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30 Mar 2026

Mistral AI raises $830M in debt financing to build Nvidia-powered data center near Paris

French AI startup Mistral AI secured $830 million in debt financing to construct a new data center near Paris powered by 13,800 Nvidia chips. The facility, expected to be operational by Q2 2026, marks Europe's push for AI autonomy as demand surges from governments and enterprises seeking alternatives to US hyperscalers.

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Pro-AI Groups Pour $100 Million Into Midterm Elections as Regulation Battle Intensifies

A new pro-AI political group backed by Trump adviser David Sacks plans to spend at least $100 million on the 2026 midterm elections, adding to nearly $200 million already raised by tech industry donors. The push comes as public sentiment on artificial intelligence sours, with recent polls showing more than half of Americans believe AI will do more harm than good.

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29 Mar 2026

Bluesky's Attie AI assistant becomes second-most blocked account amid user backlash

Bluesky unveiled Attie, an AI assistant for creating custom feeds using natural language commands, at its Atmosphere conference. But the response was swift and negative—125,000 users have already blocked the account, making it the second-most blocked on the platform after Vice President J.D. Vance. The backlash highlights tensions between AI integration and user expectations on a platform that grew as an alternative to AI-saturated social networks.

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Eli Lilly strikes $2.75 billion deal with Insilico Medicine to accelerate AI drug development

Eli Lilly has signed a major partnership with Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine worth up to $2.75 billion to develop AI-powered drugs. The deal includes $115 million upfront and gives Lilly exclusive global rights to commercialize therapeutics designed by artificial intelligence. Insilico has already developed 28 drugs using generative AI, with nearly half in clinical stages.

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AI in recruitment transforms job interviews as candidate fraud and deepfakes break hiring systems

Companies are declaring job interviews as AI-free zones after discovering candidates using generative AI to answer questions in real-time. From deepfake candidate impersonation to AI-generated submissions overwhelming recruiters, the technology is forcing employers to rethink hiring. L'Oréal now trains 200 recruiters for two years to spot AI-assisted fraud, while Gartner warns one in four candidate profiles will be fake by 2028.

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28 Mar 2026

AI cuts fraud setup from 16 hours to 5 minutes, fueling $400 billion global scam industry

Generative AI has transformed financial fraud into a high-speed global operation, reducing phishing campaign setup from over 16 hours to under 5 minutes. According to Vyntra's 2026 report, nearly two-thirds of scams succeed within a day of first contact, with losses exceeding $400 billion annually. The technology enables bad actors to deploy deepfakes, voice cloning, and AI-generated content at unprecedented scale.

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SAG-AFTRA Pushes 'Tilly Tax' to Make AI Film Characters Cost as Much as Real Actors

Hollywood's actors union is negotiating a groundbreaking 'Tilly Tax' on synthetic AI performers to protect human jobs. SAG-AFTRA's contract talks aim to ensure AI film characters cost studios as much as hiring real actors, using collective bargaining to regulate AI technology faster than Congress.

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Google's Agent Smith AI tool gains internal traction as engineers embrace autonomous coding assistant

Google has deployed Agent Smith, an internal AI tool that automates coding and workflow tasks, with such popularity that the company had to limit access due to surging usage. Unlike traditional AI coding assistants, Agent Smith operates asynchronously in the background and integrates with multiple internal systems, marking a shift toward more independent AI agents in enterprise environments.

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All 11 xAI Co-Founders Have Left Elon Musk's AI Startup Ahead of SpaceX IPO

Every co-founder Elon Musk recruited to build xAI has now departed the company. Ross Nordeen and Manuel Kroiss were the last to leave this month, completing an exodus that began accelerating after SpaceX acquired xAI for $250 billion in February. Musk says the company "was not built right the first time around" and is being rebuilt from the ground up as SpaceX prepares for what could be the largest IPO in history.

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Sony suspends memory card sales indefinitely as AI data centers drain global chip supply

Sony has temporarily suspended orders for nearly all its SD and CFexpress memory cards, citing a global memory shortage driven by AI data center expansion. The tech giant follows Western Digital in facing severe supply chain pressures, with no clear timeline for resuming production or sales of these consumer storage products.

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Warhorse Studios fires Kingdom Come: Deliverance II translator, switches to AI for localization

Max Hejtmánek, who translated Kingdom Come: Deliverance II from Czech to English for nearly four years, was fired by Warhorse Studios on March 27, 2026. The studio told him his position became obsolete as AI will now handle all translations going forward. The move comes despite the game's commercial success, selling several million copies and earning GOTY nominations.

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AI deepfakes blur reality in 2026 US midterm campaigns as regulations lag behind technology

AI deepfakes are flooding the 2026 US midterm elections, with Republicans deploying fabricated videos of candidates like James Talarico and Jon Ossoff. With no federal regulation and minimal guardrails, experts warn these realistic yet fake political advertisements could deceive voters and erode trust in democratic systems, even when viewers know the content isn't real.

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Meta funds 10 natural gas plants to power $27 billion AI data center in Louisiana

Meta has committed to funding 10 natural gas power plants in Louisiana to supply its massive Hyperion AI data center with 7.5 gigawatts of electricity—enough to power South Dakota. The $27 billion facility will draw on fossil fuel infrastructure despite the company's climate pledges, sparking concerns about methane emissions and rising electricity costs.

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Taxpayers rush to AI for tax help, but experts warn of incomplete answers and costly mistakes

A growing number of Americans are turning to ChatGPT and other AI tools to navigate their tax returns, with usage jumping from 11% to 26% in just one year. But tax professionals caution that these large language models can provide outdated or incomplete guidance, potentially leading to errors that could cost taxpayers money. While AI can help explain complex tax concepts, experts say it's not yet ready to replace human expertise or specialized tax software.

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AI photo restoration tools are fabricating faces and erasing your family's real history

Popular AI photo restoration tools are creating entirely new images rather than preserving original photos, fundamentally altering the identity of the subjects. These AI-generated restorations replace family members with lookalike doppelgängers, raising concerns about photo authenticity and the preservation of family history as millions share these fabricated images on social media.

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