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South Africa unveils draft AI policy with new institutions and incentives to lead continental innovation

South Africa released a comprehensive draft national AI policy on Friday, proposing the establishment of a National AI Commission, AI Ethics Board, and AI Regulatory Authority. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is seeking public comment by June 10 on proposals that include tax breaks, grants, and subsidies for startups while addressing concerns about foreign infrastructure dependence on the U.S. and China.

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South Africa unveils draft AI policy with new institutions and incentives to lead continental innovation

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Framework CEO warns personal computing faces existential threat from AI boom component shortage

Framework CEO Nirav Patel issued a stark warning that personal computing as we know it may be dead, as AI companies consume memory and processors at unprecedented rates. The modular laptop maker vows to keep building computers users can truly own despite rising costs and component shortages driven by data center demands.

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Framework CEO warns personal computing faces existential threat from AI boom component shortage

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Big Tech invests billions in nuclear power to meet surging AI data center energy demands

Major technology companies are reshaping nuclear energy funding as AI demand drives unprecedented power needs. Meta, Amazon, and Google have signed deals worth billions to develop small modular reactors, offering nuclear startups both funding and revenue certainty. But financing and development challenges remain as the industry races to commercialize next-gen nuclear power.

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Big Tech invests billions in nuclear power to meet surging AI data center energy demands

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BitTensor TAO Token Plunges 18% as Covenant AI Exits Over Decentralization Concerns

Covenant AI, a prominent subnet operator on BitTensor's decentralized AI network, announced its departure amid allegations that founder Jacob Steeves maintains centralized control over the protocol. The governance dispute triggered an 18.5% drop in TAO token price, erasing gains from earlier this year when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the network's achievements.

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BitTensor TAO Token Plunges 18% as Covenant AI Exits Over Decentralization Concerns

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UBS downgrades ServiceNow as AI disruption threatens enterprise software spending budgets

UBS downgraded ServiceNow from buy to neutral, slashing its price target to $100 from $170, citing growing concerns that AI disruption poses a bigger threat than previously believed. The investment bank now hears that over half of enterprise customers are containing non-AI software spend as AI infrastructure investments crowd out traditional software budgets.

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UBS downgrades ServiceNow as AI disruption threatens enterprise software spending budgets

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AI data centers fuel electricity demand surge, reviving coal plants and reversing clean-air gains

The AI boom is reversing years of environmental progress as surging electricity demand from data centers keeps coal-fired power plants running. Trump administration policies have scrapped clean-air standards and delayed plant retirements, creating a political backlash ahead of midterm elections while activists warn of mounting health risks in already polluted communities.

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AI data centers fuel electricity demand surge, reviving coal plants and reversing clean-air gains

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SiFive raises $400 million to bring open RISC-V chip designs to AI data centers

SiFive has secured $400 million in funding at a $3.65 billion valuation to expand its open-source RISC-V chip designs into AI data centers. Led by Atreides Management with participation from Nvidia, the oversubscribed round signals growing demand for alternative microprocessor designs. The company aims to challenge Arm's dominance in hyperscale data centers with customizable CPU solutions.

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SiFive raises $400 million to bring open RISC-V chip designs to AI data centers

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AWS launches Agent Registry to centralize AI agent governance and combat sprawl

AWS unveiled its Agent Registry to help enterprises manage growing AI agent deployments. The centralized platform addresses visibility, governance, and duplication issues as organizations scale from experimental bots to thousands of autonomous agents across their cloud estates.

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AWS launches Agent Registry to centralize AI agent governance and combat sprawl

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Tether Launches QVAC SDK to Build On-Device AI Apps Without Cloud Servers

Tether, known for its USDT stablecoin, has released QVAC SDK—a fully open-source toolkit enabling developers to run AI applications directly on devices without cloud infrastructure. CEO Paolo Ardoino frames the move as preparation for a world with billions of autonomous machines and trillions of AI agents, positioning the company beyond its core stablecoin business.

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Tether Launches QVAC SDK to Build On-Device AI Apps Without Cloud Servers

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Google and Intel expand multi-year partnership to advance AI infrastructure with Xeon CPUs

Google and Intel announced an expanded multi-year collaboration to advance AI infrastructure using Xeon processors and custom infrastructure processing units. The partnership addresses growing CPU demand as companies shift from AI training to deployment, with Google Cloud continuing to use Intel's latest Xeon 6 chips for AI workloads alongside co-developed custom IPUs that offload networking and security tasks.

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Google and Intel expand multi-year partnership to advance AI infrastructure with Xeon CPUs

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Amazon's AI chip business hits $20 billion run rate as Jassy hints at external sales

Amazon revealed its custom chip business generates over $20 billion annually, growing at triple-digit rates. CEO Andy Jassy disclosed in his shareholder letter that AWS AI revenue reached a $15 billion run rate in Q1 2026, while defending the company's $200 billion capital expenditure plan. The tech giant may soon sell its Trainium and Graviton chips directly to third parties.

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Amazon's AI chip business hits $20 billion run rate as Jassy hints at external sales

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CoreWeave lands Anthropic deal to power Claude AI as nine of ten top model providers join platform

CoreWeave secured a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to supply cloud computing capacity for its Claude AI models, adding the ninth top AI model provider to its customer roster. The deal follows a $21 billion Meta expansion announced just one day earlier, marking CoreWeave's push to diversify beyond Microsoft, which accounted for 67% of its 2025 revenue.

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CoreWeave lands Anthropic deal to power Claude AI as nine of ten top model providers join platform

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OpenAI Pauses Stargate UK Data Center Project Over Energy Costs and Regulatory Concerns

OpenAI has put its flagship Stargate UK data center project on indefinite hold, citing high energy costs and an unfavorable regulatory environment. The decision deals a significant blow to the UK government's AI ambitions and comes despite the company completing a record $122 billion fundraising last month. The project was expected to bring hundreds of millions in investment to Britain's AI infrastructure.

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OpenAI Pauses Stargate UK Data Center Project Over Energy Costs and Regulatory Concerns

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Arm CEO Rene Haas to lead SoftBank's international business in major AI chip strategy push

Rene Haas, CEO of chip designer Arm, is set to take on an expanded leadership role overseeing much of SoftBank's international business while keeping his current position. The move aims to accelerate Project Izanagi, SoftBank's ambitious AI chip strategy designed to compete with Nvidia, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son intensifies his focus on artificial intelligence investments.

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Arm CEO Rene Haas to lead SoftBank's international business in major AI chip strategy push

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Meta kills internal AI token leaderboard after data leaks, ending 'Token Legend' competition

Meta has shut down its internal AI token usage leaderboard just days after news broke about the system. The dashboard, called Claudeonomics, tracked which employees used the most AI tokens and awarded badges like 'Token Legend.' The company cited external data sharing as the reason for removal, though a separate official dashboard for engineers remains active.

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Meta kills internal AI token leaderboard after data leaks, ending 'Token Legend' competition

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