An algorithm is a set of defined steps or rules a computer follows to solve a problem or complete a task. In artificial intelligence, algorithms form the backbone of machine learning, helping systems process data, identify patterns, and make predictions or decisions without explicit programming.
A federal judge gave final approval to Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement with authors over pirated books used to train Claude, the largest copyright recovery on record.
Opponents of the AI data center boom held 142 protests across 42 states, the first nationwide backlash against a buildout that crosses political lines and worries local communities.
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin argued the gravest AI risk is not rogue superintelligence but a few companies or governments seizing control of it, in a widely shared thread on AI’s future.
Economists warn AI’s biggest near-term danger may be fiscal: if it displaces high-earning workers, income-tax revenue could fall sharply while welfare costs rise, straining public budgets.
A Reuters analysis found xAI installed 59 unpermitted gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center, releasing pollution near predominantly Black Memphis-area communities.
Twenty-six Meta workers sued the company, alleging its AI systems used metrics like token consumption to select layoff targets, disadvantaging people on medical or family leave.
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Google and 36 others formed a Linux Foundation body to steward x402, an open standard letting AI agents pay for services directly over HTTP.
IBM shares sank about 23% after it warned that preliminary second-quarter results fell short, as clients diverted spending toward memory and servers ahead of price increases.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed a US-led standards body to test the most powerful AI models before release and coordinate an industry slowdown if risks mount.
Google unveiled SensorFM, a health AI trained on over a trillion minutes of smartwatch data from 5 million people, that predicts 35 health measures from cardiovascular risk to depression.