Generative AI

Anthropic says Claude can now use your computer to finish tasks for you in AI agent push
World

Anthropic says Claude can now use your computer to finish tasks for you in AI agent push

This photograph shows a figurine in front of the logo of the AI assistant “Claude” built by the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic during a photo session in Paris on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images) Joel Saget | Afp | Getty Images Anthropic’s Claude can […]

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Who’s most optimistic about AI — and who isn’t, according to Anthropic
Technology

Who’s most optimistic about AI — and who isn’t, according to Anthropic

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images People in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are more optimistic about artificial intelligence than those in Western Europe and North America, according to a report by Anthropic that surveyed around 81,000 people in 159 countries. The study, published Wednesday, revealed how economic gains from AI usage formed the main […]

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OpenClaw demand in China is driving up the price of used MacBooks
Finance

OpenClaw demand in China is driving up the price of used MacBooks

Key Points Jeremy Ji, chief strategy officer at ATRenew, told CNBC that the consumer electronics reseller is seeing more people trade-in their older MacBooks for a more powerful one. The increased demand comes as people in China rush to try the new OpenClaw artificial intelligence agent. Ji declined to share exact volume of MacBooks processed, […]

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How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: trade workers
Technology

How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: trade workers

Demand for new AI data centers is surging, but they can’t build themselves. Big Tech is funneling billions into building out these specialized facilities, with the four hyperscalers, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, committing nearly $700 billion in combined capex spending this year to fund these developments. Amazon said last month that it’s committing $12 […]

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Senators tell ByteDance to ‘immediately shut down’ Seedance AI video app
Politics

Senators tell ByteDance to ‘immediately shut down’ Seedance AI video app

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch are calling for a halt to the new version of ByteDance’s artificial intelligence app, Seedance, which generates videos of real people and licensed characters, raising copyright and intellectual property concerns. Seedance 2.0 “is the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a […]

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Meta up nearly 3% in premarket as it plans mass layoff to offset increased AI spending
Technology

Meta up nearly 3% in premarket as it plans mass layoff to offset increased AI spending

Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta stock was on the up before U.S. markets opened on Thursday following reports the company is planning to lay off over 20% of its workforce to balance its staggering AI spending plans this year. While the timing and details of the cuts had not been finalized, top […]

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Broadcom stock rallies as CEO Tan makes strong case for why AI growth will last
Technology

Broadcom stock rallies as CEO Tan makes strong case for why AI growth will last

Broadcom‘s stock surged about 5% on Thursday as CEO Hock Tan touted strong demand for the company’s chips amid the artificial intelligence boom. He told analysts on Wednesday that he anticipates AI chip revenue in 2027 that’s “significantly in excess of $100 billion” as demand mounts for designing custom silicon. That far surpassed many bullish […]

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AI just leveled up and there are no guardrails anymore
Technology

AI just leveled up and there are no guardrails anymore

In the first two months of 2026, generative artificial intelligence has undergone a rapid scaling of capabilities, going from chatbot to full-blown executive assistant and triggering an indiscriminate sell-off across sectors, hitting software, legal, insurance and cybersecurity stocks. “AI just went through its third inflection,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday. […]

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Smartphone market poised for ‘sharpest decline on record’ in 2026
Technology

Smartphone market poised for ‘sharpest decline on record’ in 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Customers line up outside an Apple store ahead of the launch of the iPhone 17 series at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) on September 19, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The iPhone 17 line represents the next generation of iPhones and accessories set to hit international markets. (Photo by Annice […]

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Nvidia still hasn’t sold its U.S.-approved China AI chips — and it’s worried local AI rivals could take over
Finance

Nvidia still hasn’t sold its U.S.-approved China AI chips — and it’s worried local AI rivals could take over

Key Points Nvidia said it has yet to generate any revenue from chip sales to China. Chip sales have come under scrutiny from both Washington and Beijing amid a tech race. Chinese AI firms gained ground through IPOs and lower-cost tech. Source

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