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TuesdayJul 14, 2026 10:00 am

Meta to Start Producing its AI Chips in September

According to an internal memo shared within Meta Platforms, the company plans to start making its own AI chips in September this year. This production is intended to ramp up the computing power available to the company to 14GW (gigawatts) by the end of 2027. The chip, dubbed “Iris”, is primarily intended to be used in the data centers owned by the tech company. The training and inference accelerator chips were designed in-house in order to customize the technology powering the firm’s social media platforms Instagram and Facebook. The firm revealed in its internal memo that tests on the chips…

FridayJul 10, 2026 10:00 am

EU Could Kick Kids Off Social Media Soon

Next week, the EU is expecting to receive a report from a panel that was set up to examine how kids can be protected from potential harms on social media. The release of that report could result in the bloc enacting legislation that restricts minors from using social media. At the moment, the EU says they will look into all options, such as requiring social media platforms to modify or remove some features or services, or even banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. The panel report slated for release next week could guide the regional bloc…

ThursdayJul 09, 2026 10:00 am

China Emphasizes Energy Security in its Latest Five-Year Plan

While releasing details of China’s energy sector plan over the coming five years, Wang Hongzhi, the head of the country’s National Energy Administration revealed that energy security would always be the country’s priority in its policies. He was speaking during the launch of the 2026-2030 energy sector plan on June 26. The plan comes at a time when the world is roiling from the energy supply chain disruptions caused by the war between the U.S. and Iran. This backdrop also comes at a time when China is facing a number of challenges internally. Back in 2021, the East-Asian country set…

TuesdayJul 07, 2026 10:00 am

UN Geneva Conference Seeks Global Unity on AI Regulation

This week, the United Nations will host a global dialogue in Geneva in a bid to galvanize efforts aimed at coming up with globally agreeable ways to govern AI so that this new technology can serve the general good while any risks inherent in the technology are collectively managed. At least 2,600 individuals, including tech executives, ministers, experts and academics will converge in the Swiss capital. Shortly after the conference that will last two days, tech firms will showcase their cutting-edge AI innovations in different fields like agriculture and health. Those innovations illustrate why it is important to create global…

MondayJul 06, 2026 10:00 am

Report Highlights How Accessibility Issues Hinder Ecommerce for Disabled People

According to research conducted by Nexer Digital, more than eight in 10 customers with disabilities fail to complete desired online shopping activities as a result of accessibility challenges. According to the study, 81% of shoppers with disabilities experienced challenges while shopping online. Out of this number, 55% said browsing websites was challenging as a result of pop-ups and navigation tools that lacked accessibility for disabled persons. Nexer Digital’s managing director Hilary Stephenson said that lots of disabled people are being compelled to do so much more in order to undertake mundane tasks like browsing, comparing products, and buying and paying…

ThursdayJul 02, 2026 10:00 am

Anthropic Says the US Has Lifted the Ban on its Latest AI Tools

Anthropic has released a statement revealing that the United States government has lifted an export ban that it had placed on the company’s latest pair of advanced AI tools. This change of heart comes barely weeks after the unprecedented ban was imposed on June 12. The administration in Washington had been concerned that Mythos 5 and Fable 5 could be exploited by hackers with intentions to compromise the national security interests of the U.S. Through a letter authored by the U.S. Commerce Department, the government informed Anthropic that it could now make the models available to the public around the…

TuesdayJun 30, 2026 10:00 am

Tech Industry is Reeling Amid Trump’s Shifting Positions on AI

As Trump campaigned to win office for this term that he is currently serving, Silicon Valley was fully behind him because he vowed to let the tech industry innovate freely without the “cumbersome” regulatory approach that Biden’s administration had started on. However, recent developments have sent the industry reeling as Trump’s constantly changing positions on AI have left the industry worried about the future. The first year of Trump’s current administration saw him work to prevent states from enacting their own regulations governing the AI industry, and the series of executive orders he signed to this effect made the tech…

ThursdayJun 25, 2026 10:00 am

Anthropic Says Alibaba Illegally Extracted its AI Capabilities

U.S. tech giant Anthropic has made shocking accusations against Alibaba, a Chinese technology and e-commerce company, of “illicitly” and “brazenly” extracting AI capabilities from Claude, Anthropic’s flagship AI model. The accusations were contained in a letter that the firm sent to Congress. According to the letter addressed to Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Tim Scott, operators conducted a “distillation” campaign using fraudulent accounts. Using those accounts, Anthropic alleges, the operators conducted 29 million interactions with its AI chatbot in order to extract its capabilities. The American tech firm asked Congress to punish the firms that orchestrated those attacks and to…

ThursdayJun 25, 2026 10:00 am

Millions Lose Health Insurance After Subsidies Expire, Human Rights Watch Says

The failure of the U.S. Congress to extend the public subsidies that were helping millions of Americans to access public health insurance has resulted in millions losing their health coverage, deepened inequality and increased financial hardship for the most affected, according to Oxfam America and Human Rights Watch. The two nonprofits say that barely half a year after the expiration of the subsidies, early data reveals that millions of households no longer have health coverage and their healthcare costs have increased sharply. Available data indicates that the number of people enrolled in marketplace health insurance plans reduced by approximately one…

TuesdayJun 23, 2026 10:00 am

Metal Producers are Reaping from Data Center Boom, Wood Mackenzie Report

A new report published by Wood Mackenzie, a global research company, reveals that producers of metals like aluminum and copper are seeing a huge uptick in the demand of these metals beyond what current estimates suggest. Their research shows that the demand for metals in the data center industry extends beyond the volume needed to make data center cooling systems, server racks, and other components within the data centers themselves. The study points out that large amounts of metals are needed to establish the requisite infrastructure needed to support the operations of the data centers. They cite examples like the…

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