Major AI firm insists on ‘pausing’ development as risks mount

Major AI firm insists on 'pausing' development as risks mount

Anthropic proposes that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies should come up with a unified way to halt the development of advanced AI systems, which risks humans losing control as the technology advances rapidly. The company behind the Claude chatbot said in a blog post Thursday that as AI gets increasingly faster at performing sophisticated …

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From optical modules to chips — China’s technology supply chains are keeping pace with global AI growth

A researcher demonstrates a smart touch glove with rolled fiber chips by weaving the chips at Fudan University in Shanghai, east China, January 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A researcher displays rolled “fiber chips” and a smart tactile glove made by weaving the chips together at Fudan University in Shanghai, east China, January 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying) As the global push for AI computing power has unleashed an unprecedented wave of infrastructure build-out, Chinese-made optical modules and the chips that transfer and process …

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Can a humanoid do all my housework?

Can a humanoid do all my housework?

SHENZHEN — I opened my home last week to an unlikely trio: a boxy white robot named Quanta X1 Pro and its two human companions — housekeeper Aunty Dan and a Young engineer. They’re part of a new cleaning service that launched in China in March as robot start-ups move beyond gongfu and dance to …

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It’s the next trillion-dollar AI chip stack, says NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Is he right?

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ) CEO Jensen Huang is one of the most respected names in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). As the leader of the largest AI semiconductor company working closely with the world’s leading cloud computing companies, he has unique insight into their evolving needs. That’s why investors are paying close attention to …

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AI’s Black Friday

AI's Black Friday

The GenAI industry may be in worse shape than people realize. Released on Thursday nightBefore all the messages posted below. I doubt how bad Friday will be, so the title of this article (“AI’s Black Friday”) is a bit tongue in cheek. But Friday was worse; One and a half trillion dollars in market value …

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Buy this AI stock to own SpaceX pre-IPO and hold it with the Robotaxis boom

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letters (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: Google) Perhaps one of the most practical public market ways to get SpaceX private before its IPO. But SpaceX isn’t the only, or even the main, reason to buy the stock. Image Source: Getty Images. Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team published a report on a little-known company …

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AI’s elite was celebrated in Washington, public-sourced in data centers and chatbots

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WASHINGTON — Glitz, glamor and geopolitics were on the menu Wednesday night as Washington’s AI elite gathered to celebrate AI pioneers. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a sci-fi …

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Retail investors beat Wall Street benchmarks with AI stocks And why that could change soon.

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AI engineer working on a laptop by Art Stock Creative via Shutterstock Study after study shows that it is very difficult to consistently beat the market through stock picking. Yet in 2026, retail investors are putting that assumption to the test — and so far, they’re succeeding. Recent research from JPMorgan indicates that everyday investors …

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