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Cybersecurity stocks fall on report Anthropic is testing a powerful new model
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cybersecurity stocks slumped on Friday following a report that Anthropic is testing a powerful new artificial intelligence model that is more advanced in cyber capabilities and also presents potential security risks. Fortune first reported the news on Thursday, citing information from a publicly accessible draft blog post. According […]
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Elon Musk’s Grok ordered to stop creating AI nudes by Dutch court as legal pressure mounts
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI and its chatbot Grok have been banned from creating non-consensual AI-generated images of adults and children by a Dutch court, adding to growing legal pressure on the company. Amsterdam’s District Court issued a legal order on Thursday prohibiting xAI from generating and distributing sexual imagery […]
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The Tech Download: How Russia could profit from Iran war helium supply chain disruption in the chip sector
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Helium has emerged as a key focus for the tech sector as industry watchers cast their minds to the implications of a prolonged Iran war. A byproduct of natural gas production, helium is crucial to semiconductor manufacturing and […]
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U.S. ambassador to EU: Stop fining Big Tech
The European Union needs to dial back regulation of U.S. big tech companies if it wants to be part of the AI economy, the U.S. ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder told CNBC on Friday. “If the European Union is going to participate in the AI economy…They’re going to need data centers, data and access […]
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Huawei’s new AI chip finds favor with ByteDance, Alibaba which plan to place orders, Reuters reports
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MARCH 24: Pedestrians walk past a Huawei retail store inside a shopping mall on March 24, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Huawei continues to expand its offline retail presence as competition in China’s consumer electronics and smart device market remains intense. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images […]
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Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites ‘First Amendment retaliation’
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump […]
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OpenAI ads pilot tops $100 million in annualized revenue in under 2 months
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images OpenAI’s nascent ads business has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue less than two months after launching its pilot in the U.S., according to a spokesperson. The artificial intelligence startup said in January that […]
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. tunnels aren’t wanted by most Nashville residents
A modified Tesla Model X drives in the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck | Pool | Reuters When Elon Musk’s Boring Company announced plans in July to build 20 miles of tunnels in Nashville to carry passengers to and from downtown […]
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David Sacks says his time as Trump’s crypto and AI czar has ended
Crypto czar David Sacks speaks to the media outside the White House ahead of a White House Crypto Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Venture capitalist David Sacks is stepping aside from his role as artificial intelligence and crypto czar for President Donald Trump. Sacks told Bloomberg on Thursday […]
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Apple expands U.S. manufacturing pledge, putting a third portfolio name under its umbrella
Apple is widening its push to expand manufacturing in the United States, adding several new partners, including Qnity Electronics , to the mix. It is a win-win for both Club companies and their investors. Apple on Thursday announced that chip-materials maker Qnity — along with Face ID component supplier Cirrus Logic , and sensor makers […]
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