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CEO of Chinese Anthropic rival tells Elon Musk that China will have a Fable 5-class AI model before next year β€” it β€˜won’t take that long’ says Jie Tang in response to Musk's prediction of a Q1 target

Elon Musk estimated that Chinese AI firms would have an LLM with Mythos level capability by the first quarter of 2027. However, the CEO of Beijing-based Z.ai responded to the comment, saying that their company will achieve this soon, but did not give a concrete timeline.

US energy regulator to order grid operators to expedite AI data center applications β€” says projects should bring their own power or cut usage during high demand

The FERC says that it will order grid operators to fast-track AI data center connections that generate their own power or reduce demand during peak hours. It demands that these changes must be enacted within 90 days.

Bosch to pay $36 million penalty for $72 million in β€˜illicit’ sales to Huawei β€” German company sold export-controlled goods and software to banned Chinese firm between 2020 and 2024

The U.S. fined Bosch $36 million for selling export-controlled product to Huawei, including software and MEMS sensors. The German company agreed to pay the penalty, as well as disgorging part of the profits it made from the 'illicit' sales.

Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass, researcher claims β€” booking number and last name nets you every passenger's personal info, including address, passport, TSA PreCheck, and most credit card info [Updated]

Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass β€” just a booking number and last name nets you all passengers' personal info including address, passport, TSA PreCheck, and most credit card info

DeepSeek was set to be added to US Entity List for supporting China’s military and intelligence operations, report claims β€” White House holds off to avoid escalating tensions with China

DeepSeek and CXMT, which have both been tagged as supporting Chinese military and intelligence operations, are set to be added to the U.S.'s Entity List. However, the White House hasn't included them yet in order to avoid escalating trade tensions with Beijing.

Researchers build brain-like memory device for AI sensors that may improve energy efficiency β€” phototransistor device combines light sensing, memory, and processing to cut data movement

Oregon State University researchers have developed a brain-inspired phototransistor that combines light sensing, memory, and signal processing in one device. The hardware can electronically control how long optical memories persist or fade, potentially improving energy efficiency in future AI vision systems.

U.S. gov't asks court to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over use of unpermitted gas turbines β€” DOJ says Grok model running at Colossus 2 β€˜supports mission-critical operations’

The US government is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit from the NAACP, arguing that the Colossus 2 data center is crucial for national security. The data center runs the Grok Gov AI model, and the government claims a shutdown "directly threatens ongoing national security interests."

TSMC says panel packaging won't replace CoWoS anytime soon for the largest future AI processors β€” wafer-level tech can scale to 58 massive dies in one package

TSMC is exploring panel-level packaging and is working on its CoPoS technology, but the company's Kevin Zhang says wafer-level packaging technologies is considerably more advanced than panel-level packaging.

Multiple small Tennessee counties pass temporary data center bans β€” Nashville also passed near-unanimous moratorium on first reading

Two jurisdictions in Tennessee just passed a data center moratorium as three more a set to vote on bills that delay these projects. These temporary bans have gained widespread support, especially in rural regions where developers are increasingly looking to for building their massive projects.

2021 Honda Civic infotainment system can be jailbroken via USB β€” flaw uses public Android test keys to install unauthorized apps, enables for 'EvilValet' attacks

A software architect determined that they could practically install anything they want on the infotainment system of their 2021 Honda Civic through the front USB port. While the head unit required a signed AOSP file to update itself, the AOSP test key is publicly known, meaning anyone with the knowledge could potentially build their own update file and load it with malware.

OpenAI hit with sweeping probe from massive coalition of 42 US state attorneys general just days after reported IPO filing β€” subpoena targets ChatGPT maker’s ads, data practices, handling of minors, model sycophancy, and safety policies

State attorneys general have opened a broad investigation into OpenAI, subpoenaing documents on ads, user retention, data handling, minors, health data, model behavior, and safety policies.

More than 75 data center build-outs worth $130 billion have been successfully blocked in the first three months of 2026 β€” bipartisan opposition mounts nationwide over fears of soaring power and water costs

A research firm says the number of blocked data centers in the first quarter of 2026 already matches the number of projects stopped in 2025. The opposition also comes from both sides of the aisle, despite President Trump's push for more AI development inside the U.S.

AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall β€” firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend budget

Companies look for cheaper alternatives as token costs for frontier AI models skyrocket, potentially impacting OpenAI and Anthropic's bottom lines. Subscriptions also take a bite out of these startup's profitability, as utilization rates higher than 5.7% could lead to losses.

Ukraine used ten AI-controlled β€˜Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans β€” autonomous killer quadcopters left β€˜everything dead’ says senior Ukrainian defense industry figure

A watershed moment occurred on the battlefields of Ukraine in 2024 when 10 fully autonomous AI-controlled quadcopter drones were sent to the front lines against Russia with β€˜Terminator Mode’ engaged.

Analyzing TSMC's fab expansion roadmap β€” multi-fab N2 ramp, CoWoS, SoIC, and uncorking bottlenecks

TSMC is executing the largest manufacturing expansion in semiconductor industry history that combines simultaneous multi-fab N2 ramps, AI-driven manufacturing optimizations, and massive CoWoS/SoIC packaging capacity expansion to meet increasing demand for AI accelerators.

Google signs $920M monthly compute deal with SpaceX β€” company’s projected annual data center revenue to exceed its combined proceeds from Starlink, launch services, and AI in 2025

Google's $920-million-a-month deal with SpaceX will let it secure 110,000 Nvidia GPUs starting October 2026. This is the second data center deal that SpaceX has secured in a matter of weeks, especially as it's quickly approaching its IPO on June 12, 2026.

Finland deploys new system to detect threats to undersea cables β€” distributed acoustic sensors measure vibrations from the seabed and informs the authorities and operators of suspicious activities

Finnish companies and academic institutions, alongside the Finnish Navy and Border Guards, worked together to develop a system that used existing undersea cables to detect potential disturbances on the seabed. This system would allow the authorities to respond to any detected anomaly, potentially preventing critical undersea infrastructure from getting damaged.

Industry coalition urges Trump administration to take urgent action as AI data centers' extreme memory consumption threatens other industries β€” AI-driven memory chip shortage could raise prices in automotive, medical, telecommunications sectors

A coalition of nine U.S. trade associations has urged the Trump administration to address an AI-driven memory chip shortage, warning that soaring DRAM prices and constrained supply could raise costs for consumer electronics, automobiles, medical devices, and broadband infrastructure while disrupting supply chains through at least 2027.

Meta putting up tents across the US to house AI servers, like β€˜a scene out of the movie Mad Max’ β€” structures take three months to build and use jet engines for power

Meta is reportedly building more tents that house expensive data centers across the U.S., as it reportedly cuts construction time from two to three years to just a few months. It's also bringing its own power instead of relying on electricity from the grid.

TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says, β€˜It will be a long time before we can meet customer demand’ β€” tells shareholders that he will keep prices stable, refrain from implementing price hikes

TSMC says it does not have enough capacity to handle all the demand from AI hyperscalers, with CEO C.C. Wei saying that it will take a long time before it can match customer demand. This is an opportunity for Intel, though, as companies desperate to get their hands on advanced chips might be willing to use Intel 18A or 14A nodes for their needs instead.

Elon Musk's SpaceX secures 100% property tax exemption for planned $55 billion Terafab semiconductor factory in Texas β€” county approves 35-year deal worth hundreds of millions despite resident backlash

SpaceX has secured a 35-year, 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion TeraFAB semiconductor facility in Texas. Elon Musk argues the exemption is essential to compete with global chipmakers, while residents raise concerns over transparency, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.

AMD's Helios MI455X AI platform breaks cover, initial systems use UALink-over-Ethernet interconnects β€” AMD's Vera Rubin rival surfaces, but the downsides of Ethernet could hamstring performance

AMD’s Helios set to compete against Nvidia’s NVL72 VR200 rack-scale system later this year, but its UALink-over-Ethernet interconnection may affect performance in certain workloads before real UALink interconnects are deployed.

Microsoft unveils Project Solara AI, a chip-to-cloud platform built to power a new generation of 'agent-first' enterprise devices β€” hardware designed to run AI agents instead of traditional apps

Microsoft has unveiled Project Solara, an Android-based chip-to-cloud platform for AI-first enterprise devices. The system combines Qualcomm and MediaTek hardware, Azure-hosted agents, and adaptive interfaces, with reference designs including a wearable AI badge and a desktop AI hub.

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