2026-08-04

How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot

Ati Robotics assembles its robots in India and uses just a few Chinese parts—a strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese humanoids. [...]

2026-08-04

The one-directional radicalism of Alex Karp: Palantir’s Marxism problem is Palantir

Inside an American government data centre, a system called ImmigrationOS is assembling a stranger’s life. It reaches for a passport record, then a Social Security file, then a year of tax returns, then a licence-plate read captured by a motorway camera, and it stitches them into a single profile that tells an enforcement officer whom […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

Telemetry in AI and why it may be a ticking bomb for CTOs and CFOs

Exploding telemetry volumes are creating hidden governance, financial, and operational risks across AI systems. [...]

2026-08-04

Our favorite high-end music player brand just unveiled a successor to its 5-star entry-level DAP — though its definition of 'entry-level' might differ to yours

The Astell & Kern PD5 is the brand's latest 'entry-level' digital audio player, and A&K have announced... that they're announcing it. [...]

2026-08-04

How governance gaps are creating a shadow AI risk for finance leaders

The risk, if left unaddressed introduces a significant shadow AI risk with consequences that far outweigh productivity gains [...]

2026-08-04

Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So

ESPN unveiled an “AI tells detection” tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker. Is it a neat computer-powered party trick, or a real threat to poker’s future? [...]

2026-08-04

SpaceX is crowding rivals off the rockets they depend on

SpaceX has a scheduling problem that is really a strategy. As it launches ever more of its own Starlink satellites, the company is crowding rivals off the very rockets those rivals depend on. The squeeze is visible in the manifest. Starlink’s share of Falcon 9 missions has climbed from 54% in 2020 to roughly 79% […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

Congress hasn’t written AI’s rules yet. It already spends nine of every ten AI dollars with OpenAI.

Before Congress writes a single rule for artificial intelligence, it has already picked a supplier. In the year to the end of March, House offices spent nine of every ten visible AI dollars on one product: OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The figures come from a CNBC analysis of House disbursement records. Of $113,740 spent on named AI […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

US is drafting a ban on Chinese devices in data centres

The Trump administration wants Chinese hardware out of American data centres. Officials are drafting a ban on Chinese-made devices used in data centres, according to Reuters, the latest move to wall off the infrastructure behind the US AI buildout from Chinese technology. The draft extends a campaign that has been widening fast. It follows a […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]