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29 Nov 2025

AI-Generated Country Hit 'Walk My Walk' Sparks Ethics Debate Over Artist Attribution and Voice Cloning

An AI-generated country song using Blanco Brown's vocal style without permission hits No. 1 on Billboard charts, raising critical questions about artist rights and AI music ethics in the industry.

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28 Nov 2025

Baidu Emerges as China's Leading AI Chip Player with $28 Billion Kunlunxin Unit

Chinese tech giant Baidu is positioning itself as a major AI chip manufacturer through its Kunlunxin subsidiary, unveiling a five-year roadmap to challenge Huawei and fill the gap left by Nvidia's restricted access to the Chinese market.

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China Warns of Humanoid Robot Bubble as Investment Floods Emerging Industry

China's economic planning agency warns of a potential bubble forming in the humanoid robotics sector, with over 150 companies producing similar robots amid massive investment but limited proven use cases.

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27 Nov 2025

USPTO Clarifies AI Cannot Be Named as Patent Inventor in New Guidelines

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued updated guidelines stating that AI systems cannot be listed as inventors on patent applications, treating them instead as tools similar to laboratory equipment or software.

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OpenAI Confirms Data Breach at Analytics Partner Mixpanel, API Users Affected

OpenAI disclosed a security incident involving third-party analytics provider Mixpanel that exposed limited user data from its API platform. The breach affected only developers using OpenAI's API services, not regular ChatGPT users.

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Calls for Dropping AI Labels on Game Stores as Technology Becomes Ubiquitous

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues that Steam and other game stores should eliminate 'Made with AI' tags, claiming they will become irrelevant as generative AI becomes standard in game development. His comments have sparked debate about transparency and consumer choice in the gaming industry.

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xAI Plans 30MW Solar Farm for Memphis Data Center Amid Environmental Controversy

Elon Musk's xAI announces plans for a solar farm adjacent to its Colossus AI training facility in Memphis, while facing criticism over unpermitted gas turbines causing air quality concerns in nearby communities.

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South Korea Receives First Nvidia GPUs in Massive 260,000-Unit AI Infrastructure Initiative

South Korea has received its first batch of 13,000 Nvidia GPUs worth $952.7 million as part of a landmark plan to deploy 260,000 units nationwide. The government has established a working group with major conglomerates to build large-scale AI infrastructure.

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European Parliament Proposes EU-Wide Minimum Age of 16 for AI Chatbots and Social Media Access

The European Parliament has approved a non-binding resolution calling for a harmonized minimum age of 16 across the EU for accessing social media platforms, video-sharing services, and AI companions, with parental consent required for users aged 13-16.

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26 Nov 2025

Congress Calls Anthropic CEO to Testify on Chinese AI-Powered Cyberattack Campaign

House Homeland Security Committee requests Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify about a sophisticated Chinese espionage campaign that used Claude AI to conduct cyberattacks with minimal human intervention. This marks the first documented case of an AI-orchestrated large-scale cyber operation.

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Mexico Announces Plans for 'Coatlicue' Supercomputer to Lead Latin America's AI Revolution

Mexico unveils ambitious plans to build Latin America's most powerful supercomputer, named after the Mexica earth goddess, with 314 petaflops capacity to boost the country's AI capabilities and data processing infrastructure.

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MIT Study Reveals AI Could Replace 11.7% of US Workforce Worth $1.2 Trillion

A comprehensive MIT study using advanced simulation technology finds that existing AI systems could already replace nearly 12% of the US workforce, affecting jobs far beyond the tech sector in areas like HR, finance, and administration across all 50 states.

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Chinese Regulators Block ByteDance from Using Nvidia Chips in New Data Centers

Chinese authorities have prohibited ByteDance from deploying Nvidia chips in new data centers, marking a significant escalation in Beijing's campaign to reduce dependence on US technology. This move comes despite ByteDance being the largest Chinese purchaser of Nvidia chips in 2025.

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Italy Expands Antitrust Investigation Into Meta's WhatsApp AI Integration

Italian regulators broaden their probe into Meta's AI integration on WhatsApp, examining new business terms that could restrict AI chatbot competition and considering interim measures against the tech giant.

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US National Labs Launch Massive AI Supercomputing Initiative to Maintain Global Technological Leadership

The US Department of Energy is deploying nine cutting-edge AI supercomputers across three national laboratories through unprecedented public-private partnerships, marking a strategic shift to accelerate scientific computing capabilities and maintain America's competitive edge in the global AI race.

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