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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing experts to recommend stronger AI safety laws within two months, including potential requirements for "kill switches" and independent safety audits of frontier AI companies.

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CoreWeave said Thursday it plans to raise $3 billion through a convertible debt offering, with initial buyers eligible to purchase up to an additional $500 million, as the Nvidia-backed neocloud seeks to fund its AI infrastructure expansion.

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Snap is partnering with Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, and Salesforce to push its $2,195 Specs augmented reality glasses into the enterprise market, while also launching a new consumer AI assistant called Specs Intelligence.

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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told CNBC the tech industry has done a "tone deaf" job explaining AI risks, calling for substantive debate over politically motivated framing as concerns about recursive self-improvement mount at OpenAI and Anthropic.

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The House is expected to vote on the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require AI data centers drawing 100 megawatts or more to cover infrastructure costs rather than passing them on to utility customers.

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The Senate voted 50–49 on Tuesday to block the Clarity Act from advancing, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed and leaving the crypto industry without a comprehensive regulatory framework heading into midterm season.

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CenterPoint Energy has confirmed that a threat actor stole customer personal information by exploiting an unprotected public API, with the attacker claiming to have taken 7.49 million records including partial Social Security numbers.

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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Tuesday that the private sector can address AI risks without expanded federal oversight, drawing pushback from Sen. Mark Warner and other lawmakers who are calling for targeted guardrails around the technology.

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Japan's Digital Agency has disclosed a breach in which an attacker exploited a VPN vulnerability to access a government system, potentially exposing 246,000 rows of personnel records including names, email addresses, and telephone numbers.

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President Trump rejected calls for AI regulation on Monday, attacking Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei following his public plea for slower AI development, and framing further oversight as a gift to China.

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Revolut confirmed it exposed sensitive customer data — including passport copies and transaction histories — after fraudulent requests were submitted using a legitimate government agency's email domain. The fintech said a "limited" number of customers were affected and that company systems and funds remain unaffected.

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President Trump said he has no concerns about AI posing an existential threat, emphasizing competition with China instead, as researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic publicly warn that unchecked AI development could prove catastrophic.

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OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT for Financial Services on Thursday, a specialized enterprise tool built with Morgan Stanley and Evercore that automates research, data analysis, and pitchbook creation — work traditionally handled by entry-level Wall Street bankers.

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Amazon has appointed Kevin Mandia, founder and former CEO of Mandiant, to its board of directors. Mandia received 4,086 shares valued at roughly $1 million as part of the appointment.

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Marvell Technology CEO Matt Murphy attributes the chipmaker's 241% stock surge over the past year to trust-based relationships with hyperscalers, broad customer diversification, and recent partnership wins with Nvidia and Google.

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Meta launched its Muse personal AI agent app Tuesday, offering subscription tiers up to $100 per month, even as the company faces a nearly $17 billion legal settlement and growing public concern over AI privacy and safety.

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A single day of cybersecurity disclosures brought a Metabase breach affecting 1,079,819 Mathspace users, an unpatched Magento zero-day deploying a Linux backdoor, and a phishing-as-a-service platform that bypassed MFA at 258 organizations.

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U.S. land purchases for data centers reached approximately $6 billion in the first half of 2026, a 79% increase year over year, as AI infrastructure investment drives rural property values to record levels and triggers organized community resistance from farmers and local residents.

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