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Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?

How you feel about AI’s energy use might change how you feel about computers entirely.

Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else

Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.

Anthropic says an AI security startup's logo looks too much like its own

The case is an unusual move for Anthropic given the company with a similar logo is also a customer.

What China's Internet is Saying About Moonshot's Hot New Kimi Model

Just days after launching Kimi K3, Moonshot AI temporarily suspended new subscriptions, saying demand had overwhelmed its computing capacity.

Exclusive: Inside Sen. Mark Warner's AI plan

Warner is introducing legislation requiring mandatory government testing of frontier AI models.

OpenAI Faces Stark Doubts About ChatGPT Ads. It's Beginning the Long Fight to Prove Them Wrong.

OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, is working to grow its ChatGPT ad business amid skepticism about its ambitious revenue projections.

Vibecoded apps flood Apple.

According to sensor tower, apps added to the App Store almost doubled to about 560K in the first half of 2026, compared to about 600K added in all of 2025. The surge comes as AI makes it increasingly trivial to develop apps. That’s good if it means useful apps finding an audience, bad if Apple’s reviewers can’t keep up and more junk and malware slips through.

NYT recognizes Google Zero.

Nilay called it back in 2024, and now the Gray Lady is on board with recognizing the demise of the open web. It takes a look at at how Google went from being a gateway to the internet to becoming the internet for many users who never leave the cozy confines of its AI summaries.

Tom Hayes says UBS’s ‘Project Chocolate’ probe shows he was targeted from outset

Trader nicknamed ‘Tommy Chocolate’ argues bank’s rate-fixing investigation was stacked against him

China weighs tighter export controls on AI models and chips

Beijing consults companies on ways to stop west acquiring its advanced technologies and star start-ups

Investors bet on AI drug discovery despite approval gap

US specialist venture firm Dimension Capital raises $800mn fund to back AI-designed medicines

AI is becoming a geopolitical weapon, warns EU digital chief

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