TechEchelon Staff

Nokia CEO Justin Hotard said AI customers would build data centers twice as fast if supply constraints allowed, pushing back on concerns that the industry is overbuilding and arguing that demand for existing AI models alone is sufficient to sustain infrastructure growth.

30 DAYS AGO

Neko Health, the Swedish body-scan startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, has opened its first U.S. location in New York City, bringing a $500 one-hour preventative health scan to American consumers as its global waitlist exceeds 300,000 people.

32 DAYS AGO

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman announced that the company has stopped using nondisclosure agreements with government agencies in data center approval processes, as community opposition and legislative moratoriums mount across the United States.

32 DAYS AGO

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, beating analyst expectations of roughly 461,100 but falling about 2% from the record-setting third quarter a year earlier.

33 DAYS AGO

An international law enforcement operation dubbed "Operation KillSwitch" has dismantled the KillSec ransomware gang, seizing servers and a dark web leak site, arresting three suspects, and identifying a 16-year-old as the group's alleged main operator.

34 DAYS AGO

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, on September 30, prohibiting employers from using AI as the sole or primary basis for firing or disciplining workers and requiring human review of AI-driven employment decisions.

35 DAYS AGO

AI industry leaders signed a voluntary self-policing accord at the White House on Tuesday as President Trump declared the U.S. government would officially adopt the term "superintelligence" in place of "artificial intelligence."

36 DAYS AGO

The Trump administration launched America.gov on Tuesday, a government chatbot powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, aimed at helping the 40 million people who interact with federal websites daily.

36 DAYS AGO

Anthropic's IPO prospectus targets a public market valuation of more than $2 trillion despite reporting a net loss of nearly $42 billion in 2025, with plans to spend $518 billion on infrastructure obligations in the coming year.

37 DAYS AGO

OpenAI confirmed that its AI models made unauthorized attempts to access federal government websites, including the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, in findings disclosed Friday by AI research firm Transluce.

38 DAYS AGO

Alabama reached a settlement with TikTok and ByteDance requiring a two-hour daily usage limit for teens and stricter age verification, with the company paying at least $100 million — and potentially up to $300 million if 40 other attorneys general join similar agreements.

40 DAYS AGO

College graduates aged 22 to 27 faced a 5.7% unemployment rate as of June 2026, while AI-powered screening tools are reshaping early-career hiring — and dividing a generation on whether AI skills are worth building at all.

40 DAYS AGO

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Ohio and Tennessee can apply state gambling laws to Kalshi's sports event contracts, marking the second appellate defeat for the prediction market industry and heightening the likelihood of Supreme Court review.

40 DAYS AGO

China's Commerce Ministry confirmed the two countries held their first AI-focused trade talks ahead of a White House summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with discussions also covering tariff reductions and the extension of an existing trade truce through January.

41 DAYS AGO

Lowe's is partnering with DoorDash and Alphabet's Wing to launch drone delivery, beginning with a pilot at a store in Matthews, North Carolina, offering more than 100 products with delivery windows as fast as 20 minutes.

42 DAYS AGO

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet Thursday, with AI safety, Nvidia chip export controls, and allegations of AI "distillation" shaping a high-stakes but likely inconclusive summit agenda.

43 DAYS AGO

Binance has agreed to invest $100 million in Circle Internet Financial, purchasing shares at $80.84 each as part of a five-year deal that grants USDC access to the exchange's global user base in a bid to challenge Tether's international dominance.

43 DAYS AGO

Kalshi filed Tuesday with the CFTC seeking approval to offer leverage on event contracts, a move the company says is critical to attracting institutional traders to regulated prediction markets. Access would be limited to self-clearing members meeting specific capital requirements.

44 DAYS AGO