Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called for National Guard troops in San Francisco from his private plane, shocking his own PR team. The theatrical Trump embrace—timed before his big conference—tests whether loud loyalty beats quiet accommodation.
Coursera courses now live inside ChatGPT—world-class instructors summoned mid-conversation. No app switching, no browser tabs. EU users blocked by privacy laws while Wall Street bets big on AI-powered education. The learning shortcut arrived, but not for everyone.
Google's 1.3 quadrillion token milestone sounds massive—until you see growth rates halving and realize tokens measure server intensity, not customer demand. The slowdown reveals something uncomfortable about AI economics.
DeepSeek promises a sophisticated AI agent by Q4 2025 while admitting hallucinations remain "unavoidable." The tension between ambitious goals and candid limitations reveals the reality of today's agent race.
Judge Mehta spares Google from breakup but forces data sharing with rivals. Chrome survives, exclusive deals die, Apple keeps billions. The first major tech antitrust remedy in decades sets template for Apple, Amazon cases.
Musk claims Grok should be "neutral," then rewrites its answers in real time when they displease him. NYT analysis reveals how simple prompt changes can flip AI responses overnight—and what happens when the controls break down.
xAI bets speed beats smarts in AI coding wars. New model prioritizes rapid tool loops over raw capability, launching free via GitHub Copilot with aggressive pricing. Platform partnerships signal broader shift from proprietary tools to commodity competition.
AI music jumped from novelty to seven-figure Spotify plays, but copyright lawsuits now shadow the best tools. This buyer's guide maps which platforms balance quality with legal safety—and why licensing talks may reshape everything.
China plans to triple AI chip output by 2026 through new fabs and coordinated funding, targeting replacement of Nvidia's "China-compliant" processors. DeepSeek's FP8 format becomes the organizing principle for domestic hardware alignment.
Google's mysterious "nano-banana" image model—which secretly topped editing benchmarks—is now Gemini 2.5 Flash Image. The reveal targets OpenAI's visual dominance with better character consistency, but the real battle is user growth and platform control.
Trump swaps Intel's CHIPS grants for 9.9% equity stake worth $8.9B—largest federal ownership since 2008. But former program architects warn: Intel needs customers, not capital. Will government ownership solve foundry crisis or create new conflicts?
Apple approaches Google to power Siri's AI brain, marking a potential shift from internal control to external partnerships. The talks reveal constraints facing even tech's most valuable company when core technologies evolve faster than resources can follow.
Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold makes history as the first IP68 dust-resistant foldable, but it's heavier than Samsung's ultra-thin Galaxy Z Fold 7. The real battle: Google bets AI capabilities will matter more than millimeters. Different timelines, different winners.
Tech giants spent billions upgrading Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant with AI. Americans still use them for weather checks and timers—exactly like 2018. Fresh YouGov data reveals why the utility gap persists.
DeepSeek's quiet V3.1 release matches frontier AI performance while staying open-source, forcing closed-model leaders to justify premium pricing. US agencies study it under guardrails despite official bans—a pragmatic split emerging.
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