South Korea is funding free AI to help citizens book appointments, file taxes, and everyday tasks AI & Bots
There’s a new Twitter in town, even though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunction – Engadget AI & Bots
Nvidia gears up its influence in Washington, forming PAC — tells employees that decisions Congress makes over the coming years could have substantial consequences for the AI industry, according to report AI & Bots
New US export controls reportedly target Chinese access to remote AI servers — Trump admin’s cut-down AI diffusion rule could be shared with industry as soon as September AI & Bots
X says it found and took down a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center content to thousands of followers AI & Bots
‘Illegal and baseless’: US judge blocks the Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply chain risk AI & Bots
Nvidia denies pausing AI cloud commitments initiative after reported partner backlash — report claims company told cloud providers it could only lease its GPUs to Nvidia-approved customers AI & Bots
Claude nukes a developer’s 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards; automatic model safety downgrade may have contributed to the screw-up — Anthropic safety harness downgraded model to Opus 4.8 before fatal variable collision AI & Bots
Indiana power provider proposes $59 million rate cut for state, says data centers and other large customers are driving increased revenue — move could potentially save residential users $100 annually AI & Bots
X busts 200,000-strong Chinese bot farm, including accounts making claims about AI data centers and electricity — suspect accounts posted claims about pricing and grid strain to ‘manipulate’ debate AI & Bots
OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense – Engadget AI & Bots
James Pond’s creator is not happy with the series’ allegedly AI-generated legacy collection – Engadget AI & Bots
