AI
CEO fired developers to make room for AI. Developers create open source AI CEO
The developer community has launched Open Executive, an open-source AI platform that replicates the functions of an entire corporate leadership team.
Statecraft
Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails
Meta has reached a landmark settlement to fundamentally alter how its platforms serve teenage users, a move that could redefine social media safety standards across the industry.
AI
Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them? – podcast
Growing opposition to datacentres is challenging the expansion plans of major AI and tech companies.
AI
London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
Details were confidential until Thursday to allow the patient, Rhys Hibbert, time to recover fully from the delicate procedure.
AI
The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem
According to Ofgem data, the total energy demand in the queue skyrocketed from 41 gigawatts in November 2024 to 125 gigawatts by June 2025.
AI
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Meta Platforms, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, developed an ambitious internal initiative earlier this year aimed at fundamentally transforming the company into an 'AI native' organization.
AI
Alibaba Cloud Lowers Billing Rates for Qwen3.8-Flash Large Model on Bailian Platform
Qwen3.8-Flash is the latest multimodal large model in the Qianwen series under Alibaba.
AI
Alibaba Releases New Qoder, Upgrading from AI Programming Tool to Intelligent Agent Workbench
With powerful programming capabilities as its core foundation, the platform is positioned as an intelligent agent workbench for all users.
Prism
Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’
Amazon has significantly expanded its partnership with Nvidia, tripling its order of advanced AI chips to meet what the companies describe as 'surging demand.' The tech giants announced on Wednesday that Amazon will add another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers, following a deal for over 1 million chips made just five months prior.
Crypto
Bitcoin below $79,000, XRP leads losses as traders start betting on a Fed hike
Bitcoin's price dipped below the $79,000 mark on Thursday, retreating after a brief foray above $80,000 for the first time since May.