OpenAI has announced the implementation of invisible watermarking for text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union. This decision is in compliance with the new EU AI Act, with the watermark expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks to users within the EU, as detailed in a recent blog post. The […]
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During the All-In Summit on September 14, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a phone call from President Donald Trump while he was on stage. In an unexpected moment, Huang put Trump on speakerphone for the audience to hear. Trump, addressing Huang’s prominence in AI development, said, “We will not lose the AI race! And […]
On August 4, Grant De Swardt, a freelance AI consultant based in East Sussex, U.K., noticed unusual activity with his Claude Max 20x account. Despite not working that day, he observed an increase in token usage. The following day, after disabling all integrations and not performing any tasks, his token consumption still rose—confirming something was […]
Elon Musk has announced a significant development at SpaceX, revealing that the company is constructing a secretive foundry in Bastrop, Texas, aimed at manufacturing turbine blades. This initiative is crafted to address one of the critical supply issues hindering the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure: the production of gas turbines. Musk stated that this […]
Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, has once again expressed his views on the AI industry, labeling it as "Marxist" during the company’s quarterly earnings announcement. This comment follows a particularly profitable quarter for Palantir, where the company recorded $1.1 billion in profit and $1.9 billion in revenue, marking a 93% increase year-over-year. In a letter to […]
Spur Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup located in Lake Mary, Florida, has successfully secured $200 million in a funding round led by Insight Partners. Founded in 2017 by two former Defense Department engineers, Spur was ahead of the curve in developing technology to help organizations differentiate between genuine human users and increasingly sophisticated bot traffic. The […]
Librarians are offering popular ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops catering to individuals who are wary of the omnipresence of technology in their lives. Charlie Bailey, a librarian from South Philadelphia, runs sessions at local libraries where he instructs attendees on how to disable various AI features on their devices. At one such workshop, Bailey humorously noted the […]
Microsoft is reportedly preparing its sales team to position its AI products more competitively against other major players in the industry, notably OpenAI and Anthropic. During a recent internal meeting, Microsoft executives discussed strategies to emphasize the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their in-house AI models compared to those offered by competitors. In the meeting, Executive […]
OpenClaw, the free and open-source AI agent that gained significant attention earlier this year, has now launched its app for both iOS and Android devices. The announcement was made via X on Tuesday. The app allows users to connect their phones to the OpenClaw Gateway, which acts as a routing layer for requests to various […]