Investigation: McDonald's is utilizing an AI pricing engine across nearly 14,000 restaurants to generate location-specific “optimal prices” for menu items
McDonald's is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the U.S. and some global markets …
The US stood alone in dismissing AI safety concerns at the UN, leaving nations to set nonbinding rules without buy-in from the home of the biggest AI companies
ASHLEY'S VIEW — The White House and its allies are lonely in their insistence that AI development in America must accelerate without governments setting ground rules.
At a White House summit, Xi Jinping says the US and China have “the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good” as “leading nations” in AI
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday the U.S. and China have an obligation to manage the development …
How Unitree's Go series, which helped the company dominate the quadruped robot market, drew on openly published US university research funded by the US military
entirely legitimately, as Reuters itself acknowledges.https://www.reuters.com/ ...
Hangzhou-based humanoid robot maker Unitree's stock surges 460% in its Shanghai trading debut, giving it a $50B+ market cap, after it raised ~$904M in its IPO
Unitree Robotics shares surged 460% in their Shanghai trading debut after the company raised 6.1 billion yuan ($904 million) …
China's humanoid robot makers derive much of their revenue from government-backed training centers that sell training data back to them, raising demand concerns
Companies are selling machines to government-backed centres that then sell training data back to robot makers.
An investigation reveals Dubai-based unlicensed crypto exchange Shelbit has processed at least $4B as part of Iran's sanctions-evasion operation since May 2024
A Dubai-based crypto exchange serves as a hub for moving illicit Iranian money. The exchange, Shelbit, links a vast gambling network fronted …
An investigation reveals Dubai-based unlicensed crypto exchange Shelbit has processed at least $4B as part of Iran's sanctions-evasion operation since May 2024
A Dubai-based crypto exchange serves as a hub for moving illicit Iranian money. The exchange, Shelbit, links a vast gambling network fronted …
An investigation reveals Dubai-based unlicensed crypto exchange Shelbit has processed at least $4B as part of Iran's sanctions-evasion operation since May 2024
A Dubai-based crypto exchange serves as a hub for moving illicit Iranian money. The exchange, Shelbit, links a vast gambling network fronted …
X resolved a three-year dispute with Australia's eSafety regulator after a court upheld a fine against the company for inadequate disclosures on combating CSAM
An Australian court upheld a regulator's fine against Elon Musk's social media company X Corp after it admitted violating the law …
Meta joins TikTok, Snap, and YouTube in settling with a Kentucky school district to avoid a trial over claims the platforms were designed to addict kids
Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube reached deal to avoid first of more than 1,200 consolidated lawsuits by school districts
Ofcom says Meta, Snap, and Roblox have agreed to adopt stronger anti-grooming measures, while TikTok and YouTube “failed to commit to any significant changes”
- Snap, Meta and Roblox to adopt further safety measures to protect children from stranger danger online
Australia's ban on under-16 social media users takes effect, as Meta, YouTube, and others remove users; platforms that don't comply risk up to AU$49.5M in fines
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
Sources: Demis Hassabis pursued a Nobel as a DeepMind goal and favored high-minded work over short-term revenue or a stronger AI race position for Alphabet
Demis Hassabis has spent much of the past decade trying to unlock the secrets of the universe through artificial intelligence. X: @jldastin , @jldastin , @reuters , @ceo_aisoma , @...
A look at Allen Control Systems, the maker of AI-powered gun turrets for shooting down drones, co-founded by Steven Simoni, who sold Bbot to DoorDash for $125M
- Restaurant app founder pivots to AI-powered machine guns — Simoni builds hype with bravado, parties and podcasts X: @reuters X: @reuters : Steven Simoni is part of a new generat...
American Bitcoin closed up 16.5% in its Nasdaq debut on September 3, valuing Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.'s ~20% stake in the bitcoin mining company at $1.5B
A bitcoin company tied to President Donald Trump's two oldest sons more than doubled in value in its stock market debut on Wednesday …
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says that Intel must give the government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds; INTC closed up 6.97%
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds.
Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into government equity stakes in Micron, TSMC, Samsung, and others that receive CHIPS Act funding
‘We should get an equity stake for our money’ Rich Smith / Motley Fool : Why Micron Stock Got Clobbered Today Tyler Lee / Android Headlines : Trump's Plan: Turn CHIPS Act Grants In...