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Nvidia's largest investment outside the US has vaulted the Taiwanese designer into the global AI infrastructure spotlight.

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OpenAI Publishes First Principles for Government and National Security PartnershipsThe AI lab has released a framework outlining its approach to working with government entities on public safety and democratic accountability.AI HeraldBloomberg
ServiceNow patches four vulnerabilities including three critical flaws in its AI platformThree critical bugs in the ServiceNow AI platform could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or manipulate sensitive data within enterprise environments.Cybersecurity News
Palantir reports 93% Q2 revenue growth as enterprise AI spending turns to bookable revenueThe company's surge is cited as proof that AI investment is moving from pilots to sustained commercial adoption.IMFounder

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The chip tax boom is funding a historic 12.8% increase in state spending for an AI investment drive.
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AI & Technology
The power and data center firm aims to capture the AI infrastructure boom with a public listing.
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AI & Technology
The new feature sends personalized alerts when something new or relevant could prompt a purchase.
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AI & Technology
The state legislature wrapped up its 2026 session with a comprehensive wave of AI regulations covering child safety, worker protections, and medical AI.
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AI & Technology

Nvidia's $3.5 Billion Bet Puts MediaTek Among Elite AI Chipmakers

Nvidia's largest investment outside the US has vaulted the Taiwanese designer into the global AI infrastructure spotlight.

Nvidia's largest investment outside the US has vaulted the Taiwanese designer into the global AI infrastructure spotlight.

MediaTek shares jumped 10% Tuesday after Nvidia agreed to buy convertible bonds in the company, adding roughly $20 billion in market value. The Taiwanese chip designer has tripled in value over the past year as it expands its footprint in AI data center chip design.

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Bloomberg
AI & Technology

South Korea Channels Semiconductor Windfall into Record Budget Expansion

The chip tax boom is funding a historic 12.8% increase in state spending for an AI investment drive.

The chip tax boom is funding a historic 12.8% increase in state spending for an AI investment drive.

South Korea plans to spend 820.9 trillion won in 2027, up 12.8% from this year's budget—the largest increase on record, surpassing the 10.6% expansion in 2009. More than 160 trillion won of semiconductor-fueled tax revenue is flowing into a new fund to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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Bloomberg
AI & Technology

OpenAI-Backed SB Energy Files for US IPO to Fund Data Center Growth

The power and data center firm aims to capture the AI infrastructure boom with a public listing.

The power and data center firm aims to capture the AI infrastructure boom with a public listing.

SB Energy, backed by SoftBank Group and OpenAI, filed for a US IPO with 8.8 gigawatts of contracted or under-construction data center capacity across Texas and Ohio campuses. The company also has 5.5 gigawatts of power projects contracted, under construction, or operating.

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Bloomberg
AI & Technology

Amazon Alexa Gets "Update Me When" to Anticipate Shopping Moments

The new feature sends personalized alerts when something new or relevant could prompt a purchase.

The new feature sends personalized alerts when something new or relevant could prompt a purchase.

Amazon's Alexa for Shopping can now notify users when a favorite brand launches a new product, a new season of a show drops, or a concert tour is announced. This shifts Alexa from answering product questions to anticipating when something might prompt a purchase—before the shopper even thinks to ask.

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TechCrunch
AI & Technology

California Passes 30 AI Bills in Final Session Days

The state legislature wrapped up its 2026 session with a comprehensive wave of AI regulations covering child safety, worker protections, and medical AI.

The state legislature wrapped up its 2026 session with a comprehensive wave of AI regulations covering child safety, worker protections, and medical AI.

Thirty AI-related bills passed before the midnight deadline, with two already signed into law and 28 pending Governor Gavin Newsom's signature by September 30. The legislation spans child social media safety, worker displacement notices, medical AI bias disclosure, and requirements for AI auditors and verification organizations.

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Transparency Coalition
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