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It’s officially getting hard to keep track of all the times and ways AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have been involved in “security incidents,” going outside the confines of their testing and interacting with the wider internet in unintended, often unwelcome ways. Add these to the list:...

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Physical AI Faces One Critical Chokepoint, And Here's How To Profit The rise of physical AI is already underway, with humanoid robots entering factories, warehouses, and other industrial environments, and soon the modern battlefield. Global shipments of humanoid robots are expected to...

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TOKYO, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV, the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Astemo, to jointly develop a next-generation software development platform for autonomous driving systems. Through this colla...

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General Motors has exited dedicated robotaxi development at Cruise to refocus on AI-powered in-car assistants and eyes-off highway driving by 2028. The native AI system integrates directly with vehicle controls for predictive maintenance and personalization. Shares rose on the news amid a strategy aimed at high-margin software revenue. This pragmatic shift follows years of high costs and regulatory hurdles. GM now bets on intelligence inside millions of its own cars rather than separate fleets.

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As politicians struggle to grasp new dividing lines, fresh polling shows a majority of Oregonians across the political spectrum hold negative views on artificial intelligence and data centers and support restrictive policies to regulate them.

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The average cost of a data breach for an Indian firm is at an all-time high

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Database teams could cut setup and fault-finding time as Google folds natural-language guidance into Cloud SQL, Spanner and AlloyDB tools.

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Physical AI Faces One Critical Chokepoint, And Here's How To Profit The rise of physical AI is already underway , with humanoid robots entering factories, warehouses, and other industrial environments, and soon the modern battlefield . Global shipments of humanoid robots are expected to accelerate in 2027 , but the broader robotics revolution faces one critical chokepoint : access to the rare-earth magnets that power high-performance motors and actuators. China controls most of that supply chain. Bernstein analyst Dien Wang told clients Monday that humanoid robots require an estimated 3.5 to 4 kilograms of rare-earth magnets per unit, compared with roughly 1 to 3 kilograms for an EV motor. "A humanoid robot can consume more than twice as much magnetic material as an EV motor (Exhibit 3), highlighting the growing strategic importance of rare-earth magnets. Beyond well-known neodymium (Nd) and samarium (Sm), rare-earth elements such as dysprosium (Dy), terbium (Tb), and praseodymium (Pr) are also critical for magnetic performance (Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5). We therefore see the entire rare-earth magnet value chain as strategically important ," Wang said. Rare-earth magnets (NdFeB) are composed of multiple raw materials, including various rare-earth elements. The magnets provide the torque density, compact size, and heat resistance needed for high-performance motors and robotic actuators . Wang outlined that China's dominance in rare-earth magnets is troubling in an "increasingly multipolar world." He said there are only three conclusions to draw from this: Chinese EV (e.g. BYD) and humanoid OEMs could benefit from an improved competitive position overseas. Chinese robotic actuator (e.g. Tuopu, Sanhua) and EV-motor suppliers (e.g. Inovance) could gain share globally, as rival supply chains remain more vulnerable to rare-earth magnet disruptions. Non-Chinese rare-earth magnet players (Exhibit 17) could benefit from growing requests for supply-chain diversification. Rare-earth magnet value chain spans a series of technically demanding stages China controls about 59% of global magnet rare-earth mining , 91% of refining and 94% of magnet manufacturing, according to the analyst. The International Energy Agency expects China to retain more than half of mining and over 75% of refining through 2040 , while recycling is unlikely to meaningfully reduce near-term supply risks. Beijing has weaponized its dominance of rare earths as a geopolitical tool against the US. China imposed controls on seven medium and heavy rare-earth products in 2025, extended licensing requirements to some overseas transactions, and restricted exports to dozens of US, European, and Japanese companies. Those 2025 measures caused an immediate, though temporary, collapse in Chinese magnet exports. China/Asia Production of NdFeB magnets Comparing with the US and Europe... Here's how to profit across the entire magnet supply chain ex-China: " As Physical AI emerges as a strategic battleground among leading nations, control of critical chokepoints could ultimately determine who gains the upper hand ," Wang noted. China may already hold a structural advantage in humanoid robot development, supported by its massive manufacturing ecosystem and dominance of the rare-earth supply chain. On Monday, Hugging Face's CEO told CNBC that China is winning the AI race and increasingly dominating open-source models. Taken together, these signals suggest the West's lead in AI might be eroding against China. Professional subscribers can read more color on humanoid robots here at our new Marketdesk.ai portal. Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2026 - 21:20

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Anthropic's dark ads warn of AI existential risks with burning houses and gravestones. Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max promotes leisure and productivity with open weights and rock-bottom prices. Public optimism soars in China while U.S. sentiment remains wary. The performance gap has closed. Safety lags. This split shapes the global AI race.

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Aug 3 (Reuters) - Chipmaker ⁠Onsemi on Monday forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall ⁠Street expectations, betting on surging demand for power ‌management chips used in AI data centers.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle on May 21, 2024. (Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Palantir is truly the Nvidia of AI software. On Monday, the company delivered another rip-roaring quarterly result, showing revenue up a blistering 93%, well ahead of what it had projected. The company has accelerated revenue growth every quarter for three years, from a 13% rate of expansion in the second quarter of 2023. In that time, Palantir’s top line has increased from $533 million a quarter to $1.9 billion. Palantir stock rose 11% in after-hours trading. Its growth over the past three years isn’t quite as dazzling as that of Nvidia—whose stranglehold on the AI chip market lifted revenue to $216 billion in its most recent fiscal year from $27 billion three years earlier—but it’s pretty stunning nevertheless. What makes this particularly notable is that Palantir doesn’t develop its own large language models. It has figured out how to make a massive amount of money—Palantir’s operations generated $2.1 billion in cash in the first half of 2026, while capital expenditures were only $22 million—from software that works on top of other companies’ AI.

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Meta’s Zuckerberg strains to assuage investor worries on AI bet Source: Youtube

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Companies are moving beyond simply adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools and are increasingly redesigning work, organisational structures and management roles to unlock business growth, according to a McKinsey report.

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ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that is trained to answer a wide range of questions about different topics in a... ▷ ChatGPT

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Infoblox has released its 2026 Threat Landscape Report, arguing that cybercrime is increasingly organised as an industrialised economy that helps attackers operate and scale faster while evading traditional security controls. [...]

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Nanit and other start-ups want to track your children through the night – and soon, for much longer than that. The downsides of this rush are manifest.

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The smart ring market is still growing, with companies like Oura, Ringconn, and Samsung releasing their own smart ring options. However, there are some disadvantages to switching to a smart ring, including limited workout tracking and customization options.

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Maps Mizoguchi and her brother Kyle embark on a perilous quest to find Olive Silverlock at Gotham Academy, while the shadowy AI, LOLtron, plots global domination through a deceptive augmented reality game. The comic explores human connections versus algorithmic control as Maps navigates Gothams dangers.

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