Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has started developing its own inference chips to lower costs and reduce reliance on NVIDIA. The early-stage project could reshape its infrastructure strategy amid growing demand.
Meta revealed that its AI systems removed 4 million accounts and 36 million pieces of content linked to child exploitation in early 2026. The disclosure follows India’s demand for answers after CSAM ads appeared on Instagram.
Ukraine is moving to self-hosted AI models to ensure control over critical digital tools, reducing reliance on providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. The policy, driven by wartime needs and recent U.S. export restrictions, prioritizes on-premise deployments for government, business, and military applications.
The U.S. is on track to shatter electricity consumption records in 2026 and 2027 as AI-driven data centers and electrification push demand to unprecedented levels. For the first time, commercial power sales will exceed residential use, highlighting the staggering energy appetite of the digital economy.
A U.S. Air Force cadet with zero coding experience built a functional military application using only AI chatbots. The project highlights both the potential and risks of vibe-coding for defense.
Meta introduces Muse Image, a generative AI tool that lets users create and edit images via text, photos, and sketches within its apps. The model from Meta Superintelligence Labs marks a major push into multimodal AI.
Ant Group’s AI unit, Robbyant, has developed LingBot-Vision, a model that detects object edges with sub-pixel precision. It outperforms larger models on depth benchmarks while using far less data, potentially reducing costly glass crashes in robotics.
BlackRock is launching the iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (IQQ) on Thursday, directly competing with Invesco’s dominant QQQ funds. The move capitalizes on the AI-fueled tech rally and could reshape the ETF landscape.
Anthropic researchers have discovered a hidden internal workspace in Claude AI, called J-space, where the model silently processes concepts. The J-lens technique reads these thoughts, revealing safety insights and flexible reasoning.
Harvard Business School’s Caroline Elkins unpacks The Atlantic’s controversial OpenAI deal. Owner Laurene Powell Jobs bets that paying top journalists huge salaries to feed AI will secure the future of long-form creativity—but the newsroom is divided.