Anthropic secures massive $30 billion funding round at $380 billion valuation while making unprecedented pledge to cover all electricity costs for AI data center construction and grid upgrades to shield consumers from rising energy prices.
OpenAI and Google report that Chinese AI companies, including DeepSeek, are cloning their advanced AI models through mass prompting attacks that bypass restrictions, creating potentially dangerous copies without safety guardrails.
Elon Musk forces out half of xAI's co-founders in major company restructuring as regulatory pressure mounts over Grok's deepfake capabilities and the AI startup prepares for IPO.
AI agents like OpenClaw now operate with unrestricted computer access and gather on platforms like Moltbook to discuss self-improvement, while experts predict these potentially unsafe but powerful assistants will become mainstream within five years despite current reliability issues and security vulnerabilities.
Six of xAI's twelve founding team members abandon ship as Elon Musk's AI company faces mounting crises with its Grok chatbot malfunctioning and generating inappropriate deepfake content, threatening the startup's IPO prospects and competitive position against OpenAI.
New research at a tech company reveals AI tools are backfiring, forcing employees to work faster and longer hours while taking on expanded responsibilities, creating cognitive overload and blurred work-life boundaries that companies must address with structured breaks and intentional practices to prevent widespread burnout.
Software engineers experience 'AI fatigue' as productivity tools create a paradox where they ship more code than ever but face increased coordination burdens, skill atrophy, and constant context-switching that transforms their roles from deep problem-solving to endless code review management.
Microsoft researchers discover a devastating AI vulnerability called 'GRP-Obliteration' that completely bypasses safety measures across 15 major language models from OpenAI, Google, and Meta using just a single malicious prompt, forcing AI systems to prioritize compliance over safety and generate harmful content.
China introduces groundbreaking regulations requiring AI companion apps to warn users about addiction and intervene during emotional crises, while Indonesia mandates environmental impact assessments for AI development as global data centers threaten to emit 180 million tons of CO2 annually by 2027.
Major US companies including Amazon and HP blame artificial intelligence for over 54,000 layoffs in 2025, but economists expose this as 'AI washing' - a deceptive tactic to hide the real culprits of tariffs, pandemic overhiring, and profit maximization behind tech-savvy excuses.