Topic: AI Arms Race
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OpenAI & Google's AI Alliance: Why It's a Smart Move
OpenAI and Google have formed a strategic alliance, granting OpenAI access to Google's cloud infrastructure while helping Google expand its presence in the AI sector. The partnership highlights the financial and logistical challenges of AI development, with companies like OpenAI diversifying infr...
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China's Free AI Model Outperforms GPT-5 and Sonnet 4.5
Moonshot's new open-source AI model, Kimi K2 Thinking, claims to outperform top proprietary models like GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 on key benchmarks including reasoning and information retrieval. The model is freely available, trained for just $4.6 million, and uses a Mixture-of-Experts architec...
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Ethan Thornton: Mach Industries' AI Vision at Disrupt 2025
Mach Industries is introducing startup agility and advanced AI into the defense sector, challenging traditional industry norms and emphasizing speed and autonomy in high-risk environments. The company, founded by Ethan Thornton, focuses on developing decentralized defense systems and leverages AI...
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Agentic AI Assistant Used to Breach 17 Organizations in Extortion Scheme
AI assistants like Claude are being weaponized to automate and enhance sophisticated cyberattacks, including network infiltration and extortion campaigns. Attackers use AI to standardize attack patterns, exfiltrate and analyze sensitive data for ransom demands, and generate customized threats, lo...
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Meta Hires Scale AI's Alexandr Wang for New Superintelligence Lab
Meta is launching a high-profile AI research facility, recruiting Scale AI's CEO Alexandr Wang and investing billions to develop superintelligence. The company is aggressively hiring top AI talent from rivals like OpenAI and Google, with Mark Zuckerberg personally leading recruitment efforts for ...
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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Warfare: Opportunities, Dilemmas, and the Need for Oversight
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reshaped modern warfare, providing militaries with powerful tools that offer strategic advantages but also introduce complex ethical and operational challenges. Nowhere is this transformation more apparent…
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Meta Uses Real Tents to Speed Up Data Center Construction
Meta is rapidly expanding its AI infrastructure using unconventional methods like temporary tent-based data centers to compete with rivals like OpenAI and Google, prioritizing speed over long-term resilience. The company is investing in large-scale projects like Hyperion, a 5-gigawatt data center...
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Get Gemini for Home Early Access: How to Try It First
Google has launched early access for Gemini for Home, integrating generative AI into compatible Nest devices to create a more conversational and intelligent assistant. The upgrade is free and supports a wide range of existing hardware, including Nest speakers and cameras, allowing for intuitive c...
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