Technology Nvidia Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion Nvidia has agreed to acquire open AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion while pledging to preserve its multicloud, multi-hardware access.
Technology OpenAI Limits Astra After Model Reaches Critical Cybersecurity Threshold OpenAI will restrict Astra's most advanced cyber capabilities after tests placed the forthcoming model at the company's Critical threshold.
Technology US Grids Confront 700 Gigawatts of Data Center Ghost Demand A Reuters review found more than 700 GW of proposed large-load demand across key US regions, prompting Texas and other states to screen speculative data-center projects.
Technology Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek to Expand AI Chip Partnership Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek convertible bonds as the chip designers expand cooperation across AI data centers, PCs and vehicles.
Technology Sony and Warner Publishers Sue Anthropic Over AI Training Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell accuse Anthropic of using copyrighted compositions to train Claude, allegations the AI company denies.
Technology Andreessen Horowitz Raises $1.1 Billion for AI Hardware Fund Andreessen Horowitz has raised a $1.1 billion Machine Age Fund to invest in chips, data centers, power systems, robotics and other physical AI infrastructure.
Technology US Judge Strikes Down Pentagon Blacklist of Anthropic A federal judge ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic and denied the AI company due process when it labeled the Claude maker a supply-chain risk.
Technology More Than 100 Companies Urge Global Push Against AI Cyberattacks More than 100 organizations, including leading AI and cloud companies, called for urgent coordinated defences against increasingly capable AI-enabled cyberattacks.
Technology Meta Agrees to Up to $17.1 Billion Child Safety Settlement Meta agrees to pay at least $12.1 billion and adopt time limits, age checks and content safeguards for minors, pending court approval.
Technology UK and Ukraine Sign Defence AI Partnership Britain becomes the first foreign partner to access Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs under a new defence and security technology agreement.
Technology Taiwan Indicts Nine Over Alleged AI Server Exports to China Taiwanese prosecutors indicted nine people over an alleged scheme involving advanced Nvidia-powered AI servers exported to China through false documents and transit routes.
Technology Alibaba Raises $10.2 Billion for Full-Stack AI Expansion Alibaba priced an HK$80 billion share placement and pledged all net proceeds to AI infrastructure and full-stack capabilities.