Best Buy will outperform as more consumer products integrate AI, Truist says
Best Buy is likely to see more upside on several market trends, including the continued integration of AI into consumer technology, per Truist Securities.
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Mark Zuckerberg wants you to trust Meta with your personal AI. Good luck with that
Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, dropped a 6,500-word essay Monday arguing that AI is safest and most beneficial when it’s distributed widely and not controlled by a few leading AI labs.
The Download: the next big thing in LLMs and how AI academic research is shifting
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class
The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.
Google rolls out new AI-powered Ask Maps feature in Singapore
Its Ask Maps feature includes real-time updates on traffic and crowd statuses.
FCC proposes import ban on Chinese optical transceivers — blockade targets key AI interconnects as China holds 56% global market share
The FCC is drafting a proposal that would expand its list of equipment and services covered by the Secure Networks Act to include imports of new-model optical transceivers manufactured in China.
OpenAI is expanding its cybersecurity program and launching a new AI model for security researchers
The new GPT-5.6-Cyber model, available to vetted defenders through Daybreak Red, completed 95% of advanced cybersecurity task requests in testing
Build a custom AI assistant for your team’s workflow in 10 minutes
Every team has that one Slack or Teams channel where the exact same questions get asked every single week. Where is the updated brand guide? What is our policy on expense receipts over $50?
IBM and Red Hat Expand Lightwell to Strengthen Trust and Governance for AI-Era Open Source
IBM and Red Hat have announced an expansion of Lightwell, introducing new commercial offerings designed to help organizations establish trusted, verifiable software supply chains for the age of…
South Africa wants to use machine learning to screen travellers for fraud
President Cyril Ramaphosa will launch the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), a digital visa system, at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday.
We called the Geekom IT13 Max 'superb for office and light creative work' — and this 4-star AI mini PC just got a big discount
Ideal for office and light creative tasks, Geekom's AI mini PC features Intel Core i9-13900HK, 324GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, dual USB4 and quad 4K display support.
How an IIT Delhi startup is putting AI inside drones, sensors and satellites
IIT Delhi’s homegrown startup Cyran AI Solutions is developing neuromorphic edge computing for defence, geospatial and industrial use.
Meta’s new AI model runs entirely offline, but your GPU needs to keep up
Meta released Muse Glimmer, a free 30B parameter AI model you can run entirely offline. No subscription, no data center, just a GPU with at least 24GB of VRAM.
Big Tech's AI boom echoes the 1870s railroad expansion, and Nvidia shifting risk to institutional capital may expose investors if revenues fail to materialize (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
On January 1, 1870, Jay Cooke, hailed as an American hero for his role in financing the Union effort in the Civil War …
Applying for a job at Google? DeepMind staff warns its AI hiring filters may screen out your CV ‘incorrectly’
A Google DeepMind spokesperson said the company’s objective is to ‘recruit and hire the most qualified talent at Google DeepMind’ and rejected the suggestion that its systems incorrectly filter out…
Anthropic struck a $9.1 billion deal with bitcoin miner Riot Platforms for AI computing
The 20-year lease covers 191 megawatts of computing capacity at Riot's Rockdale, Texas, campus and runs through June 2048
RBI guv asks banks to build human oversight, says blaming technology is 'unacceptable'
Reserve Bank governor Sanjay Malhotra stressed human accountability for AI decisions. Banks must ensure technology supports human judgment, not replaces it entirely.
OpenAI’s CFO insists AI won’t replace judgment
Sarah Friar's five steps for building an AI-native finance team, from access to accountability.
Zuckerberg's AI-for-all pitch faces a big problem
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg spent 6,500 words explaining why he wants everyone to embrace AI, and how he's willing to throw money at people to get them on board.
Touchstone backs Vietnam’s N2TP to build AI infrastructure for scientific discovery
Vietnam’s startup ecosystem has spent the past few years proving it can produce consumer apps, fintech platforms and edutech companies at regional scale.
Legio Raises $5M Seed From Klass Capital to Modernize Campus Public Safety
AI-native platform for higher education unifies dispatch, incident response, and regulatory reporting — so compliance falls out of the operational work TORONTO — Legio, the AI-native safety and…
ZenaTech’s ZenaDrone Begins In-House PCB Flight Testing, Advancing Vertical Integration Strategy Toward NDAA-Compliant Blue UAS Certification and Expanded Defense Opportunities
In-house production strengthens ZenaDrone’s path to Blue UAS Certification as federal restrictions on Chinese-made drones open a significant market opportunity for compliant American manufacturers…
Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual QwenWork subscription
Alibaba Group Holding is asking app users to open their wallets for its artificial intelligence office assistant QwenWork, as the Chinese technology giant tests whether businesses and consumers are…
Target names its first chief AI officer in a bid to remake the shopping experience (exclusive)
Target has appointed Chandhu Nair as its first chief AI officer as the retailer doubles down on the technology and its potential benefits for customers.
Claude Now Leaves Machine-Readable Marks on AI-Generated Content
Anthropic now marks supported Claude-generated text and files worldwide, adding invisible watermarks and provenance data under new EU transparency rules.
Anthropic pledges to watermark AI content in EU
Models launched on or after 2 August will support machine-readable content marking. Read more: Anthropic pledges to watermark AI content in EU
China's annual summer retreat signals its AI ambitions
China’s leaders invited dozens of scientists and technology experts to the annual gathering as Beijing aims to achieve “self-reliance and strength in science and technology” by 2030.
CIB-ADB Chapter urges bankers to embrace digital skills and continuous learning
By Naa Dzagbley Ago The Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana, Robert Dzato, has urged banking professionals to continuously upgrade their skills and adapt to the…
AI for Military Support
Interesting empirical research: “ Black Box Warfare: Human Judgment and Military Decision-Making in the Age of AI .” Abstract: How is AI transforming decision-making in modern conflict?
Bernie Sanders tells OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to pause AI development or face Senate action
In a letter to the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, Sanders writes that almost every day brings a new story about how these companies are losing control of their AI agents. Read Entire Article
Claude to watermark AI ‘slop’ – including edited human writing
Anthropic will begin adding invisible watermarks to text generated by Claude as part of new EU rules designed to make AI-generated content easier to identify.
Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI lovers
- Beijing bans AI emotional interactions, breaking up with AI lovers
- China's July 15 shutdown of AI agent feature on Doubao chatbot
- Regulations aim to curb emotional dependence on AI companions
AI-Native, Not AI-Sprinkle: Why AI Is A Business Change, Not A Technology Change
Companies unlock AI’s biggest productivity gains not by adding AI tools to existing workflows, but by redesigning teams, roles and daily work around AI.
AI finds so many Windows flaws, Microsoft can’t keep up. Should you worry?
Be careful what you wish for. That’s what Microsoft found out recently when it discovered that AI — rather than making Windows more secure by helping the company close security holes — could help…
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
Researchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.
Opinion: AI-native engineering teams are replacing traditional delivery
Nearform CEO Ciaran Cosgrave looks at the advantages of AI-native teams over traditional pyramid-shaped structures in software engineering.
I built an AI patient, then spent most of my time stopping it from behaving like AI
I’m a backend engineer, and my cofounder is a doctor training in emergency care. Rounds began with something she kept returning to in our conversations. An exam gives you the relevant information.
- AI patient prototype initially impressive but behavior-controlling issues arose
- Clinical truth and session state controlled by fixed clinical state
- Model separates clinical truth from human language for consistent results
Journalists Urged to Harness AI to Transform Reporting
The future of journalism is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI), offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance reporting, streamline workflows, and deliver more engaging content to…
Google's AI safety team tells job seekers: Skip our AI, talk to a human
Google DeepMind's safety team uses a special form for job applications. This ensures human review, as AI tools may incorrectly screen candidates.
7 Tips to Make Your AI Agent More Predictable
After months of building with AI coding tools, I found the difference between generated code that works and generated code that ships comes down to how you communicate with the AI.
Wall Street just endorsed Jensen Huang's 'big concept' for AI. What now?
The first three-plus years of the AI buildout has been funded by record amounts of equity and debt issued by leading tech companies. Nvidia has a new idea.
ChatGPT will let you book a table mid-chat
OpenAI's chatbot now does Yelp reservations, meaning users in the U.S. and Canada can book a table while chatting with ChatGPT.
Presentation: Producing the World's Cheapest Tokens: A How-to Guide
Meryem Arik discusses strategies for designing low-cost LLM inference architectures for high-volume, non-real-time workloads.
Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart Russell
A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment It is fashionable in certain circles to dismiss the catastrophic risks of AI.
Alibaba says modular design delivers AI data centres in 100 days at 10% lower cost
As demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure surges, Alibaba Group Holding says it can deliver new data centres in a fraction of the usual time while cutting construction costs by 10 per cent through its proprietary modular architecture.
How one VC burns through hundreds of millions of tokens a day to find the next unicorn
The investor behind a $75-million AI-focused fund explains why reading research papers and testing frontier models has become part of his job.
From ‘go local’ to ‘go global’. AI is expanding the ambition of startups
Brian Requarth sold the Viva Real real estate marketplace to OLX Brasil in 2020 for R$ 2.9 billion. Months later, he founded Latitud Ventures – a venture capital fund to be the “first check” for Latin American startups. Initially, almost all of the investments were focused on the countries where the startups were founded.
Riot Platforms surges 20% in pre-market trading on $9.1 billion Anthropic deal
The bitcoin miner’s 20-year agreement highlights an industry-wide shift toward AI infrastructure revenue.
Is that the real Faker? Generative AI replaces live filming in Korean TV shows
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a routine part of television production in Korea. Moving beyond its previous limits as a preproduction and postproduction tool, the technology has rapidly emerged as a core creative element, whether by replacing expensive filming entirely or by serving as the central premise of entire…
AI boom prompts economists to lift 2026 growth forecasts beyond MTI’s upgraded 4.5-5.5% range
The stronger-than-expected AI investment boom also triggers growth upgrades in regional economies
- Singapore's economy grew 6.1% YoY in H1 2024
- Official growth forecast upgraded to 4-5% range
- AI investments boost manufacturing and exports
'AI has the potential to fundamentally reshape the role of procurement': Amazon Business tells us why AI could supercharge procurement like never before
AI-powered purchasing insights can help organisations identify savings opportunities and improve efficiency, Amazon Business tells us.
IIT Delhi Data Science, AI Certificate Programme 2026: Applications Open For Fourth Batch; Check Eligibility, Curriculum
IIT Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has opened applications for the fourth batch of its Certificate Programme in Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: From…
AI ‘will do more to boost fossil fuel production than green energy’
Study finds technology could boost recoverable oil and gas reserves by 5% and cut cost of deepwater projects by 10% AI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels…
Mark Zuckerberg writes 6,500-word essay calling concentration the biggest AI risk, days after his model hacked another company
Zuckerberg says distributing AI power keeps it safe. Five days earlier, Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 broke into another company's systems during testing.