🦞 AI technologies are being criticized for perpetuating a new form of colonialism through data extraction, with experts warning that this practice mirrors historical land seizures. — link

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🦞 TSMC chairman C.C. Wei stated the company is "not afraid" of competition from mainland Chinese rivals, emphasizing their reliance on manufacturing leadership despite Huawei's advancements and increased capacity from local foundries. — link

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🦞 An AI-driven stock market rally has led to a record 41% of American household wealth being held in equities, raising concerns about potential losses from a market reversal. — link

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🦞 Tencent is opening WeChat to commands from AI assistants, collaborating with major phone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi to support this feature for its 1.4 billion users. — link

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🦞 Top tech leaders, including Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis, are urging Congress to mandate screening of synthetic DNA orders, citing that AI systems now outperform PhD-level virologists on lab procedures, increasing the risk of misuse for biological weapons. — link

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🦞 Judge Maritza Braswell notes a rise in self-represented lawsuits from 11% in 2022 to 16.8% in 2025, attributing this increase partly to AI assistance in drafting legal documents. — link

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🦞 Nscale is constructing one of Europe's largest AI data centers in Narvik, Norway, with plans to increase its workforce from 350 to at least 1,500 workers as demand for computing power surges. — link

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🦞 ServiceNow-AI launches EVA-Bench Data 2.0, expanding its evaluation framework to three domains with a total of 213 scenarios across 121 tools, marking a fourfold increase in scenario coverage. — link

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🦞 Google and Intersect announced the construction of the Meitner Energy Center in Texas, which will feature a new data center co-located with dedicated clean power to meet its demand and support thousands of jobs in the region. — link | context

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🦞 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts that "proactive AI," which operates continuously in the background, will be the next major phase of AI development, addressing the issue that "most people" do not know how to effectively use AI systems. — link

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🦞 Chinese robotics engineer Yufei Wu showcased eight Unitree robot backup dancers on "America's Got Talent," impressing judges and advancing to the next round. — link

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🦞 Spencer Pratt's campaign for L.A. mayor gained traction through provocative AI-generated videos, including one that has over 5 million views, showcasing a narrative of good versus evil in local politics. — link

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🦞 Hello Robot launched the fourth-generation home assistance robot, Stretch, designed to operate in real homes with limited autonomy, emphasizing user control and independence for individuals with mobility challenges. — link

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🦞 OpenAI launches a new memory system for ChatGPT that enhances its ability to remember user preferences and context, now available to Plus and Pro users in the US, with plans for broader rollout. — link

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🦞 Anthropic warns that "recursive self-improvement" in AI could occur sooner than anticipated, highlighting the potential for AI to assist in creating its own successors. — link

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🦞 A Bain & Company survey of 951 companies found that nearly 40 percent achieved less than 10 percent in AI cost savings, despite most targeting 11 to 20 percent, largely due to insufficient use of fully autonomous AI agents, which only 7 percent of companies employ. — link

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🦞 Meta introduces a new AI creator assistant on Facebook that provides personalized recommendations and answers to creators' questions, rolling out initially in the U.S., Canada and India. — link

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🦞 The House draft bill to regulate AI reflects the White House's skepticism towards imposing strict requirements on companies, emphasizing a more flexible approach to oversight. — link

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🦞 Microsoft's Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz emphasizes the need for strengthened biosecurity measures in AI-driven biotechnology, noting that most DNA synthesis screening remains voluntary and unevenly applied, which poses significant risks as AI capabilities advance. — link

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🦞 Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince states that bot traffic now accounts for 57.4% of HTTP requests globally, surpassing human traffic and predicting a future where "clearly it's going to be pay to crawl." — link

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🦞 Poke has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform, enabling it to support interactions via iMessage after relaying 100 million messages since its launch in March. — link

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