Meta Halts Employee Activity Tracker After Staff Privacy Backlash
About 1,600 Meta workers petitioned against a tool logging keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen content for AI training, prompting the company to pause it.
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The AI investment boom, explained in six charts
Spending on artificial intelligence is soaring while profits remain uncertain. Six key charts help explain what is happening and why it matters.
Ultra-wealthy family offices quietly ramp up bets on sports assets
While AI dominates headlines, investment firms for the ultra-rich are steering fresh capital into sports, from pickleball leagues to smart soccer balls.
Microsoft’s New Responsible Tech Lead: What Changes, What Doesn’t
Microsoft has elevated a new leader for its Trusted Technology Group. Here’s what the move signals about “building it right” — and what remains uncertain.
Inside the Rift Between Elon Musk and Sam Altman Over OpenAI
Once allies building OpenAI as a nonprofit, Elon Musk and Sam Altman now lead rival AI efforts. Their split reveals a power struggle over how AI should be built.
Why your AI chatbot isn’t a therapist — or a private diary
A courtroom dispute over Elon Musk and OpenAI is highlighting a basic risk: what you tell an AI chatbot may not stay between “you” and the machine.
Why Intellia’s Early 2026 Numbers Matter for Gene‑Editing Medicine
Intellia Therapeutics has reported its first‑quarter 2026 financials. Here’s what that disclosure signals about the state of CRISPR‑based drug development.
Musk–Altman court clash tests OpenAI’s original nonprofit mission
A California trial pits Elon Musk against Sam Altman over whether OpenAI abandoned its founding promise to develop AI for the public good.
SpaceX pours Starlink cash into AI push as Musk talks Mars
Starlink’s satellite internet profits are being funneled into AI at SpaceX, reshaping how the company funds Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions.
Alibaba Leads $290 Million Bet on Shengshu Vidu’s ‘World Model’ AI
Chinese tech giant backs Shengshu Vidu with a $290m round to develop a so‑called world model AI system aimed at richer real‑world simulations.
Why David Bianco Says the Pullback Is a Chance to Buy Big Tech
After weeks of weakness in major tech stocks, investment chief David Bianco argues the sell-off has gone too far and sees a buying opportunity.
What OpenAI’s latest funding remarks reveal about the AI race
A newly released OpenAI transcript shows how the lab is framing its latest funding phase, hinting at priorities in safety, scale and competition.
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