BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned Wednesday that any moratorium on data center construction in the United States would trigger a recession, citing the central role AI infrastructure investment now plays in the broader economy.
Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft each unveiled new AI-powered consumer devices within a single week, making the 2026 holiday season the first major commercial test of mainstream demand for generative AI hardware.
A Saudi national who worked as an engineer at OpenAI has been arrested and charged with planting a recording device inside the company's offices, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Semiconductor stocks fell for a sixth straight session as AI bubble fears and rising oil prices dragged on markets, even as analysts and commentators point to strong underlying chip demand heading into a critical stretch of earnings and inflation data.
Anthropic has petitioned a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. to rehear its challenge to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation, arguing the ruling ignored evidence that the blacklisting was retaliation for the company's public AI safety commitments.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank will not permit external AI agents to transact on customer accounts, warning of "rogue agents" operating at scale, even as Meta's Muse and other autonomous assistants push deeper into personal finance.
Kroger announced it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over three years as it ramps up AI use to streamline operations, adding to a growing pattern of workforce reductions tied to automation across major U.S. industries.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned Wednesday that any moratorium on data center construction in the United States would trigger a recession, citing the central role AI infrastructure investment now plays in the broader economy.
Semiconductor stocks fell for a sixth straight session as AI bubble fears and rising oil prices dragged on markets, even as analysts and commentators point to strong underlying chip demand heading into a critical stretch of earnings and inflation data.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank will not permit external AI agents to transact on customer accounts, warning of "rogue agents" operating at scale, even as Meta's Muse and other autonomous assistants push deeper into personal finance.
Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft each unveiled new AI-powered consumer devices within a single week, making the 2026 holiday season the first major commercial test of mainstream demand for generative AI hardware.
A Saudi national who worked as an engineer at OpenAI has been arrested and charged with planting a recording device inside the company's offices, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Anthropic has petitioned a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. to rehear its challenge to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation, arguing the ruling ignored evidence that the blacklisting was retaliation for the company's public AI safety commitments.
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