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Deepmind CEO wants to create new US Agency to regulate AI
RegulationJul 20, 2026

Deepmind CEO wants to create new US Agency to regulate AI

The head of Google's AI lab is pushing for a US-led body to test frontier models before release, a proposal that aligns with White House momentum but carries an obvious tension at its center.

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Kimi K3 puts Washington on defense over Chinese open-source AI
RegulationJul 20, 2026

Kimi K3 puts Washington on defense over Chinese open-source AI

Moonshot's 2.8-trillion-parameter model is cheap, capable, and freely available, and U.S. regulators don't have a clean answer for it

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Google's GenCeption pulls vision skills from a video generator using little training data
CopyrightJul 19, 2026

Google's GenCeption pulls vision skills from a video generator using little training data

A repurposed video model matches specialized computer vision tools while training on synthetic data

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Anthropic and Meta discuss $10 billion compute lease deal
RegulationJul 18, 2026

Anthropic and Meta discuss $10 billion compute lease deal

Anthropic needs chips it can't easily buy; Meta has infrastructure it hasn't fully monetized

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Apple passes Nvidia as world's most valuable company
TechnologyJul 18, 2026

Apple passes Nvidia as world's most valuable company

Investors reward Apple's low-capex AI strategy as scrutiny over frontier model spending intensifies

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Flock's AI audit tool catches police misuse as Georgia cases top 20
TechnologyJul 18, 2026

Flock's AI audit tool catches police misuse as Georgia cases top 20

A surveillance company's software now flags the officers who abuse its license plate network, and terminations are following.

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Hawaii moves ahead of Congress to criminalize AI-generated fake abuse
RegulationJul 18, 2026

Hawaii moves ahead of Congress to criminalize AI-generated fake abuse

Hawaii's new civil liability framework lets victims of AI-generated fakes sue for up to $25,000

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Meta's Iris chip enters production in September with 14 GW capacity target
RegulationJul 18, 2026

Meta's Iris chip enters production in September with 14 GW capacity target

Custom silicon marks Meta's clearest break yet from GPU dependence on Nvidia and AMD

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Germany classifies AI search summaries as media content in landmark ruling
RegulationJul 17, 2026

Germany classifies AI search summaries as media content in landmark ruling

Google and Perplexity lose their liability shield as regulators reframe AI outputs

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Mick Jagger criticizes AI mimicry as the Stones use synthetic likeness technology
TechnologyJul 16, 2026

Mick Jagger criticizes AI mimicry as the Stones use synthetic likeness technology

The Rolling Stones frontman separates AI originality from imitation, then crosses his own line

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Fireworks AI raises $1.5B at $17.5B valuation on open-source demand
TechnologyJul 16, 2026

Fireworks AI raises $1.5B at $17.5B valuation on open-source demand

Enterprise cost pressure is turning open-source AI infrastructure into a high-stakes business

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Nvidia launches Cosmos 3 Edge and recruits Japanese manufacturers for factory robotics
TechnologyJul 16, 2026

Nvidia launches Cosmos 3 Edge and recruits Japanese manufacturers for factory robotics

A 4-billion-parameter on-device model and a coalition of Japanese industrial companies mark Nvidia's clearest push into factory-floor robotics

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