Grassroots opposition to AI data center construction has more than doubled in a single quarter, with protesters blocking or delaying at least 75 U.S. projects valued at $130 billion as communities push back against rising energy costs, water concerns, and environmental impacts.
NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morrison has issued a directive demanding that autonomous vehicle developers fix their systems' failure to detect and respond to emergency scenes, with a deadline for solutions set for the end of July.
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Hong Kong-listed Zhipu with a price target of 1,880 Hong Kong dollars while naming DeepSeek and ByteDance as its other top Chinese AI model picks, citing near-frontier performance and surging enterprise adoption.
A June survey of 1,690 U.S. adults found that 69% support forcing AI companies to transfer 50% of their stock to a public sovereign wealth fund, as tech-sector layoffs surpass 140,000 this year and AI is cited as the leading cause of job cuts.
AI company executives pushed back on concerns about slowing demand this week, even as chip stocks swung sharply and enterprises began scrutinizing the return on their AI investments more closely.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has withdrawn his office's civil investigative demand against Paramount, ending the state's attempt to delay the company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount refused to hand over subpoenaed documents.
Meta Platforms rose 6% on Friday after CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans to monetize the company's AI computing infrastructure through cloud services, new developer tools, and a custom chip set to enter production in September.
Meta Platforms rose 6% on Friday after CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans to monetize the company's AI computing infrastructure through cloud services, new developer tools, and a custom chip set to enter production in September.
SK Hynix shares rose 13% on their first day of Nasdaq trading, closing at $168.01 after ADRs priced at $149 raised $26.5 billion, as Chairman Chey Tae-won said customer demand for AI memory chips remains insatiable.
Circle Internet Group shares surged more than 13% in premarket trading after the fintech company received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to launch a crypto-focused bank, with CEO Jeremy Allaire calling it a key moment for blockchain in mainstream finance.
Grassroots opposition to AI data center construction has more than doubled in a single quarter, with protesters blocking or delaying at least 75 U.S. projects valued at $130 billion as communities push back against rising energy costs, water concerns, and environmental impacts.
NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morrison has issued a directive demanding that autonomous vehicle developers fix their systems' failure to detect and respond to emergency scenes, with a deadline for solutions set for the end of July.
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Hong Kong-listed Zhipu with a price target of 1,880 Hong Kong dollars while naming DeepSeek and ByteDance as its other top Chinese AI model picks, citing near-frontier performance and surging enterprise adoption.
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