US Treasury Launches Public-Private Initiative for AI Cybersecurity in Finance
Treasury Department releases six resources to strengthen AI security and risk management across financial sector through AIEOG partnership.
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AI Breakthrough Discovers 25 Rare-Earth-Free Magnetic Materials for EVs
University of New Hampshire researchers use AI to identify 67,573 magnetic compounds, including 25 high-temperature materials for electric vehicles.
Macron Defends EU AI Act Against US Criticism, Vows Child Safety Protections
French President rejects Trump administration's AI regulation criticism, pledges G7 crackdown on digital abuse following Grok chatbot controversy.
DeepMind CEO Warns AI Risks Require Global Cooperation as AGI Approaches
Demis Hassabis identifies dual-use AI risks and calls for international frameworks, predicting AGI arrival within 5-10 years at India summit.
Sam Altman Predicts Superintelligence Could Arrive Within Years at AI Impact Summit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman forecasts early superintelligence by 2028, warning data centers may house more intelligence than humanity by decade's end.
OpenAI Launches India Initiative with $200M Tata Partnership for AI Infrastructure
OpenAI announces nationwide India expansion with Tata Group, securing 100MW data center capacity and deploying ChatGPT Enterprise across TCS workforce.
The Myth of AI-Driven Four-Day Workweek: Workers Unlikely to Share Productivity Gains
Economist Robert Reich argues AI productivity gains will benefit owners over workers, as history shows median wages stagnate despite rising productivity without union or political power.
AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery Enters New Era with ChatGPT-5 Pro
Scientists achieve novel mathematical proofs and black hole discoveries using OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 Pro, signaling a paradigm shift in AI-assisted research despite ongoing limitations.
AI Succeeds in Diagnosing Rare Diseases with DeepRare System
Nature publishes breakthrough DeepRare AI system that uses clinical data and genetic information to diagnose rare diseases, ending years-long diagnostic odysseys for patients.
Wisconsin Residents Face Eminent Domain for $15 Billion Stargate AI Data Center
Trump's $500 billion Stargate partnership with OpenAI and Oracle threatens Wisconsin landowners with eminent domain to build power infrastructure for massive AI data center campus.
Refly.AI empowers non-technical creators to automate workflows using natural language and a visual canvas.
Micron Technology Poised for $1 Trillion Valuation on AI Memory Chip Boom
Micron's market cap surges 313% as AI data centers consume 70% of memory chip production, with DRAM prices expected to rise 70-100% in 2026 amid persistent shortages.
Microsoft Copilot Bug Exposed Confidential Emails to AI for Weeks
Microsoft confirms a critical bug allowed Copilot AI to summarize confidential emails since January, bypassing data loss prevention policies in Microsoft 365.
Fei-Fei Li's World Labs Secures $1 Billion in Funding to Advance Spatial Intelligence AI
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raises $1 billion from Nvidia, AMD, and Autodesk to develop spatial intelligence models that can perceive and interact with the 3D world.
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