthropic investigating claim of unauthorised access to Mythos AI tool
Anthropic is examining a report that a small group of users secretly accessed its powerful Claude Mythos cyber-security model through a third-party vendor environment, despite the tool being considered too…
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NVIDIA and Google Cloud Collaborate to Advance Agentic and Physical AI
NVIDIA and Google Cloud extend their long-standing collaboration by delivering a full‑stack AI platform designed to take agentic and physical AI from experimental stages into large‑scale production across industries. The…
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New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets
Sequoia Capital has secured approximately 7 billion dollars for a new expansion fund that doubles the size of its last comparable 3.4 billion dollar vehicle raised in 2022, signaling an…
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Introducing Claude Design by Anthropic Labs
Claude Design is introduced as a collaborative tool that enables the creation of polished visual work such as designs, prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and marketing materials by working interactively with Claude.…
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DeepSeek seeks outside funding at $10 billion valuation
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is pursuing its first round of external financing, seeking to raise at least 300 million dollars at a valuation of 10 billion dollars, based on information…
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AI startup Cursor in talks to raise $2 billion funding round at valuation of over $50 billion
Cursor, an artificial intelligence startup specializing in AI coding agents, is currently negotiating a substantial $2 billion funding round that would value the company at over $50 billion, excluding the…
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Cerebras Files for IPO as Demand Surges for More Efficient AI Chips
Cerebras Systems is a semiconductor company that designs processors specialized for running advanced artificial-intelligence models, targeting the growing need for more efficient AI computing infrastructure in data centers and cloud…
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Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI as AI drug discovery hopes mount
Novo Nordisk announces a strategic partnership with OpenAI to apply advanced artificial intelligence tools to drug discovery and development, with the aim of “bring[ing] new and better treatment options to…
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Letting AI Do Your Work Erodes Your Confidence, According to a New Study
Relying on AI tools can diminish confidence in personal thinking, while active engagement with these systems can actually strengthen it. A study of 1,923 workers in the U.S. and Canada…
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Intel signs on to help Elon Musk build his AI chips. Will that make a difference?
Intel has partnered with Elon Musk’s Terafab initiative to support the construction and operation of a massive semiconductor fabrication facility aimed at producing ultra-high-performance AI chips at scale. Intel stated…
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AI for Social Risk Forecasting and Explanation
World Bank. AI for Social Risk Forecasting and Explanation: The Power of Machine Learning–Based Social Risk Models. The paper explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can improve the…
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Artificial Intelligence Is Facing a Crisis of Control
Council on Foreign Relations. Artificial Intelligence Is Facing a Crisis of Control—and the Industry Knows It. The article Artificial Intelligence Is Facing a Crisis of Control—and the Industry Knows It…
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The AI Sovereignty Paradox at Home and Abroad
The article The AI Sovereignty Paradox at Home and Abroad by Michael Froman examines the emerging AI sovereignty paradox and its implications for global governance and security. At its core,…
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Alibaba launches data center with 10,000 of its own chips as China ramps up AI push
Alibaba and China Telecom have launched a new data center in southern China powered by 10,000 of Alibaba’s self-developed Zhenwu AI semiconductors, designed for both AI training and inferencing and…
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Anthropic may have closed the revenue gap on OpenAI. Here’s what it means for their IPOs
A wave of mega-IPOs led by SpaceX, followed by OpenAI and Anthropic, could absorb so much investor demand in 2026 that other highly valued tech firms may delay going public…
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China Is Running Multiple AI Races
Brookings Institution China Is Running Multiple AI Races Published on March 9, 2026, this commentary by Kyle Chan — Fellow at the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings —…
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AI Can Lift Global Growth
Finance & Development – IMF In this March 2026 article, Marcello Estevão analyzes the growing role of artificial intelligence as a driver of global economic activity. AI-related investment has become…