The Pentagon invests $800 million in AI contracts with tech giants Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI, aiming to accelerate military adoption of agentic AI systems for battlefield planning and decision-making, sparking concerns over escalation risks and calls for safeguards.
Oracle and OpenAI massively expand their Stargate project with a 4.5 gigawatt data center capacity boost, promising over 100,000 new jobs and exceeding initial targets through strong partnerships and momentum.
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Agent capable of controlling computers and executing complex tasks autonomously, while a survey reveals 77% of workers face increased workloads due to AI, and Perplexity's CEO foresees AI automating roles like recruiters and administrative assistants.
OpenAI aggressively expands its AI capabilities, aiming for 1 million GPUs by year-end and an astonishing 100 million GPUs worth $3 trillion, fueling concerns about AI supremacy as its Texas data center becomes the world's largest at 1 gigawatt by 2026.
Hyper, an AI startup, secures $6.3 million in funding to automate non-emergency 911 calls through an AI voice system, aiming to reduce burden on call centers and prioritize emergencies.
Amazon's new policy mandates employees seeking promotions in its smart home division to demonstrate innovative AI use for achieving efficiency gains, fostering a culture of speed and 'doing more with less' through AI adoption.
Oracle unveils MCP server enabling AI agents to autonomously query and reason over enterprise data in Oracle Databases, boosting productivity and data utilization across sectors like pharma, healthcare, and finance.
Exponentially compounding error rates and quadratically scaling costs render multi-step autonomous AI workflows mathematically and economically infeasible at scale, underscoring the pressing need to develop effective human-AI collaboration tools and feedback systems.
Accenture unveils an AI-powered integration platform called the Accenture Advanced Technology Agent, featuring over 100 active agents that streamline IT operations by enabling direct interaction with technology platforms without filing tickets, accelerating tasks like configuring VPN connections by 93% with reduced errors.
Researchers discover nearly 2,000 Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers exposed online without authentication, allowing potential hackers to execute commands, steal data, or launch denial of wallet attacks on critical systems.