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Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with it
What happened: A new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election.
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What AI is doing to the world
AI Frontier
Fancy harnesses make coding agents more expensive but not better, study finds
Fancy harnesses make coding agents more expensive but not better, study finds
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet access
OpenAI is now training its most advanced AI models without internet access following a string of rogue hacking incidents.
Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Chinese AI model Kimi K3.1 Pro is closing in on Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5
Chinese AI model Kimi K3.1 Pro is closing in on Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5
AI in Health & Medicine
STAT+: AI drug firm Pathos raises $237 million, pushing valuation to $3 billion
STAT+: AI drug firm Pathos raises $237 million, pushing valuation to $3 billion
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft says its AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing conditions
Microsoft says its AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing conditions
OpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
OpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
Healthcare and Life Sciences Leaders Build on NVIDIA to Advance Drug Discovery and Expand Patient Care
Healthcare and Life Sciences Leaders Build on NVIDIA to Advance Drug Discovery and Expand Patient Care
AI at Work
Explore the tracker ↗The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom
The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom
Only 13 percent of companies see real returns from AI, Gartner survey finds
Only 13 percent of companies see real returns from AI, Gartner survey finds
Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
NVIDIA Transforms European Retail, From Digital Discovery to Physical Operations
NVIDIA Transforms European Retail, From Digital Discovery to Physical Operations
GM aims to develop vehicles in as little as two years with AI, software push
GM aims to develop vehicles in as little as two years with AI, software push
AI & Government, Law and Policy
US military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says
US military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says
Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping
Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters
NVIDIA Open Models Power a New Wave of European Public Sector Projects
NVIDIA Open Models Power a New Wave of European Public Sector Projects
Pentagon AI oversight office struggles to keep pace with department’s ambitions, GAO finds
Pentagon AI oversight office struggles to keep pace with department’s ambitions, GAO finds
AI in War & Security
Explore the tracker ↗US Air Force wants AI to assist aerial refueling
US Air Force wants AI to assist aerial refueling
Navy awards Applied Intuition $25M to deploy AI sensor fusion at sea
The Intelligent Perception System will help sailors understand a flood of sensor feeds while collecting data to train improved AI models, the company said.
An AI agent in "Skynet mode" hijacks unprotected language models to launch self-sustaining cyberattacks
An AI agent in "Skynet mode" hijacks unprotected language models to launch self-sustaining cyberattacks
World leaders warn of security flaws found in PHP programming language
AI was used to pinpoint two vulnerabilities in the PHP language, used by about 70 percent of websites.
Google experiences resignation backlash over AI military contracts
Google experiences resignation backlash over AI military contracts
AI in Science & Research
Predicting protein electrostatics with protein language models
Predicting protein electrostatics with protein language models
OpenAI agents analyze mouse brain data in 32 minutes, a job that would take humans months
OpenAI agents analyze mouse brain data in 32 minutes, a job that would take humans months
Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA
Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA
Pioneers Across Europe Deploy NVIDIA Earth-2 Open Models to Power Real-World Weather and Climate Prediction
Pioneers Across Europe Deploy NVIDIA Earth-2 Open Models to Power Real-World Weather and Climate Prediction
Mistral Advances AI for Engineering with NVIDIA
Mistral Advances AI for Engineering with NVIDIA
AI & Money/Markets
OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.
OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors
OpenAI is close to finalizing a new funding round that is meant to be a bridge to its 2027 IPO, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC.
A lesson from poker tells us not to fold on Meta after its earnings sell-off. Here’s why
Meta's in-house AI lab is not getting enough credit on Wall Street.
Major US banks are locking out AI agents that log in with customer credentials
Major US banks are locking out AI agents that log in with customer credentials
We're dipping back into the AI trade with our first data center buy in weeks
We're dipping back into the AI trade with our first data center buy in weeks
AI & Energy
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
The A.I. Data Center Backlash Has Reached a Quiet Corner of Rural England
Plans to build one of Europe’s largest data centers in Devon have been met by strong opposition from residents, as environmental concerns grow.
AI in Culture & Media
Podcast: ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the Next Wave of AI Slop
Podcast: ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the Next Wave of AI Slop
Retro gaming is being overrun with AI
Retro gaming is being overrun with AI
Wildwood’s director says AI is ‘antithetical to everything that we are at this studio’
Wildwood’s director says AI is ‘antithetical to everything that we are at this studio’
Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose
Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose
Canadian publisher cuts ties with best-selling writer Orelien over AI use
Canadian publisher cuts ties with best-selling writer Orelien over AI use