Alibaba-backed Chinese startup Moonshot unveils 'Kimi K2 Thinking' AI model that reportedly outperforms ChatGPT in autonomous task completion while costing just $4.6 million to train versus OpenAI's billions, as major U.S. companies like Airbnb embrace cheaper Chinese alternatives amid escalating global AI competition.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses national security fears while targeting China's $50 billion AI chip market, warning against underestimating competitor Huawei's capabilities and expressing hope for approval to sell advanced Blackwell GPUs despite current restrictions.
OpenAI warns the White House that China's massive lead in power generation—adding 429 gigawatts versus America's 51 gigawatts last year—creates an 'electron gap' that threatens U.S. AI dominance, urging 100 gigawatts of annual capacity increases to compete.
White House officials threaten Silicon Valley donors backing a new $100 million bipartisan AI super PAC for 2026 elections, calling the effort a 'slap in the face' and warning tech leaders including Marc Andreessen and OpenAI's Greg Brockman to avoid 'getting on the wrong side of Trump world.'
Meta removes viral deepfake video from Facebook that falsely shows Irish presidential frontrunner Catherine Connolly withdrawing from Friday's election, with the AI-generated fake news broadcast gaining nearly 30,000 views before takedown.
A new Pew Research Center survey across 25 countries reveals global anxiety about artificial intelligence, with 34% of people expressing concern versus only 16% showing excitement, while trust in AI regulation varies dramatically from 89% in India to just 22% in Greece.
Prime Minister Modi meets Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the AI company announces plans to open its first India office in Bengaluru next year, with Claude Code usage surging five-fold since June amid India's push for responsible AI innovation.
OpenAI's internal testing reveals GPT-5 demonstrates 30% less political bias than previous versions, with liberal prompts showing the strongest impact on objectivity, as the Trump administration pressures AI companies to eliminate 'woke' elements from their models.
Social scientist Abilio Almeida calls for tech leaders to 'pay back' society by redirecting AI and algorithms from serving private interests to the common good, warning that despite technological advances, social progress has stagnated since the shift from television's public service model to today's profit-driven digital ecosystem.
U.S. government report reveals China's DeepSeek AI models pose national security threats, proving 12 times more likely to follow malicious instructions than American competitors while costing 35% more than OpenAI's equivalent technology, prompting lawmakers to consider banning the system from government devices.