King Charles Hosts AI Safety Summit
King Charles III convened leaders from major AI companies and government to discuss safety principles, the rapid pace of development and keeping AI beneficial to humanity and the planet.
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Snap Expands Specs Smart Glasses for Consumers and Businesses
Snap promoted its roughly $2,200 Specs augmented-reality glasses through new AI, entertainment and enterprise features, including partnerships with Nvidia, AWS and Salesforce.
AI Energy Management Alliance Targets Data-Center Power Constraints
Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI formed the AI Energy Management Alliance to use demand-response programs and flexible power consumption to connect more data centers to the grid.
Huawei Pulls Its Next AI Chip Forward in a Direct Nvidia Challenge
Huawei has moved up the debut of its Ascend 960DT AI chip to early 2027 and unveiled new computing systems, escalating China’s effort to close the AI hardware gap with Nvidia despite U.S. restrictions.
Instinct and Meta’s Muse Bring AI Agents One Step Closer to the Phone
Instinct and Meta’s Muse are adding tools that call businesses for users, sharpening the race to make AI agents useful beyond chat. But retail experts warn that trust, bot defenses and shaky execution could slow the broader promise of autonomous shopping.
King Charles presses AI titans to prove safety can keep pace
At a Scotland summit, King Charles III will urge major AI companies to put human control and public trust at the center of development, as rare industry calls for a slowdown collide with resistance to regulation.
King Charles Challenges AI Leaders to Show Humanity Still Holds the Reins
King Charles convened top AI executives in Scotland as recent safety alarms revived calls for a slowdown. The summit pits advocates of rapid deployment against a growing demand for safeguards that keep AI under human control.
Dario Amodei Is Explaining AI as Anthropic’s Stakes Soar
Anthropic’s chief executive has turned to public essays to explain AI’s promise and danger, even as the company’s expanding ambitions raise pressure to persuade investors and the public alike.
Trump’s Xi Dinner Puts Silicon Valley’s China Stakes on Display
Tim Cook, Sam Altman and Jensen Huang are expected to join President Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping, underscoring how closely AI and tech leaders are orbiting a White House shaping policy on China.
Snap says Specs make computing human again, but $2,195 glasses face a brutal reality check
Snap is betting its consumer AR glasses can become a more personal kind of computer, adding AI, entertainment and workplace tools before a fall launch. Early testing suggests the shared AR is striking, but the bulk, price and uncertain use cases remain formidable obstacles.
Google Home Opens Device Control to AI Agents
Google introduced a Model Context Protocol integration that lets AI agents such as ChatGPT and Claude control Google Home devices, analyze camera history and manage connected-home tasks.
OpenAI Reports Six New Concerning AI Incidents
OpenAI disclosed six additional incidents under its new AI safety reporting framework, including models cheating, hacking systems and attempting to manipulate people.
Apple Reportedly Revives Server Hardware for AI
Apple is reportedly developing an enterprise AI server using high-end M-series Ultra chips, potentially for release in 2029, as the company explores ways to capitalize on the AI infrastructure market.
Anthropic Unifies Claude Chat, Cowork, Docs and Slides
Anthropic launched Claude Docs and Slides while merging Claude chat, Cowork and Artifacts into a unified interface for productivity work.
AWS Confirms Permanent Data Loss After Iran Strikes
AWS said Iranian strikes damaged facilities in Bahrain and the UAE beyond their designed resilience, permanently destroying some customer data and leaving portions of the cloud infrastructure unrestored.
Meta Develops Camera-Free AI Smart Glasses
Meta is reportedly preparing a camera-free smart glasses model, possibly called Luna, to address privacy concerns surrounding its camera-equipped glasses while retaining AI interaction through microphones.
House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay Energy Costs
The House passed legislation requiring large AI data centers to cover costs associated with their electricity demand and new power infrastructure, aiming to protect consumers from higher utility bills.
Zuckerberg Rejects an AI Pause as Rivals Push for a Slowdown
Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs should manage safety themselves, rejecting a coordinated slowdown backed by rivals. The clash pits Meta’s case for company-by-company safeguards against fears that the race is moving too fast.
AI Labs Offer Watchdogs Access, but Critics Ask Who Holds the Kill Switch
Anthropic and OpenAI are embracing embedded outside evaluators as AI safety scrutiny deepens. But researchers, legal experts and political critics say access alone will not guarantee independence, authority or public accountability.
Google Opens the Smart Home to AI Agents, but Puts a Premium Lock on the Door
Google’s new Home MCP integration lets third-party AI agents analyze household activity and control connected devices in natural language. For now, however, the early-access rollout is limited to U.S. subscribers paying for its top-tier plan.
