Amazon's Data Center Community Fund Is a $1 Billion Political Hedge
Amazon commits $1 billion over five years to a data center community fund aimed at easing local opposition that has stalled $68 billion of AI projects.
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River AI $1.1 Billion Raise Backs Private Models Over Rented APIs
River AI $1.1 billion raise: the xAI co-founder's startup bets enterprises will train private models on their own data rather than rent APIs.
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Samsung's Galaxy S26 Price Hike Puts a $1,000 Floor Under Its Flagship
The Galaxy S26 price hike adds $100 to most Samsung models and $200 to the 1TB Ultra as AI data-center memory demand drives phone costs up.
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Study Finds Connected Car Data Privacy Failing as 19 of 21 Vehicles Share Driver Data
A Northeastern University study with Consumer Reports finds connected car data privacy failing: 19 of 21 vehicles and 28 of 30 apps shared driver data.
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Aleph Alpha Kolibri Tests Whether Europe Will Pay for Sovereign AI
Aleph Alpha Kolibri is a 78.1B open-weight MoE model trained on 768 B200 GPUs and shipped under Apache 2.0, testing whether Europe will pay for sovereign AI.
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Connecticut AI Layoff Disclosure Takes Effect Under the CART Act
Connecticut AI layoff disclosure is live: WARN filers must say whether AI drove job cuts, with no proof required and later CART Act duties due in 2027.
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Kindle 2026 Lineup: Amazon Adds Flush Screens, Aluminium and a $35 Remote
Amazon's Kindle 2026 lineup adds flush displays, aluminium bodies and a $35 Kindle Click remote, with Australian pricing from A$279.
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Abu Dhabi's Altair-1 Puts AI-Enabled Earth Observation Compute in Orbit
Orbitworks launches Altair-1, the UAE's first home-built satellite, starting a ten-craft AI-enabled Earth observation constellation with onboard Nvidia compute.
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Instagram's Edits Assistant Turns Reels Metrics Into a Content Plan
Meta's Edits Assistant reads Reels metrics to tell US creators why a video worked and what to post next. Free, with a daily usage limit.
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AI Job Loss Fears Hit a 13-Year High as Capital Flows to Compute
AI job loss fears have hit a 13-year high in the US. Gallup, Mercer, Texas Tech and Stanford data show why white-collar workers feel most exposed.
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Plan your June 2026 with our guide to the 7 biggest tech conferences, including Microsoft Build, WWDC, VivaTech, and Info-Tech LIVE. Dates, tracks, and details.
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GitHub Copilot Puts GPT-6 Astra Behind Premium Tiers
GPT-6 Astra lands in GitHub Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise with admin opt-in, added latency, and a skeptical prediction market.