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Sources: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summons Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning for what is likely to be a tense meeting over Claude usage — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning for what sources …
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How OpenAI scrambled for compute as Stargate stalled amid clashes with SoftBank; sources say OpenAI building its own data centers is not its near-term priority — When President Donald Trump announced the $500 billion Stargate AI data center project in January 2025, the three companies charged …
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A thought experiment imagines the AI-driven “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis”: S&P down, high unemployment, and economy failing, as AI exceeds every expectation — A Thought Exercise in Financial History, from the Future — Preface — What if our AI bullishness continues …
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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
In recent interviews, Sam Altman said AI's adoption faces more resistance than he expected, while Jensen Huang warned the “doomer narrative” may be winning — Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public's underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence.
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| Shira Ovide / Washington Post: |
Economists at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan report the AI boom contributed “basically zero” to US economic growth in 2025, challenging claims of up to 92% growth — Massive investment in AI contributed “basically zero” to U.S. economic growth last year, Goldman Sachs has calculated.| Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Dell, Lenovo, and other PC makers are working with Nvidia on laptops that use the Arm-based Nvidia-MediaTek SoC, which could launch in H1 2026 — AI leader and its partners hope to make PCs lighter and thinner while keeping long battery life — Nvidia chips for laptop computers … | Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget: |
Samsung plans to add Perplexity to Galaxy AI on the upcoming S26 series; users can launch the Perplexity agent by saying “Hey Plex” or with a physical button — The wakeup phrase will be, ‘Hey Plex.’ — Samsung's next flagship devices will offer Perplexity as part of an expansion …
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Google Antigravity users say their paid Google AI accounts were banned after linking Gemini models via OpenClaw; Peter Steinberger says he may “remove support” — Google has restricted accounts of AI Ultra subscribers who accessed Gemini models through OpenClaw, a third-party OAuth client … | Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Aalyria, a Google spinoff and a Starlink rival that helps satellite constellations fill network gaps during disasters, raised $100M at a $1.3B valuation — In 2022, Google spun out a project focused on high-speed communications networks into a startup called Aalyria.
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| Adam Sella / New York Times: |
A look at CISA during Trump's second term as it navigates job cuts, continues to operate without a Senate-confirmed leader, and faces a demoralized workforce — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has navigated staffing cuts without a Senate-confirmed leader.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft was forced to announce Xbox leadership changes early on Friday because the news had begun to leak to IGN, causing a day of internal chaos — Microsoft has a new gaming CEO who wants to bring Xbox back from the brink. … Xbox fans had been anticipating the retirement … | Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Anthropic-backed super PAC Public First Action begins running ads urging AI regulations in New Jersey; the PAC raised nearly $50M and now aims to raise $75M — The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
OpenAI launches Frontier Alliances, entering into multiyear deals with Accenture, BCG, Capgemini, and McKinsey to help deploy its enterprise platform Frontier — OpenAI on Monday announced it is entering into multiyear partnerships with four consulting firms that will help the company deploy its enterprise platform called Frontier.
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| David Uberti / Wall Street Journal: |
How Buddy Rizer, an official in Virginia's Loudoun County, helped build the world's largest data center market, with ~200 buildings spanning ~49M square feet — Virginia's Loudoun County is a giant data-center market thanks in part to a radio DJ-turned county executive director for economic developmentSponsor Posts
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Common mistakes to avoid when implementing an intranet — Implementing an intranet can improve communication and make information easier to access across your organization. But without the right approach …
Common mistakes to avoid when implementing an intranet — Implementing an intranet can improve communication and make information easier to access across your organization. But without the right approach …
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