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01 Apr 2026

Super Micro co-founder pleads not guilty to smuggling $2.5 billion in Nvidia AI servers to China

Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw entered a not guilty plea to charges of orchestrating a massive scheme to illegally smuggle Nvidia-powered AI servers to China. Released on $5 million bond, Liaw faces trial in November alongside co-defendants accused of using a Southeast Asian pass-through company to bypass export controls. The allegations wiped over $6 billion from Super Micro's market value in a single day.

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Palantir says militaries decide how AI targeting is used as Maven processes 11,000+ Iran strikes

Palantir's UK chief Louis Mosley insists responsibility for AI-driven targeting deaths lies with military clients, not the company. As the Pentagon formalizes Maven Smart System with multi-year funding, concerns grow over civilian casualties and the speed at which AI processes targets—leaving little time for verification in Operation Epic Fury.

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Stormgate Loses Multiplayer After AI Company Acquires Gaming Server Provider Hathora

Frost Giant Studios' real-time strategy game Stormgate is shutting down multiplayer modes after its server orchestration partner Hathora was acquired by Fireworks AI. The game will be patched for offline play while developers search for new hosting solutions. Other titles like Splitgate 2 and Predecessor may face similar disruptions.

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Kathleen Kennedy Questions AI's Role in Filmmaking at Runway Summit Amid Industry Hype

At the Runway AI Summit in Manhattan, legendary producer Kathleen Kennedy voiced skepticism about AI in filmmaking, questioning whether AI tools can replicate human taste and artistic judgment. Her concerns came as industry executives compared generative AI to fire and the printing press, just days after OpenAI shut down Sora, disrupting a $1 billion Disney deal.

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Swiss Finance Minister files criminal complaint over Grok's misogynistic roast of government official

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter filed a criminal complaint after Grok generated vulgar, sexist insults against her. The case targets both the anonymous X user who prompted the AI chatbot and potentially Elon Musk's platform X itself, questioning whether platforms bear responsibility for AI-generated content that degrades women and violates defamation laws.

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Gemini for Google Home gets smarter with expressive lighting and precision controls

Google rolled out Google Home v4.12 with major improvements to Gemini for Home, including natural language understanding for lighting commands, precision appliance controls, and advanced climate management. The update expands to Mexico with Spanish language support and now includes access for children using supervised Google accounts.

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China's OpenClaw frenzy reveals strategic push behind the viral AI agent phenomenon

China now has twice the OpenClaw activity of the United States, with retirees queuing for installations and local governments offering million-yuan subsidies. But beneath the viral consumer craze lies a calculated effort to advance China's AI industry through token demand, training data, and enterprise adoption—even as security warnings mount.

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Data centers create heat islands raising temperatures up to 6 miles away, affecting 343M people

New research from the University of Cambridge reveals AI datacenters generate heat islands that elevate surrounding land surface temperatures by an average of 3.6°F, with effects measurable up to 6 miles away. The study, which examined over 6,000 facilities globally, found temperature spikes as high as 16°F in extreme cases, potentially impacting 343 million people worldwide as AI infrastructure expansion accelerates.

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Over 100 Baidu robotaxis halt mid-traffic in Wuhan after system malfunction strands passengers

More than 100 Baidu robotaxis came to a sudden halt in Wuhan, China, leaving passengers stranded in the middle of fast-moving traffic due to a system malfunction. While no injuries were reported, some passengers were too afraid to exit their vehicles stopped in middle lanes with traffic passing on both sides. This marks China's first mass shutdown of robotaxis as Baidu expands its Apollo Go service globally.

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Microsoft pledges $5.5 billion AI investment in Singapore to build regional development hub

Microsoft announced a $5.5 billion commitment to Singapore through 2029, targeting cloud and AI infrastructure expansion alongside new Elevate programs. The tech giant aims to strengthen AI skills, enhance cybersecurity, and advance trusted governance while offering free AI tools to students across the city-state.

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Nvidia market share in China plummets to 55% as Chinese chipmakers claim 41% of AI chip market

Chinese chipmakers have captured 41% of the local AI server market, delivering 1.65 million AI chips out of 4 million total units shipped in 2025. Nvidia's market share dropped from 95% before sanctions to just 55%, as Beijing pushes government agencies and data centers to adopt domestic alternatives amid ongoing U.S. export controls.

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Over 200 Groups Demand YouTube Ban AI Slop Videos Targeting Kids Amid Development Concerns

More than 200 child development experts and advocacy groups are calling on YouTube to ban AI-generated videos from its kids' platform. The coalition argues that low-quality AI content, dubbed 'AI slop,' distorts children's sense of reality and displaces activities critical for healthy development. The campaign follows a landmark verdict finding YouTube liable for designing addictive features that harm young users.

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France completes €404M Bull acquisition from Atos to secure technological sovereignty

France has finalized its €404 million purchase of supercomputer maker Bull from Atos Group, making the state the sole shareholder. The strategic move aims to strengthen French and European technological sovereignty in high-performance computing, AI, and quantum technologies. Bull operates Europe's only supercomputer manufacturing plant and builds systems critical to France's nuclear defense capabilities.

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Perplexity lawsuit alleges AI search engine shares user data with Meta and Google via hidden trackers

A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Perplexity of secretly sharing complete chat transcripts with Meta and Google through embedded ad trackers, even when users activate Incognito Mode. The complaint alleges violations of privacy laws as sensitive financial and health data was transmitted without user knowledge or consent, with potential damages exceeding $5,000 per violation.

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Jack Dorsey outlines AI vision to replace middle managers after Block cuts 4,000 jobs

Jack Dorsey and Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha published a manifesto arguing AI can replace middle management layers that coordinate work. The vision follows Block's February announcement cutting nearly 40% of its workforce—about 4,000 employees—as part of a bet on an AI-driven future of work that fundamentally reshapes organizational structure.

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