Google’s Europe Boss Calls for Changes to ‘Problematic’ EU Rules
By Bloomberg Published on October 01, 2025 Google’s top executive in Europe said the continent should simplify complex and conflicting rules on artificial intelligence and technology as Silicon Valley’s biggest companies gripe about their impact on their ability to do business in the EU. Debbie Weinstein, president of Europe, Middle East and Africa for Alphabet […]
Alarming New Video Shows Robot Making Incredibly Realistic Facial Expressions
By Futurism Published on September 20, 2025 A robotics company in China has shown off a humanoid robotic head that can express emotions through extremely subtle movements of its facial features. A video that has gone viral on social media shows the face glancing around the room with a quizzical expression. Its eyes blink in […]
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
By APnews Published on September 09, 2025 BEIJING (AP) — The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralyzed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks. By then, surveillance was nothing new for the Yang family […]
Will AI Choke Off the Supply of Knowledge?
By WSJ Published on September 07, 2025 In January, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil hosted a demonstration of ChatGPT’s soon-to-be-released “deep research” application. A Beltway audience watched as Weil asked ChatGPT to prepare a memo briefing a fictional senator for the confirmation of Albert Einstein to be energy […]
Scientists Just Found Something Dark About People With AI Girlfriends and Boyfriends
By FUTURISM Published on September 02, 2025 Over the past few years, there have been more and more stories — some sad, all strange — about people falling in love (and lust) with so-called AI-companions. As AI tools grow more sophisticated and gain more mainstream acceptance, so too has interest in these digital paramours increased […]
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
By FORTUNE Published on August 18, 2025 The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025, a new report published by MIT’s NANDA initiative, reveals that while generative AI holds promise for enterprises, most initiatives to drive rapid revenue growth are falling flat. Despite the rush to integrate powerful new models, about 5% of AI […]
Google strikes agreements with 2 grid operators to restructure data center demand
By THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Published on August 04, 2025 Google announced Monday that it has struck agreements with two regional grid operators to reduce its data center demand at times when the grid is under more strain. The tech giant unveiled agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority to shift certain workloads […]
Who Pays? AI Boom Sparks Fight Over Soaring Power Costs
By THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Published on July 29, 2025 Technology companies need an extraordinary amount of electricity to power data centers at the core of the artificial-intelligence race. They don’t want to foot the entire bill. Across the U.S., utilities are asking tech companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon to pay more to connect […]
Why Walmart Is Overhauling Its Approach to AI Agents
By THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Published on July 24, 2025 Walmart is overhauling its AI agent strategy as it aims to simplify the user experience. Agents refer to artificial intelligence tools that can independently take some action on behalf of a user, and Walmart in recent months has built dozens. Maybe too many, since they […]