California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes

The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.

Glass cloth could be the next great AI shortage, as major manufacturers scramble to secure critical material — Japanese manufacturer courted by Apple, Nvidia, Google, and Amazon

One Japanese manufacturer has found itself at the center of a new AI-driven supply shortage. Glass cloth is a crucial component for many components, and with dwindling supplies, companies are looking for alternatives.

HOLYWATER secures $22M to expand mobile microdrama content

Ukraine-based HOLYWATER has closed a $22 million financinground led by Horizon Capital, with participation from US-based investorsincluding Endeavor Catalyst and Wheelhouse. The financing follows an e…

Gemini powering the iPhone’s AI is great, but I want Apple to fix Shortcuts first

The Shortcuts app is a powerful, underrated tool, but creating automations is frustrating due to its confusing scripting system. Apple must fix it, now that it has the Gemini firepower at its disposal.
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AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp

The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research.

Analyzing Washington’s new AI accelerator export rules — smaller manufacturers suffer while Nvidia and AMD will reap the rewards

U.S. introduces new export rules for AI and HPC accelerators developed in America that allow shipments of AMD’s MI325X and Nvidia’s H200 GPUs to Chinese entities, but only if their developers meet demand of American custom…

Parloa raises $350M, tripling valuation to $3BN

Parloa, the German-founded startup which develops AI voice agents for call centre work, has raised $350 million in a Series D funding round, vaulting its valuation threefold to $3 billion in seven mon…

Amazon buys first American-mined copper in a decade — Arizona mine to fuel AWS AI data centers in seismic two-year deal

Amazon has struck a two-year deal to receive copper from an Arizona mine, for use in its AWS data centers in the U.S.

What AI is actually doing to jobs in Europe
What AI is actually doing to jobs in Europe

In January 2026, London’s mayor gave a blunt warning that has reverberated far beyond City Hall: artificial intelligence could trigger “mass unemployment” in the capital’s core industries unless policymakers act now. His words came with an unexpected c…