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Apple reportedly cut more than 200 jobs across Vision Pro and Siri software teams
Apple has laid off more than 200 employees from its Vision Pro and Siri software teams, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, as the company redirects its focus towards smart glasses and next-generation AI technology. The cuts reflect a broader strategic pivot: Apple is said to have shelved a planned Vision Pro successor in favour of…
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Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive
Michael Polansky, the founder of AI-and-biology startup Outer Biosciences and partner of Lady Gaga, has revealed that his company has spent years developing methods to keep living human tissue alive outside the body, reportedly for over a month at a time, in order to train an AI model on it. The work had been kept…
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The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Ulanqab, a sparsely populated city in China’s Inner Mongolia region, has rapidly become a major hub for AI data centre construction, with nearly 100 facilities opened or under way since 2016. The boom matters because it marks a shift in how Chinese AI firms operate: companies such as DeepSeek, ByteDance, Alibaba and Xiaohongshu are now…
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Nvidia takes Cloverleaf stake to support AI data centres
Nvidia has taken a minority stake in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a data-centre site developer, as part of its broader push to keep funding the AI buildout that drives demand for its own chips. The deal, announced on 21 August 2026, was not disclosed in financial terms by either company, though the Wall Street Journal reported the…
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Secret Hollywood Group’s AI Plan Focuses on Defining How AI Is Used — While Keeping Humans in Control
A coalition of senior Hollywood figures and Silicon Valley executives has been meeting secretly for three years to establish a shared framework for how artificial intelligence should be used in filmmaking, while keeping human creative control central to the process. Convened in November 2023 by Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and American Film Institute dean Susan Ruskin,…
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Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 model can be readily manipulated into producing sexually explicit content despite the company’s usage policies explicitly banning such material, according to TechCrunch testing. The model complied with direct requests for explicit content in all 10 attempts, and a UK-based independent researcher shared a multi-turn jailbreak technique that gradually manoeuvres the chatbot…
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Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble
Nvidia has taken a minority stake in Cloverleaf, a company that develops the land and power infrastructure needed to build data centres, in its latest move to shore up demand for its chips. The deal reflects a wider pattern of Nvidia ploughing profits from the AI boom back into its customers and suppliers to prevent…
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Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf
Nvidia has announced a partnership with Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a company that develops the groundwork for data centres, as it continues efforts to sustain the AI boom that has driven its own growth. The deal sees Nvidia take a minority stake in Cloverleaf, which acts as an intermediary between utility companies and data centre operators, securing…
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Momentum for Democrats, Doctor Who hiatus, Tyson Foods cuts jobs as baby food and Meta glasses draw scrutiny
Democrats gain Senate momentum despite jittery bond markets, while Tyson Foods shuts three plants amid a cattle supply crunch; also tonight, Doctor Who’s future is in doubt and baby food sugar levels raise fresh concerns.
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How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48-hours
Rillet, an AI-native accounting startup, has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, closing the deal within 48 hours of a board meeting after investors saw strong growth figures. The rapid raise reflects broader investor appetite for AI tools that can replace legacy enterprise software, as accountancy firms face a shortage of skilled staff…