Europe’s heads of state will hold their first dedicated meeting on AI as the continent comes under pressure to address the economic and geopolitical challenges the tech poses. The summit, however, won’t happen until October at the earliest (in typical European fashion, the group doesn’t meet for much of the ...
US says China’s Moonshot stole from AnthropicUS says China’s Moonshot stole from Anthropic
The US accused a leading Chinese AI startup of exploiting American tech to create its latest model, threatening sanctions in response to what Washington described as “industrial-scale” theft of intellectual property. The White House alleged that Moonshot improperly used Nvidia chips and Anthropic’s Fable model to create Kimi K3, whose ...
OpenAI to spend more on data centersOpenAI to spend more on data centers
OpenAI hiked the amount it expects to spend on data centers as the company prepares for an IPO and expands its cloud computing ambitions. The new projections — $750 billion through 2030, according to The Wall Street Journal — point to the speed and scale of US’ AI buildout: OpenAI ...
Democrats prepare to resist Saudi nuclear dealDemocrats prepare to resist Saudi nuclear deal
The News The Trump administration has yet to formally notify Congress of its nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, but Democrats are already laying the groundwork for an attempt to block it. The civil nuclear pact, announced Wednesday, is designed to strengthen US-Saudi relations as President Donald Trump seeks an end ...
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Red Sea tankers as US launches 12th night of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis liveYemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Red Sea tankers as US launches 12th night of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live
US military says it is degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia Before the US launched its 12th night of strikes against Iran, the Islamic republic’s foreign minister warned: “Our defense doctrine is clear: ...
What Happened When Flock Came to My TownWhat Happened When Flock Came to My Town
On Tuesday night, the city council of my small town of Irmo, South Carolina, voted to install 22 new Flock cameras. That’ll bring the total up to 33. With a population of only 12,000 or so, it means there’ll be one Flock camera for every 300 residents. That means there ...
US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi ArabiaUS signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The US Department of Energy says the “peaceful” co-operation agreement will give US firms “great access” to the Saudi nuclear energy programme. ...
AI is just softwareAI is just software
Reed’s view The blast radius from Chinese open-weight model Kimi K3 continues to widen. President Donald Trump’s tech adviser Michael Kratsios and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are threatening China over what they deem as IP theft, while OpenAI’s Dean Ball is pushing the White House to stop US companies from ...
PsiQuantum gets DARPA backingPsiQuantum gets DARPA backing
PsiQuantum is getting a $125 million cash infusion from DARPA, the startup announced today, a new vote of confidence for its efforts to build the world’s first large-scale quantum computer. PsiQuantum is part of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, which started as a way to evaluate the legitimacy of quantum startups ...
Democrats crash their own partyDemocrats crash their own party
David’s view What’s the point of a political party? We’ve received a few answers to that question this month. Maine Democrats threw together a mini-primary to replace their US Senate nominee. In Wisconsin, where the Democrat most party leaders were comfortable with blew up her campaign, Gov. Tony Evers yanked ...