Cloudflare’s CEO is taking direct aim at Google, accusing it of using its search monopoly to force websites into allowing AI data scraping. The company says it blocked a staggering 416 billion unwanted AI bot requests in just five months. The fight is over who controls the future of the web.
Meta is diving deeper into AI hardware with the acquisition of Limitless. The startup makes a pendant that records and summarizes conversations, a tech that could fit perfectly into Meta’s AR/VR ambitions.
A new Postal game was announced and then canceled in the same week. The publisher axed it after fans accused the developer of using AI, leading the studio to shut down entirely.
In a new interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed the AI arms race, its massive energy demands, and his views on U.S. policy. He’s not buying the AI apocalypse narrative but predicts a nuclear-powered future for data centers.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 Insider build that lays the groundwork for AI agents. The key addition is native support for the Model Context Protocol, letting AI securely connect to and control core parts of the OS like File Explorer and system settings.
The New York Times is suing AI startup Perplexity, alleging it repeatedly used NYT content to generate answers despite being asked to stop. This follows a similar lawsuit from the Chicago Tribune and an ongoing case against OpenAI and Microsoft.
According to Fortune, Alphabet’s custom AI chips, called TPUs, are fueling a massive stock rally and could become a near-trillion dollar business. The company is already supplying chips to AI firms like Anthropic and is reportedly in talks with Meta. Analysts see a huge new revenue stream emerging.
IT certification giant CompTIA has released an updated version of its AI Essentials learning program. The move comes as their research shows a third of companies now require AI skills training for staff.
Tech CEOs promise AI will soon use the web as well as a human. After testing five AI browsers on tasks like sorting email and parsing documents, the reality is far from the hype. The tools often fail at complex queries and require exhausting prompt engineering.
UC Berkeley professor Stuart Russell warns that AI could lead to 80% unemployment, replacing roles from surgery to CEO. He argues the biggest challenge isn’t economic, but the psychological crisis of a world without work.
