Google’s antitrust ruling confirms AI assistants are the new gatekeepers

For publishers, the ruling signals that visibility in AI answers will matter as much as search rankings once did—even if the clicks don’t follow. [...]

LLMs are the users now

Tech companies have shifted focus from designing for people to prioritizing algorithms. [...]

Anthropic will use its biggest, baddest AI model to protect against cyberattacks

The company says it found strong cyberdefense skills in its forthcoming “Mythos” model, which it will lend to the industry research effort. [...]

The agent era is coming. Newsrooms aren’t ready

Device assistants are turning into orchestrators, going beyond answering questions to taking actions. For journalism, that makes auditability the real competitive edge. [...]

Meta’s profit hit by $16 billion tax charge

Excluding the charge, Meta’s third-quarter net income would have increased by $15.93 billion to $18.64 billion, compared to the reported $2.71 billion. [...]

Samsung reports billions in record profit for Q2 thanks to AI boom

The chip giant announced $62 billion in earnings for the April–June period. [...]

AI has one unsolved problem

From the boardroom to the C-suite, AI governance should be on the front burner. [...]

States are falling short on their clean energy goals due to data center boom

Nevada is one of the fastest-growing data center markets. [...]

A consequential moment for K-12 education

Choose between AI connected to high-quality instructional materials or a patchwork quilt of AI tools. [...]