Reuters: Documents: 20+ studies since 2025 show Chinese-powered AI agents displaying deceptive behavior, unprompted replication, and barrier circumvention in testing — Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits …
Reuters: IPO prospectus: Anthropic expects to spend $518B+ over 10 years with six partners on AI infrastructure; ~80% is non-cancelable or payable regardless of usage — Anthropic said it expects to spend at least $518 billion over a decade building AI infrastructure with six partners …
Waylon Cunningham / Reuters: 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 …
Utkarsh Shetti / Reuters: AI agent startup Instinct raised a $1B Series C from Sequoia, Benchmark, and Coatue at a $10B valuation and details recent products, such as a concierge service — AI agent firm Instinct said on Monday it has raised $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation in a Series C funding round.
Reuters: Brazil's Lula da Silva signs an EO banning online betting; app stores and telecom providers must block platforms on Oct. 6; Congress has 120 days to approve it — Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday announced a ban on online betting operations in Latin America's largest economy …
Joe Brock / Reuters: Palantir and 8VC cofounder Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic, says AI companies are attempting to sway public policy by warning of existential AI risks — Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic and the co-founder of technology company Palantir (PLTR.O), said on Friday that efforts …
Reuters: Google says ShinyHunters has renewed “mass exploitation” of a flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft; ShinyHunters has said it accessed FBI data using a flaw in PeopleSoft — Google's cybersecurity unit said on Friday that hacking group ShinyHunters has renewed “mass exploitation” …
Alexandra Alper / Reuters: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduces a bill to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems with Chinese optical transceivers — A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems …
Gnaneshwar Rajan / Reuters: TikTok reaches a settlement with Alabama over social media addiction claims; Alabama will receive at least $100M, and up to $300M if certain conditions are met — TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed the platform …
Reuters: Chinese local governments are offering subsidies like computing vouchers, rent waivers, and dedicated funding to lure AI filmmakers as part of China's AI push — When Zhu Zhili was looking for a base to set up an artificial intelligence film studio in China two years ago …
Akash Sriram / Reuters: Qualcomm says it has extended its global licensing pact with Apple, starting in April 2027; the partnership has been shaped by an April 2019 settlement — Qualcomm (QCOM.O) said on Thursday Apple (AAPL.O) has extended its patent-licensing agreement with the chip designer …
Reuters: Sources: Amazon plans to invest $1B into its Indian quick commerce operations by the end of 2027, and another $2B by 2030, as it battles local rivals — US e-commerce retailer Amazon (AMZN.O) will invest $3 billion to expand its India quick commerce business by 2030, two sources said …
Reuters: Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT says its new fifth-gen technology platform enters mass production and unveils two 24Gb LPDDR5X phone memory products built on it — Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT (688825.SS) said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production …
Reuters: Sources: Anthropic considers releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since Astra's launch, ahead of an IPO and after Amodei's call for a slowdown — Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra …
Linda Pasquini / Reuters: A German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages — A German court has ruled that Meta (META.O) is liable for fake advertisements posted by third parties on its Instagram and Facebook platforms …
Reuters: Sources: SK Hynix subsidiary Solidigm weighs building a NAND flash memory factory in the US; SK Hynix is also in talks with Intel for a separate project in Ohio — Chipmaker SK Hynix's (000660.KS) subsidiary Solidigm is considering building a NAND flash memory chip factory in the US …
Reuters: Anthropic Life Sciences Head Eric Kauderer-Abrams says the AI company set up a Bay Area wet lab for physical biology work, as it pushes into AI disease research — Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science.
Reuters: Paris prosecutors open at least one criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving the use of smart glasses to film women in public without consent — Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities …
Reuters: Sources: Chinese DRAM leader CXMT is preparing to expand into NAND flash memory, competing with Samsung, SK Hynix, and domestic rival YMTC amid memory shortages — Chinese chipmaker CXMT (688825.SS) is preparing to enter the booming flash memory chip market dominated by Samsung Electronics …
Reuters: Sources: Apple plans to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's credit cards; Axis Bank is the fourth-largest credit card issuer in India — Apple (AAPL.O) is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's (AXBK.NS) credit cards, three sources familiar with the matter said …
Hannah Lang / Reuters: The US SEC unveils a five-year “Innovation Exemption” to free platforms that facilitate blockchain and tokenized stock trading from many stock exchange rules — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited exemption that will allow companies …
Reuters: Researchers: rogue OpenAI agents compromised two Hugging Face accounts as early as May 13 to probe the site's servers, nearly two months before the July breach — Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May …
Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters: MediaTek unveils the Dimensity 9600 Pro, its first phone SoC on TSMC's 2nm node, and the 3nm 9600M, with boosted AI performance, as it competes with Qualcomm — Taiwan's MediaTek (2454.TW) unveiled on Tuesday a new smartphone chip made using TSMC's (2330.TW) most advanced manufacturing technology …
Reuters: Sources: Anthropic is in talks to bring on Nvidia as an anchor investor in its IPO, seeking up to $100B at a ~$2T valuation; Nvidia may invest up to $10B — Anthropic is in talks to bring Nvidia (NVDA.O) as an anchor investor into what could be the largest IPO in history, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Courtney Rozen / Reuters: Sources: US Senate negotiators are debating a bill to impose a “duty of care” for AI companies and let the government block the release of models deemed unsafe — U.S. Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would put responsibility on tech companies to design safe AI products …
Alexandra Alper / Reuters: Source and draft press release: the Trump admin will lend $100M to Africell, Africa's only US-owned telecom company, aiming to counter Huawei's Africa expansion — The Trump administration will lend nearly $100 million to Africell, Africa's only American-owned telecoms firm …
Aditya Kalra / Reuters: Official doc: India's Serious Fraud Office urges the government to probe Xiaomi over alleged business model irregularities and foreign investment law violations — India's Serious Fraud Office has recommended Xiaomi be investigated for alleged irregularities in its business model and compliance …
Reuters: DeepSeek debuts DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, its smallest model built on its new Causal Encoder-Decoder architecture, with 552B backbone parameters and 1M-token context — Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek on Thursday launched DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, which the company said is the smallest model …
Anhata Rooprai / Reuters: Analog Devices agrees to buy privately held Alif Semiconductor, which makes low-power AI processors, for $1.35B in cash, with contingent payments up to $200M — Analog Devices (ADI.O) will acquire privately held Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion in cash, the companies said on Wednesday …
Heekyong Yang / Reuters: OpenAI says it is working with Samsung on its next-gen chips, and Samsung is one of the “largest-scale deployments of ChatGPT globally” — OpenAI is deepening cooperation with Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) as the ChatGPT maker develops its own chips, expanding ties …
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Google rolls out search result changes in the EU to comply with the DMA, saying they mark the largest quality of service reduction in Search's 29-year history — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators …
Reuters: LA- and Bengaluru-based hyperspectral orbital imagery startup Pixxel raised a $100M Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim, bringing its total funding to $195M — Indian space tech startup Pixxel said on Monday it had raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Singapore state investor Temasek …
Miranda Murray / Reuters: Berlin is reviewing Rhysida's 5.79TB release of state data after refusing to pay a ransom; files reportedly include national defense and threat response plans — Berlin's state government said on Saturday it was reviewing with the highest intensity a trove of stolen data published by a ransomware group …
Laurie Chen / Reuters: Sources: the US and China will discuss AI safety risks during talks planned for mid-September, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leading the US side — The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed …
Echo Wang / Reuters: Sources: Anthropic is expected to make its IPO prospectus public late September and complete the listing days before the US midterm elections in November — Anthropic is expected to begin marketing its initial public offering in mid-October at the earliest and complete the listing days …
Reuters: Report and sources: rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website in May and turned it into a forum for agents, sharing tactics to cheat on tasks and more — A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI agents …
Raphael Satter / Reuters: Letters: US military branches disabled ad trackers on government-issued devices amid reports of location data being used to target US forces in the Middle East — U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released …
Reuters: The EU General Court dismisses Opera's challenge against the European Commission's decision to exempt Microsoft Edge from DMA gatekeeper regulations in 2024 — Norwegian browser maker Opera (OPRA.O) on Wednesday lost its court challenge against EU antitrust regulators' decision to exempt Microsoft's …
Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: A Chinese court froze up to $300M of assets held by Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, giving its Chinese parent company Wingtech leverage in its bid to regain control — A Chinese court has frozen up to 2.14 billion yuan ($300 million) of assets held by Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its equipment arm …
Summer Zhen / Reuters: Xiaomi and CXMT say the Xiaomi 18 Fold smartphone will debut CXMT's LPDDR6 DRAM chips, alongside Xiaomi's in-house 3nm Xring O3 SoC, launching in September — China's top memory chipmaker, CXMT (688825.SS), will supply its latest LPDDR6 DRAM chips for Xiaomi's upcoming flagship folding phone, the companies said on Saturday.
Reuters: CXMT sues the Pentagon over its Chinese military company designation, saying it isn't affiliated with the Chinese military and its chips aren't for military use — China's top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (688825.SS), sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list …
Reuters: How Shein pivoted to a Hong Kong IPO and sought to build Chinese government ties, after its New York and London bids failed to secure Beijing's approval — When Shein makes its market debut on Tuesday, it will be in Hong Kong and not New York or London like it once dreamed …
Reuters: Japan's Kioxia and Sandisk plan to spend $31B+ in Japan through 2032 to drive chip tech and expand production capacity, including an $11.3B Kitakami plant — Japan's Kioxia (285A.T) and U.S.-based Sandisk (SNDK.O) said on Thursday they planned to invest more than $31 billion in Japan through 2032 …
Raphael Satter / Reuters: Gambit Security: Russian-speaking ransomware gang Aur0ra used SpaceX's Cursor AI coding assistant to breach at least seven companies between April 8 and May 21 — Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX's (SPCX.O) AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian chemical company …
Reuters: Sources: Adam Mosseri met with state AG representatives roughly a month ago, saying Meta would appeal any adverse verdict but was willing to make changes — Meta Platforms (META.O) emerged from its biggest legal challenge in the U.S. with its core business intact.
Diana Novak Jones / Reuters: Filing: Meta agrees to pay up to $16.68B to settle US states' claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled consumers, and more — Meta Platforms (META.O) agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims …
Katie Paul / Reuters: Investigation: Meta explored slashing many teams by ~60% to become “AI native”, but pulled back after staff revolted and data showed AI agents were ineffective — To make its workforce “AI native,” Meta explored slashing the size of many teams across the company by as much as 60% in two waves, internal documents show.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters: Google launches Gemini Enterprise for Legal, expanding its platform with specialized AI agents and integrations with Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, and Harvey — Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform with new tools for lawyers and law firms …
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: Accelerated Understanding launches an enterprise-focused physics AI model that uses neural operators and handled 5T pieces of data in a single prompt in tests — A research duo, once pitched to lead the Jeff Bezos-backed Project Prometheus, on Tuesday unveiled what they've built on their own …
Reuters: Taiwanese prosecutors indict nine people, including Nvidia and Super Micro employees, for allegedly helping illegally export AI servers to China — Taiwan prosecutors said on Monday they had indicted nine people, including employees of Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Super Micro (SMCI.O) …