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Tech leaders and investors are voicing support for Anthropic as President Trump orders a federal ban on its tools over military safeguard disputes. The backlash highlights tensions between AI ethics and government demands.
House Science Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren condemns the Trump admin's directive to cut ties with Anthropic, calling it an overreach amid the AI firm's refusal to drop military safeguards.
Wall Street punished AI-exposed stocks amid bubble worries, hotter inflation, and geopolitical tensions, with major indexes closing sharply lower on Friday after a tough week.
CU Boulder addresses generative AI's impact on education, emphasizing intentional integration to enhance learning amid rapid tech evolution.
Block's AI-justified cuts boost stock 23%, while peers like C3.ai tumble, highlighting investor divide on AI efficiency vs. overhiring fixes.
Despite Pentagon talks, OpenAI's Sam Altman affirms shared restrictions with Anthropic on certain military applications like weapons autonomy, amid the escalating AI ethics clash.
Dell surges after projecting doubled AI server sales, capitalizing on datacenter boom amid Nvidia-led infrastructure spend.
NVDA slides further amid post-earnings selloff, with investors shifting focus from growth to rivals chipping away at dominance.
Amazon and OpenAI announced a Stateful Runtime Environment powered by GPT models on Amazon Bedrock, enabling AI agents to retain context, access tools/data, and scale production apps seamlessly. Set to launch soon, it optimizes for AWS and Bedrock AgentCore.
Half of CEOs claim significant productivity gains from AI, but two-thirds of employees report minimal impact, highlighting a disconnect in workplace AI adoption.
Public Citizen backs federal concerns over Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, citing risks of manipulation, unreliability, and safety issues in government use amid Trump admin scrutiny.
Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands for unrestricted Claude AI access, facing 5:01pm ET deadline; officials accuse CEO Dario Amodei of risking national security while company cites ethical red lines.
Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced massive layoffs, citing AI's ability to enable smaller teams to do more, sparking market approval with shares surging 23%. He warned other firms lag in AI adoption, intensifying debates on job displacement vs. productivity gains.
Recent AI stock volatility stems from fears of software disruption and Big Tech's $660B 2026 capex, but the boom is early-stage with profitable leaders adapting via AI integration, unlike dot-com bust.
AI enters accountability era, with structured prompts as key advantage for ROI; Million Dollar AI Prompts positions firms for execution phase.
The Pentagon approved xAI's Grok for classified systems including intelligence analysis and weapons development, despite government concerns over safety, reliability, sycophancy, and data risks. This contrasts with ongoing disputes involving Anthropic.
A UT-led team unveils AI-powered digital twins that predict tsunamis in minutes, showcasing potential for life-saving applications in disaster response.
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee introduced the HBCU Artificial Intelligence Research Leadership Act to allocate federal funding for AI institutes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, ensuring 10% of NSF's AI research institutes involve HBCUs.
CNBC's Jim Cramer highlights companies vulnerable to AI upheaval in latest investor call. Focus on sectors facing obsolescence from generative AI advances.
Block CEO Jack Dorsey fired nearly half the workforce citing AI productivity gains, sending shares soaring. Article argues AI hype justifies post-pandemic cost cuts across tech.
Nvidia-backed AI hyperscaler CoreWeave drops sharply after guiding Q1 FY2026 revenue at $1.9B-$2.1B, missing aggressive growth expectations despite booming AI cloud demand.
The DoD's demand for unrestricted Claude access clashes with Anthropic's safety principles, with a Friday deadline looming and potential sales at stake.
78% of legal pros now use AI tools like ChatGPT (66%) for research, summarization, and drafting, up sharply post-COVID and cloud shift. Concerns linger on privacy and quality, but AI literacy is now essential with firms mandating training. Adoption hit 94% in large firms by 2024.
MarketBeat highlights SoundHound AI, Ambarella, Tempus AI, Hut 8, OneStream, Upstart, BigBear.ai as top AI stocks amid sector volatility.