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Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With public anxiety growing over mounting reports about out-of-control artificial intelligence agents, the tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new AI offerings lacks a permanent leader and has stopped ...

Oracle unveils AI data platform to enhance enterprise decision-making

Discover how Oracle's new AI Data Platform is set to revolutionize enterprise decision-making by leveraging advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to drive smarter, data-driven strategies.

Democrats Probe Apple, Meta, Musk: Developer Risks [2026]

Democrats reportedly plan to probe Apple, Meta and Musk firms. What is confirmed, what is not, and how developers should prepare.

DeepSeek reports one million daily users for its AI agent platform, challenging Anthropic and OpenAI

DeepSeek reports one million daily users for its AI platform. Anthropic best AI model by November 2026 at 24.5% YES.

Price Shock This Christmas: AI Chips Drive Up the Cost of Electronics

Expensive memory chips are putting a damper on the holiday shopping season: As reduced production coincides with the global AI boom, prices for laptops, cell phones, and hardware have risen noticeably ahead of Christmas.

Why Qualcomm Shares Are Swinging After Handset Weakness And AI Data Center Push

Qualcomm reported Q4 fiscal 2026 revenue of US$10.3b, with handset chip sales under pressure. Full year net income reached US$13.6b on US$43.1b in revenue, and management guided Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue to a range of US$10.

AI adoption creates new market for compliance startups

As companies step up the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) across business operations, a new market is emerging for startups offering tools to manage the risks associated with the technology.

OpenAI partners with ADNOC to bring AI agents into oil and gas operations

ADNOC becomes the first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier platform, running GPT models on G42 infrastructure to speed up field planning.

Seattle Startup Firmly Raises $15M for AI Shopping Agents

Founded in 2019, Firmly connects retailers' existing online stores to AI assistants, marketplaces and other shopping channels, according to GeekWire. The pitch is straightforward: shoppers can complete purchases inside third-party apps and AI tools without ever visiting a retailer's website,

Cloudflare, Tools for Humanity propose identity framework for AI agent access