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11 Mar 2026

Oracle cloud business surges 84% as AI contracts push revenue forecast to $90 billion

Oracle reported infrastructure revenue growth of 84% to $4.9 billion, driven by massive AI contracts with OpenAI and Meta. The company raised its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast to $90 billion while maintaining capital expenditure guidance at $50 billion. Oracle stock jumped nearly 10% as Wall Street's concerns about profitability eased.

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Ford Pro AI assistant launches free for commercial fleets to track seatbelts and fuel costs

Ford launched Ford Pro AI this week at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, offering a free AI assistant to all U.S.-based Pro telematics subscribers. The system analyzes over 1 billion data points daily to help fleet managers monitor seatbelt use, fuel consumption, and vehicle health while reducing operational costs. Built on Google Cloud, the tool targets a business division that generated $66.3 billion in revenue and $6.8 billion in net income during 2025.

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Nexthop AI Raises $500M at $4.2B Valuation to Build Next-Gen AI Data Center Networks

Nexthop AI has secured $500 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the AI networking startup at $4.2 billion. The company, founded by former Arista Networks COO Anshul Sadana, is building power-efficient networking hardware and software for AI data centers as tech giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 alone.

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China bets on artificial intelligence to create jobs and rejuvenate economy amid global concerns

China unveiled plans at its annual parliamentary sessions to adopt artificial intelligence across all sectors, betting the technology will create jobs and offset an aging workforce. Policymakers prioritize AI adoption despite global warnings that automation could displace 40% of jobs worldwide, with critics questioning whether the optimism matches reality.

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10 Mar 2026

Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over metadata used in AI training

Nielsen's Gracenote filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging the company used its proprietary entertainment metadata without permission to train ChatGPT. The case marks a new frontier in AI copyright cases, targeting not just the data itself but the relational framework that connects it. Gracenote claims OpenAI rebuffed licensing attempts despite the company's willingness to work with AI firms.

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EU Parliament pushes for stricter AI copyright protections amid industry divide

The EU Parliament adopted recommendations for new EU rules to protect copyrighted work from AI training, proposing a European register listing all copyrighted materials used by AI models. The non-binding report calls for fair compensation for creators and transparency requirements, but tech lobby groups warn it could harm Europe's digital competitiveness.

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AI actor Tilly Norwood releases music video that critics call the worst song ever heard

Particle6's AI-generated character Tilly Norwood has released a music video titled Take the Lead, and the reception has been brutal. Critics are calling it the worst song they've ever heard, with lyrics defending AI's role in entertainment while the video struggles to gain traction—just 4,000 views in four hours. The release intensifies debates about AI in entertainment and whether AI creations can replace human creative workers.

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Kevin Mandia raises record $190M for Armadin to fight AI-driven cyberattacks with autonomous agents

Kevin Mandia, who sold Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched Armadin with a record-breaking $189.9 million in combined seed and Series A funding. The cybersecurity startup builds autonomous AI agents that simulate real-world attacks to identify exploitable vulnerabilities before hackers can strike, addressing the rising threat of machine-speed cyberattacks.

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Elon Musk's xAI wins Mississippi power plant permit despite pollution concerns and backlash

Mississippi regulators approved Elon Musk's xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas turbines in Southaven, despite fierce opposition from residents and environmental advocates. The facility will power AI data centers training the Grok chatbot, but critics warn of air pollution, noise issues, and environmental justice concerns in an already struggling community.

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ChatGPT launches interactive visuals to transform how 140 million users learn math and science

OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations for ChatGPT, allowing users to manipulate formulas and see real-time changes across 70+ math and science topics. The feature shifts the chatbot from delivering answers to encouraging direct engagement with concepts like the Pythagorean theorem and Ohm's law. Available to all logged-in users, it joins Study Mode and QuizGPT as OpenAI expands its educational toolkit.

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Judge blocks Perplexity's AI agents from shopping on Amazon in landmark ruling

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet browser from accessing Amazon's website and placing orders on behalf of users. The ruling finds strong evidence that Perplexity violated computer fraud laws by disguising its bot as Google Chrome and accessing user accounts without Amazon's authorization, potentially reshaping the future of AI-powered shopping agents.

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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 brings Dynamic Multi-Frame Generation to RTX 50-series GPUs on March 31

Nvidia announced DLSS 4.5 at GDC 2026, introducing Dynamic Multi-Frame Generation that automatically adjusts AI-generated frames to match monitor refresh rates. The update launches March 31 with 5x and 6x multipliers for RTX 50-series GPUs. The technology aims to help gamers maximize high-refresh-rate displays while reducing latency and visual artifacts like ghosting.

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Google expands Pentagon partnership, deploying Gemini AI agents to 3 million military employees

Google is rolling out Gemini AI agents across the Pentagon's 3 million-strong workforce to automate routine administrative tasks on unclassified networks. The expansion comes as the Defense Department rapidly broadens its AI partnerships following its contentious split with Anthropic, which was designated a supply chain risk after refusing to remove guardrails on autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.

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Rhoda AI raises $450 million to train robots using internet videos at $1.7 billion valuation

Rhoda AI emerged from stealth with $450 million in Series A funding at a $1.7 billion valuation, unveiling a robot intelligence platform that learns from hundreds of millions of internet videos. The startup aims to solve robotics' longstanding challenge: enabling machines to handle unpredictable real-world conditions in manufacturing and logistics, not just controlled lab environments.

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Jazz Emerges from Stealth with $61M to Reinvent Data Loss Prevention Using AI

Israeli startup Jazz secured $61 million in Seed and Series A funding to tackle data loss prevention with an AI-powered platform. The company replaces legacy DLP solutions with an autonomous investigator that understands business context, reducing tens of thousands of daily alerts to just ten validated incidents. Jazz already counts 15 paying customers after seven months in market.

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