Foreign Affairs
A Better Way to Build AI: America’s Dominance Depends on Getting Local Communities on Board
To maintain global AI leadership, the U.S. must resolve the tension between national infrastructure ambitions and local community consent through transparent, collaborative governance.
The Verge
Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids
Wealthy families are increasingly turning to expensive, AI-driven private schools despite a lack of evidence regarding educational outcomes.
TechCrunch
Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk
Amazon announced it will stop accepting new customers for its Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing service effective July 30, 2026.
The Verge
Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI
A new Google Workspace commercial draws criticism for portraying the American founding fathers using AI tools to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Scientific American
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not good
Early research indicates that over-reliance on AI tools is causing professional deskilling in fields like medicine and software engineering.
PC Gamer
AI researchers surprised by power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club preg fics
Researchers analyzing ChatGPT usage discovered an anonymous user who generated thousands of pregnancy-themed fanfiction stories based on Doki Doki Literature Club.
TechCrunch
New Google commercial imagines a Declaration of Independence written with help from AI
Google's new commercial depicts the Founding Fathers using Google Workspace and AI tools to collaborate on the Declaration of Independence.
Yahoo News
Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors’ AI With Disturbing Content
Meta employed contractors to pose as teenagers and bombard rival AI models with disturbing, rule-breaking prompts under the guise of safety testing.
TechCrunch
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage
Midjourney is demanding that Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. disclose their own internal AI usage as part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit.
TechCrunch
Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code
Alibaba is prohibiting staff from using Anthropic’s Claude Code tool, directing them toward its own Qoder software instead.
TechCrunch
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Mistral AI is a French startup focused on enterprise-grade AI deployment, sovereign infrastructure, and custom model training rather than just consumer chatbots.
The Verge
The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself
The fanfiction community is divided over a new tool that identifies AI-generated content on AO3, raising concerns about privacy and false accusations.
the Guardian
How AI is changing language
As AI tools become ubiquitous, experts and novelists debate how machine-generated text is fundamentally altering human language, creativity, and the nature of literary expression.
Fortune
OpenAI, SpaceX investor funds went to strip clubs, Bloomingdale's, and shopping on Amazon, SEC alleges in charges against private fund advisers | Fortune
The Verge
Google's new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
TechCrunch
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
TechCrunch
Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,600 times before space data centers get off the ground
TechCrunch
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
The Verge
Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google's AI Overviews
TechCrunch
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web
TechCrunch
Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI
Scientific American
Google tests its plan for AI data centers in space with Project Suncatcher
OpenAI
How Albertsons Companies is reimagining retail from the inside out
