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Microsoft Unveils AI Factory, Challenging OpenAI's Data Center Ambitions

Microsoft deploys its first large-scale AI system, showcasing existing infrastructure capabilities amidst OpenAI's push to build its own data centers. The move highlights the intensifying competition in AI computing power.

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OpenAI's Sora 2: A Leap in AI Video Generation Raises Environmental Concerns

OpenAI's launch of Sora 2, a powerful AI video generator, sparks debate over the environmental impact of AI technologies. The new tool's impressive capabilities come with significant computational demands, highlighting the growing energy and resource consumption of AI systems.

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Microsoft Azure Unveils World's First NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 Supercomputing Cluster for OpenAI

Microsoft Azure has launched a groundbreaking supercomputing cluster using NVIDIA's latest GB300 NVL72 systems, designed to handle OpenAI's most demanding AI workloads. This marks a significant advancement in AI infrastructure and reinforces US leadership in the field.

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China Bans TechInsights After Revealing Foreign Components in Huawei's AI Chips

China has blacklisted Canadian semiconductor research firm TechInsights following a report that exposed the use of foreign components in Huawei's latest AI chips. This move highlights the ongoing tensions in the global chip industry and China's push for technological self-sufficiency.

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OpenAI's GPT-5 Shows 30% Reduction in Political Bias, Company Claims

OpenAI announces significant reduction in political bias with its latest language model, GPT-5. The company's research demonstrates a 30% decrease in measurable bias compared to previous models, particularly when addressing contentious topics.

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TCS Bets Big on AI with $6.5 Billion Data Centre Investment

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announces a strategic shift towards AI-led services with a $6.5 billion investment in data centres. The move aims to position TCS as the world's largest AI-led technology services company.

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AI Vulnerability: Just 250 Malicious Documents Can Backdoor Large Language Models

A groundbreaking study by Anthropic and partners reveals that large language models can be compromised with surprisingly few malicious documents, challenging previous assumptions about AI security and highlighting the need for improved data protection measures.

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Reflection AI Raises $2B, Challenging Global AI Landscape with Open-Source Approach

Reflection AI, founded by ex-DeepMind researchers, secures $2 billion in funding at an $8 billion valuation. The startup aims to create an open-source frontier AI lab in the US, competing with closed-access labs and Chinese AI firms.

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Sony and AMD Tease Next-Gen Console Tech: A Glimpse into PlayStation 6 Capabilities

Sony and AMD unveil groundbreaking technologies for future gaming consoles, strongly hinting at the PlayStation 6's capabilities. Their Project Amethyst introduces Neural Arrays, Radiance Cores, and Universal Compression to enhance AI rendering, ray tracing, and memory efficiency.

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AMD's 2nm Leap: Challenging Nvidia's AI GPU Dominance with Next-Gen Instinct MI450

AMD announces its upcoming Instinct MI450 AI accelerators will use TSMC's 2nm process, potentially outpacing Nvidia's next-gen 3nm GPUs. This technological advancement, coupled with a major partnership with OpenAI, signals AMD's strong push into the AI hardware market.

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AI-Driven Data Center Boom Propels US Economic Growth in 2025

Harvard economist Jason Furman's analysis reveals that AI and data center-related spending accounted for nearly all US GDP growth in early 2025, raising questions about the sustainability and narrowness of this tech-driven expansion.

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Boston Dynamics Unveils Advanced Three-Fingered Gripper for Atlas Humanoid Robot

Boston Dynamics has introduced a new three-fingered gripper for its Atlas humanoid robot, marking a significant advancement in robotic hand technology. The update enhances Atlas's grasping capabilities, potentially revolutionizing industrial applications.

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AI-Powered Exploit Turns Gaming Mice into Covert Eavesdropping Devices

Researchers have developed an AI-driven tool called Mic-E-Mouse that can transform high-sensitivity gaming mice into makeshift microphones, potentially enabling covert surveillance through vibration detection.

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Samsung's Tiny AI Model Challenges Industry Giants in Reasoning Tasks

Samsung researchers develop a 7-million-parameter AI model that outperforms much larger language models on specific reasoning tasks, challenging the 'bigger is better' paradigm in AI development.

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AI21 Labs Unveils Jamba Reasoning 3B: A Game-Changing Small Language Model

AI21 Labs introduces Jamba Reasoning 3B, a compact 3-billion-parameter AI model with impressive capabilities. This small language model challenges the trend of ever-larger AI systems, offering efficiency and versatility for on-device applications.

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