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Anthropic Data Shows Minimal Demand for AI Emotional Support via Claude

Anthropic Data Shows Minimal Demand for AI Emotional Support via Claude

July 22, 2025, 4:05 pm EDT
New Zealand Unveils First National AI Strategy to Boost Competitiveness

New Zealand Unveils First National AI Strategy to Boost Competitiveness

July 21, 2025, 4:41 pm EDT
Combating Global Climate Change: Challenges and Tech-Driven Responses

Combating Global Climate Change: Challenges and Tech-Driven Responses

July 11, 2025, 3:40 pm EDT
U.S. FAA: No Plans to Sign Communication Contract with Starlink for Now

U.S. FAA: No Plans to Sign Communication Contract with Starlink for Now

July 21, 2025, 3:52 pm EDT
OpenAI Unveils AI Browser Ambitions to Dethrone Chrome

OpenAI Unveils AI Browser Ambitions to Dethrone Chrome

July 21, 2025, 4:20 pm EDT
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EU Unveils Final AI Code of Conduct to Guide Compliance with AI Act

EU Unveils Final AI Code of Conduct to Guide Compliance with AI Act

The European Commission on July 10 released the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Conduct, a voluntary framework designed to help companies adhere to the EU’s landmark Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) set to take effect on August 2. The guidelines apply to mainstream generative AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Llama, and Grok, outlining requirements for transparency, copyright compliance, and systemic risk management.

Combating Global Climate Change: Challenges and Tech-Driven Responses

Combating Global Climate Change: Challenges and Tech-Driven Responses

Current data projects Earth’s surface temperature will rise by 1.4 to 3 degrees Celsius by 2050. Even with extreme greenhouse gas emission cuts, climatic inertia will drive warming, triggering dire consequences: coastal city risks from rising seas, famine due to crop yield declines, water scarcity for millions from droughts, and billions in flood damages.

OpenAI Unveils AI Browser Ambitions to Dethrone Chrome

OpenAI Unveils AI Browser Ambitions to Dethrone Chrome

OpenAI is poised to disrupt the global browser market with its upcoming AI-powered browser, designed to challenge Google Chrome’s 65.94% market dominance and reshape how users interact with the web. Built on the Chromium framework—the same foundation as Chrome—the browser integrates ChatGPT-style conversational interfaces and AI agent capabilities, aiming to transform passive browsing into an interactive, task-driven experience.

U.S. FAA: No Plans to Sign Communication Contract with Starlink for Now

U.S. FAA: No Plans to Sign Communication Contract with Starlink for Now

On July 16 local time, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated it has not considered replacing its existing contracts with L3 Harris Technologies and Verizon with SpaceX’s Starlink for aviation control systems. The FAA clarified it will not use Starlink or any satellite service as the sole communication technology for safety-critical air traffic services, nor will it abandon previous partners for SpaceX.

Microsoft to Cut 9,000 Jobs Globally Amid AI Chip Delays

Microsoft to Cut 9,000 Jobs Globally Amid AI Chip Delays

Microsoft announced plans to lay off approximately 9,000 employees worldwide, about 4% of its workforce, marking a major restructuring as it enters the 2026 fiscal year. The cuts, spanning multiple teams and roles, extend layoffs from May and June, aiming to reduce management layers and boost operational agility amid fast-changing tech and market conditions.

New Zealand Unveils First National AI Strategy to Boost Competitiveness

New Zealand Unveils First National AI Strategy to Boost Competitiveness

The New Zealand government on July 8 launched its first national AI strategy, outlining a roadmap to accelerate AI adoption, enhance productivity, and strengthen global competitiveness. The initiative comes as the country lags behind other advanced economies in AI readiness, with many businesses yet to plan AI adoption. Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti stated the government will provide regulatory guidance to encourage responsible AI use, along with the Responsible AI Guide to help businesses use, develop and innovate AI in an ethical, transparent way that meets internati

IQM Achieves Quantum Computing Profitability by Emulating SpaceX's Early Revenue Model

IQM Achieves Quantum Computing Profitability by Emulating SpaceX's Early Revenue Model

Finnish quantum computing firm IQM has achieved early-stage profitability by leveraging a SpaceX-inspired strategy of selling pre-commercial quantum systems to government-backed research institutions and supercomputing centers, CEO Jan Goetz announced at The Next Web (TNW) conference. This approach has generated over €90 million ($100 million) in orders since its 2018 founding,

Anthropic Data Shows Minimal Demand for AI Emotional Support via Claude

Anthropic Data Shows Minimal Demand for AI Emotional Support via Claude

Anthropic’s latest report reveals only 2.9% of users turn to its AI model Claude for emotional companionship, with conversations involving companionship or role-playing accounting for less than 0.5%. This contrasts sharply with perceptions of surging demand for AI companionship.

Emerging Weapons Technologies to Reshape Battlefields Over Next 30 Years

Emerging Weapons Technologies to Reshape Battlefields Over Next 30 Years

Over the next three decades, several new weapons technologies will emerge on the battlefield. Beyond currently developing non-lethal and energy weapons, multiple nations are pursuing anti-access/area denial (A2AD) systems to block military operations. A2AD technologies include anti-ship ballistic missiles, precision-guided anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapons, counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (CRAM) systems, anti-satellite weapons, and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) devices.

Medical Breakthroughs to Transform Healthcare Over Next 30 Years

Medical Breakthroughs to Transform Healthcare Over Next 30 Years

Over the next three decades, scientific and technological advancements will revolutionize medicine. Genomics will enable truly personalized drugs, allowing treatments tailored to individual genetic profiles to tackle cancer, cardiopulmonary diseases, Alzheimer's, and other currently intractable illnesses.

Scientists Discover Potentially the Oldest Rocks on Earth in Canada

Scientists Discover Potentially the Oldest Rocks on Earth in Canada

Scientists have identified what could be the world's oldest rocks in the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt along the coast of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. These rocks are at least 4.16 billion years old, about 160 million years earlier than the previously recognized oldest rocks, and are the only known surviving fragments of the Earth's Hadean - eon crust, providing a precious window into the early evolution of the Earth.