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OpenAI and Anthropic Are Facing Pressure From Within: Researchers Want a Bigger Say on AI Safety
Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have also joined public campaigns to influence policy.
Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon: The New AI Model Gets a Massive 1 Million-Token Output Limit
The broader rollout of Argon is expected to begin with paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers, although Google has not announced a specific release date.
The Trump Administration Launched An AI-Powered America.gov. These Are The Models It's Using.
U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia confirmed that Gemini and Grok power the new platform shortly before the launch.
AI Researcher Says He Left Google DeepMind Over Concern That 'AI Has The Potential To Kill Us All'
Bilal Chugthai said humanity "might be running out of time to avoid this outcome."
AI Giants Saying AI Is Moving Too Fast Discussed Creating a New Safety Body: Report
The private discussions among have been underway as their leaders publicly call for slowing the development of increasingly capable AI.
Berkshire's Alphabet Stake Surges to $36.6 Billion. CEO Greg Abel Sees Google as an AI Powerhouse.
Greg Abel said Berkshire initially took a $10 billion position in Google through a transaction completed at a 6.5% discount 15 months ago.
Anthropic Locks In $35 Billion in AI Computing. Nvidia Backs the Massive Cloud Expansion.
It is the latest deal Anthropic has made as part of its new financing model designed to help AI cloud companies acquire its infrastructure.
Chatbots Are Getting Better at Spotting Suicide Risk, But Significant Gaps Still Remain: Study
The findings are based on more than 50,000 simulated conversations involving users experiencing severe mental health crises.
Moonshot Pushes Kimi K3 Into the U.S. Market. Microsoft, Amazon and Google Weigh Revenue-Sharing Deals.
Moonshot is seeking as much as 30% of the revenue generated from K3-related services offered through Microsoft's Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, according to a new report.
Google Is Giving Millions To Spirit Airlines To Use Its Data To Train AI Models
The deal is part of Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy process following the halting of its operations in May.
Google Is Reshuffling Its AI Department. Its Stock Is Falling
Google's stock is falling on Wednesday after the company announced a reshuffling of its AI department.
Trump's Portfolio Makes New AI Bets on Google and Meta. Analysts See Up to 39% Upside
According to financial disclosures filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, investment accounts linked to Trump completed more than 6,200 stock trades through May.
White House Completes New AI Framework. Its Rules Are Still Not Public
The framework stems from Trump's June 2 executive order, which directed federal agencies to create a voluntary process allowing AI developers to determine whether models qualify as "covered frontier models."
AI Was Supposed To Replace Workers. Google's Biggest Study Yet Says That's Not What's Happening
Artificial intelligence is being embraced across a growing number of professions, but it is largely serving as a workplace assistant rather than replacing employees, according to a new study.
Alphabet And Tesla Are Betting Hundreds Of Billions On AI. Their Shares Are Plummeting
Both Tesla and Alphabet reported negative free cash flow for this quarter, but assured investors that this was to be expected due to their investments in AI. Their stocks are plummeting anyway.
Reddit Is Reportedly Considering Not Renewing an AI Deal With Google. Its Stock Is Sinking
Reddit stocks are plummeting on Wednesday on reports that the company might won't extend a deal with Google to let it use its content to train its AI models.
Alphabet Is Reportedly Developing a More Efficient AI Chip. It's Stock Is Climbing
Alphabet's shares are rising on Monday following reports that it is developing a more efficient AI chip.
Why China Just Offered 5,000 AI Training Opportunities to Developing Nations
Xi Jinping counters US chip bans with 5,000 AI training slots for developing nations as the US-China tech rivalry intensifies. Inside Beijing's new push.
Report Says Google's AI Overview Poses Risk To Children. And Parents Can't Switch It Off
Google's AI Overviews failed child safety tests and pose an "unacceptable risk" to children, according to a nonprofit organization that evaluates AI products.
XRP Search Interest Hits All-Time Low One Year After Its $3.65 High
Exactly one year ago today, on July 18, 2025, XRP printed its all-time high of $3.65, and the world could not stop Googling it. Worldwide XRP search interest hit a perfect score of 100 that same week, the euphoric peak of a rally years in the making.
The EU Hit Google With a Record $4.7 Billion Fine. The Company Just Lost the Fight Over Paying It.
Google has lost its final legal challenge against one of the largest antitrust penalties ever imposed by the European Union, cementing a landmark victory for European regulators after an eight-year legal battle.
Tech Companies Built the Most Powerful AI. Now They're Investigating Whether Their Creations Can Feel.
Some of the tech industry's biggest players are now investing resources into studying whether increasingly sophisticated AI models could one day develop experiences that deserve moral consideration.
A Social Media Company Just Settled With a Teen Who Claimed The App Made Him An Addict. More Are Coming Next.
TikTok has settled a lawsuit brought by a Florida 15-year-old who claimed the platform contributed to serious mental health problems.
Alphabet Makes Debut As Dow Jones Index Member, Pushing It To a New Record
The broader S&P 500 climbed 1.18% to close at 7,440.43, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite outperformed with a 2.07% gain, ending the session at 25,820.14.
Digital Tax Tussle Opens New Trump-Europe Battlefront
President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 100% tariff on all imports from countries that levy digital services taxes on US companies has thrust the European Union in another potential long-drawn out tussle against Washington.
Anthropic, Google DeepMind CEOs Push for U.S.-Led AI Alliance at G7 Summit
The leaders of two of the world's most influential artificial intelligence companies used the G7 summit in France to urge democratic nations to unite behind a U.S.-led framework for AI development and governance.
Google Parent Alphabet Plans $80 Billion Stock Sale to Fund AI Expansion
Google parent Alphabet is asking investors for an extraordinary $80 billion to help finance one of the most ambitious artificial intelligence expansion plans ever undertaken by a technology company.
Google Security Engineer Charged With Using Confidential Information To Make Millions On Prediction Markets
A Google engineer was arrested and charged with using confidential information to make millions on prediction markets.
Google Accepted 6,000 Gemini CLI Contributions, Then Closed Tool for Enterprise Only
Google spent nearly a year accepting code contributions from hundreds of independent developers on an open-source AI terminal tool — then on May 19, 2026, announced it would withdraw API access from all non-paying users and hand the project's future exclusively to enterprise customers, while replacing it with a closed-source successor that does not match it feature for feature.
Supreme Court Geofence Ruling Could Expose AI Chats, Keyword Searches to Police
The Supreme Court is weeks away from delivering its most consequential digital privacy ruling since 2018, and the stakes stretch far beyond a Virginia bank robbery. The case — Chatrie v. United States — centers on a geofence warrant, a law enforcement tool that searches everyone's location data to find an unknown suspect.


