Asian shares rose at the open after a renewed wave of buying in companies linked to the artificial-intelligence boom sent Wall Street benchmarks to new peaks. Gold and oil edged lower on a peace deal in the Middle East. Shares gained in Japan and Australia after the S&P 500 closed 0.6% higher Wednesday, while the … Read more
“Hey, everyone.” Hey, Mark Zuckerberg. “I want to talk about our new effort, Meta Superintelligence Labs —” Superintelligence: It means an A.I. that’s not only as smart as humans, it’s supposedly even smarter. The guy who coined the term “superintelligence” thought it would probably lead to the extinction of the human race. Mark Zuckerberg thinks … Read more
Artificial intelligence was meant to simplify life, but doctors now warn it is triggering a mysterious and disturbing mental health crisis. Dubbed by some as “AI psychosis”, this phenomenon is leaving users entranced by chatbots that feel more like companions than tools. According to a report by Futurism, individuals have begun experiencing intense delusions after … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN General Assembly on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) created an Artificial Intelligence (AI) advisory body to help countries make decisions about the revolutionary technology. Member States said they were concerned about the swift development of a life-changing tool they fear could threaten democracy and human rights. So in … Read more
By Stephen Jen Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades. Artificial intelligence and robotics could rapidly accelerate this trend, with significant implications for inflation, the size of government and U.S.-China relations. Over … Read more
new video loaded: What to Know About Trump’s Deal With A.I. Chipmakers By Tripp Mickle, Karen Hanley, Jon Hazell and David Jouppi•August 13, 2025 Nvidia and AMD will give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China in a deal that raises questions about national security and trade policy goals. Tripp Mickle explains. … Read more
New Delhi: As artificial intelligence tightens its grip on nearly every industry, a quiet but profound truth is emerging: it may be the most emotionally intelligent among us—not the most highly qualified—who survive the next wave of automation. While corporate titans and tech pioneers debate the ethical and economic fallout of an AI-powered future, Google … Read more
Meta Platforms said it won’t sign the code of practice for Europe’s new set of laws governing artificial intelligence, calling the guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act overreach. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Meta’s head of global affairs Joel Kaplan said in a post on LinkedIn. “This code introduces … Read more
Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have put forth the No Adversarial AI Act, a bipartisan measure aimed at safeguarding federal agencies from the dangers associated with artificial intelligence technologies that are under … Read more
China’s trajectory couldn’t be more different. It already leads global production in multiple industries — steel, aluminum, shipbuilding, batteries, solar power, electric vehicles, wind turbines, drones, 5G equipment, consumer electronics, active pharmaceutical ingredients and bullet trains. It is projected to account for 45 percent — nearly half — of global manufacturing by 2030. Beijing is … Read more