Artificial Intelligence

Trump Considers Government Stake in Top AI Companies, Sparking Market and Policy Upheaval President Trump has announced he is considering government equity stakes in leading artificial intelligence companies, with the White House planning to meet with AI industry leaders as soon as next week to discuss investment and profit-sharing arrangements. The proposal represents a significant shift in the US government’s approach to the AI sector, moving from a regulatory role to potential direct participation in one of the world’s most valuable industries. ...

Meta has announced expanded layoffs as its spending on artificial intelligence continues to climb, reflecting the tech industry’s resource reallocation amid the AI arms race. According to Wall Street analysts, Meta is channeling more resources into AI infrastructure, including data centers and model development. The layoffs are seen as a strategy to free up capital for these investments. The move has sparked debate about the return on investment for tech companies’ AI spending. While AI technology advances rapidly, the commercial returns from massive expenditures remain to be proven. ...

[Flash] TikTok Scales Back AI Video Descriptions After Absurd Errors TikTok is scaling back its AI-generated video descriptions feature after users widely shared and mocked the feature’s bizarre and nonsensical outputs. The incident highlights ongoing reliability challenges in AI content generation for real-world applications. Source: BBC Technology

AI chip manufacturer Cerebras Systems has filed for an IPO seeking to raise up to $3.5 billion at a valuation of $26.6 billion, emerging as one of Nvidia’s most formidable competitors in the AI chip space.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly warned that ‘AI washing’ — companies falsely claiming AI capabilities in their products — is a real and growing problem, while also acknowledging that AI technology will inevitably displace some jobs.

The Trump administration is exploring a federal safety review mechanism that would evaluate AI models before public release

The New York Times reveals details from Google’s closed-door meeting with the White House on AI governance, covering safety standards, regulatory frameworks, and government collaboration.

Q1 2026 earnings season reveals a growing split in AI investment returns, as Wall Street reassesses which companies truly benefit from the AI boom.

The US Department of Defense has reached agreements with seven leading AI companies to deploy their systems on classified military networks, with Anthropic excluded after talks broke down.

In the first week of the Musk v. OpenAI trial, Musk admits under cross-examination that xAI used OpenAI model distillation, as the case centers on the legality of OpenAI’s for-profit transition.