Daily archive
37 stories from 13 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Quantum computing firm IonQ will acquire Elisity in an all-stock transaction worth as much as $1.3 billion. The deal expands IonQ's cybersecurity platform against AI-assisted and quantum threats.
Also covered by Quartz
#The UK will be able to assess advanced AI models before they are released. This reverses a US policy that required White House approval before such evaluations.
Also covered by Quartz
#Ledger temporarily paused sales of its products via CryptoBilis after reports of stolen funds from users in Southeast Asia. The company said it is investigating the reports of lost funds.
Also covered by The Hacker News, Gizmodo, Hacker News
#Hock Tan says many investors in the AI boom use strategies that resemble gambling. He suggests some of them have little understanding of what they are betting on.
Also covered by Quartz
#IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned that AI is hitting the global labor market like a slow-moving tsunami, with young workers entering the job market the most exposed. The World Bank's jobs council has responded by urging crisis-era support measures.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#GM's Warren, Michigan campus includes a pair of adjacent white buildings totaling half a million square feet. Inside, a large construction project supports the company's EV future.
#An exclusive Bloomberg breakdown estimates the expenses of constructing an AI data center in Texas. The figures show why developers face billions of dollars in costs.
#Tencent Holdings told fixed-income investors that its planned bond offering of about $5 billion will help finance AI-related capital expenditures. People familiar with the matter said the company is doubling down on the sector.
#Maas Group has lost more than A$1 billion in market value as the initial public offering of Firmus Grid collapses and Jefferies downgrades the stock. The IPO collapse is also making Asian investors far pickier about AI infrastructure deals that depend on future earnings.
#Mirae Asset CEO Swarup Mohanty says India is becoming a compelling non-AI investment hedge globally. He argues that rising capital allocation toward AI-driven productivity could further strengthen India's appeal. The interview aired on Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin.
#Institute of International Finance CEO Tim Adams said advanced-economy debt will keep climbing. He cited heavy government borrowing and private-sector spending on AI infrastructure.
#Beijing police have opened a criminal probe into companies affiliated with Chinese wealth management firm CreditEase. The investigation concerns suspected illegal financial activities.
#Tan Su Shan, chief executive of DBS Group Holdings, says the market is repricing the risks tied to investment in artificial intelligence buildout. She argues this could lead to more financing discipline.
#Asbis Enterprises Plc, a Warsaw-listed electronics distributor, is focusing its sales on data center and artificial intelligence infrastructure projects. The company is pursuing this shift to sustain a stock rally of 476%.
#Adam Rozencwajg, portfolio manager at Goehring and Rozencwajg, argues the commodity bull market may still be in its early stages. In a Bloomberg Technology interview he discusses why gold could fall before reaching new highs and why US shale may have peaked.
#Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing, a printed circuit board maker, has begun gauging investor interest for a Hong Kong listing. The offering may raise between $2 billion and $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
#Bridge Data Centres, owned by Bain Capital, is negotiating with banks to more than double the size of an existing loan to roughly $6.6 billion. People familiar with the matter say the deal would be one of the largest financings for the data center sector in Asia.
#Brad Smith argues that AI faces weaker rules than everyday products like milk. He calls for stronger governance, including legal obligations to victims of rogue AI agents.
Also covered by Engadget, Quartz
#Options range from requiring companies to report safety incidents to an outright ban on superintelligent AI. The guide also covers kill switches and safety testing.
#Kevin Sneader, Goldman Sachs president for Asia Pacific ex-Japan, said last week that new junior staff are managing AI agents when they start work. The shift is changing entry-level banking roles.
#Tech leaders said on Monday that the world may be overexcited about AI and overlooking its immaturity. They argued cybersecurity is a bigger near-term issue than AI developing too quickly.
Also covered by Quartz
#TikTok CEO Shou Chew says AI will produce major scientific breakthroughs within three years. He cautioned that growing AI capabilities will require stronger safeguards as autonomous systems are adopted more widely.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Bloomberg Technology discusses Nate Soares and his concerns about AI doomsday scenarios, which have moved into the mainstream since the Hugging Face incident. Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky laid out their case in their 2025 book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.
#Tyger Cho, director of business development and financial services at LG AI Research, discusses AI adoption in finance. He covers the company's AI tool that forecasts short-term Korean stock market performance, in an interview with Bloomberg Technology.
#The US and China are racing to build bases on the moon, with NASA hoping to establish a small settlement. MIT Technology Review's daily newsletter also covers drone traffic controllers.
#Participants who used the cream for four weeks lowered the biological age of their skin by about two years on average. The report covers the results of this early trial.
#A first-of-its-kind simulation explored what happens when dimming the sun becomes a geopolitical decision. The results pointed to outcomes worse than expected, including a new arms race.
#A sprint to the Moon is underway between America and China, with several other nations taking varying stances as friends or rivals. The piece compares the contest to the Cold War race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
#Daisy Dent, a senior ETH Zurich scientist, oversees a sequence of forest plots at a research station in central Panama. The plots show how young scrubby forest develops into mature canopy over a century.
#After six months with AlterMe's smart ring and fitness app, the reviewer says the habits helped. The genetic insights were less revealing than expected.
#The guide collects products that tech enthusiasts want on their wish lists this year. It is organized around gifts a shopper would also want to own.
#Wired's review praises the Kindle Aluminum's blue finish and premium build. The reviewer finds the reading experience offers little reason for owners of a working Kindle to upgrade, and the device is expensive.
#DeepSeek plans to lead the first investment round for a months-old robotics AI startup founded by an ex-Tencent AI scientist. The investment is drawn from DeepSeek's financing of more than $12 billion, per Bloomberg Technology.
#Tech companies including Apple are partnering with Indigenous communities to support endangered languages in typing tools. The effort aims to reach the next generation of users where they type.
#Investigators also sought permission to use cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate. The surveillance tool is considered invasive.
#Right-wing election groups are following new Trump administration guidance to focus on nursing homes. The claims of vote theft by left-wing groups have no basis, according to the report.
#New Delhi authorities announced plans to move demonstrations away from Jantar Mantar, the capital's main protest site. Groups have protested in the streets for three straight days over India's contentious overhaul of voter rolls.
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