Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic - Engadget
Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic The company will add up to $40 billion to its recent investments in the AI startup. …
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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney announces questionable national AI strategy - Engadget
… The strategy also lays out a plan to establish a National AI Literacy Initiative to provide free entry-level AI training, and commits to offering "access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student." Among other benefits, Carney says the strategy will provide "up to 90,000 AI-related jobs… …
OpenAI drops plans to release an adult chatbot - Engadget
OpenAI drops plans to release an adult chatbot The feature reportedly caused concern among investors and employees. …
The UK's antitrust regulator is looking into Microsoft's possible monopoly power - Engadget
… The company sparked an investigation in 2023 for its relationship with OpenAI and in 2024 for its actions hiring staff from Inflection AI .
OpenAI is facing investigation from a group of state attorneys general - Engadget
… The lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff's daughter who died by suicide discussed her suicidal thoughts and plans with the chatbot in the months leading up to her death. …
The European Union reveals details of its tech sovereignty package - Engadget
… The Commission says the Act will "support research and innovation in cutting-edge and sustainable technologies, while balancing AI ambitions with climate commitments." The conditions for deploying data centres across the EU will be streamlined, while a new EU-wide framework built around cloud and A… …
OpenAI 'pauses' its Stargate UK data center plan - Engadget
… In a statement provided to Bloomberg , the company said that it still sees a "huge potential for the UK's AI future." It added that "AI compute is foundational to that goal" and that it continues "to explore Stargate UK and will move forward when the right conditions such as regulation and the cost… …
Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030 - Engadget
… Google runs data centers for Search, YouTube, Drive cloud storage, Gmail and other services. And, yes, its data centers also power its increasing number of AI features and tools. The company, like many others, uses water to cool down servers, as it uses less energy than air cooling. …
Intel gets on board with Musk's Terafab project - Engadget
… Making those intentions even more clear, SpaceX also acquired Musk's AI company xAI in February 2026 and now reportedly plans to go public . …
Microsoft debuts a more buttoned-up look for Copilot - Engadget
… It's possible this more buttoned-up look will make the jump to other versions of Copilot at some point, but that may depend on where Microsoft's AI plans land. …