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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.
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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.

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.

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.

Intellia Therapeutics has reported its first‑quarter 2026 financials. Here’s what that disclosure signals about the state of CRISPR‑based drug development.

A California trial pits Elon Musk against Sam Altman over whether OpenAI abandoned its founding promise to develop AI for the public good.

Starlink’s satellite internet profits are being funneled into AI at SpaceX, reshaping how the company funds Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions.

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.

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.

A newly released OpenAI transcript shows how the lab is framing its latest funding phase, hinting at priorities in safety, scale and competition.

Microsoft’s rapid AI expansion is driving up energy demand, putting its high-profile climate commitments under strain and forcing hard choices on power and policy.

Eli Lilly has agreed to a $2 billion partnership to develop drugs using artificial intelligence, a move that could reshape how medicines are discovered.

Major tech firms’ climate promises are colliding with the surging electricity demand of AI data centers, raising questions about how fast they can cut emissions.