HUFFPOST - Apple To Raise Prices Due To Memory Chip Shortage, CEO Cook Tells WSJ
A surge in AI-driven demand for data centers has forced consumer electronics companies into a fierce competition for dwindling supplies.
AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Anthropic export ban sounds alarms for AI industry
The White House's move to restrict access to Anthropic's latest AI model — using what is known as export controls — could harm the long-term financial prospects of the entire U.S. AI industry. Why it matters: Anthropic and OpenAI's valuations depend on the global adoption of their most advanced models, and government restrictions could limit that growth. Zoom in: If this move is more than a temporary blip, "it's not great news for U.S. tech firms or for those assuming breakneck speed of AI adoption," Jim Reid, global head of macro at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a research note. - Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent by the data center hyperscalers and the AI labs to fund their ambitions, seeking to eventually profit from…
HUFFPOST - Nvidia CEO Says Society Needs 'New Social Norms' In The Age Of AI
Jensen Huang — whose work helped enable artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.
DAILYCALLER (Benedict Segrest) - Nvidia Upgrades US Manufacturing As AI Race Intensifies
'The new industrial revolution'
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - DeepSeek Reportedly Now Most Valuable Chinese AI Startup Company
'our nation's security'
NYTIMES (Paul Mozur and Tripp Mickle) - A.I. Boom Ignites Asian Chip Companies
They make much of the gear that goes into giant data centers. Demand for their products is shifting the balance of tech power.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - New Florida law gives local governments authority over data center development
This year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 484, which deemed local governments had the power to decide development regulation for data centers.
ABCNEWS - OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as IPO looms
Several states are probing the safety of OpenAI customers using its chatbot.
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - OpenAI Admits To Spying On Its Own Users
'We found no evidence of meaningful breakout'
NYTIMES (Cade Metz) - Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’
As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made.