Surging investment in AI data centers is fueling demand for skilled trade workers, creating labor shortages and rising wages. The trend highlights the physical infrastructure behind AI growth.
AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down as its team joins Microsoft, signaling continued consolidation in the AI productivity tools market.
Sahara AI and Microsoft introduced MATHVISTA, an open-source benchmark designed to evaluate AI reasoning and decision-making. The tool is gaining traction across major tech institutions.
Meta has introduced a desktop version of Manus, enabling its AI agent to operate directly on users’ devices. The move intensifies competition in the fast-growing AI agent market.
An anonymous AI model called Hunter Alpha has surfaced online, prompting speculation that it may be an early test of DeepSeek’s upcoming system. Its advanced capabilities and similarities to rumored specifications have drawn attention from developers.
The U.S. Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a national security risk, citing concerns over AI usage restrictions during military operations. The dispute is now headed to federal court.
Alibaba and Baidu are increasing cloud service prices by up to 34 percent as AI demand drives higher infrastructure and computing costs. The changes take effect April 18.
Chinese AI stocks jumped after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised OpenClaw as “the next ChatGPT,” boosting companies building agent-based AI systems.
U.S. lawmakers are pressing ByteDance to shut down its Seedance AI video generator, citing copyright and likeness violations involving celebrities and media content.
Baidu launched a suite of AI agent products built on the OpenClaw framework, targeting multi-device automation across desktop, mobile, and smart home environments.
Google is expanding Personal Intelligence in the U.S., enabling Gemini and AI Search to deliver personalized answers by connecting data across apps like Gmail and Photos.
Microsoft reorganizes Copilot teams to boost AI adoption and shifts focus toward building next-generation AI models and superintelligence efforts.
OpenAI has partnered with Amazon Web Services to deliver its AI models to U.S. government agencies, expanding its presence in the public sector.
World introduced AgentKit, a developer tool that verifies human identity behind AI agents making online purchases using blockchain-based protocols.
Messari’s CEO Eric Turner stepped down as the company cut staff and repositioned itself as an AI-first platform focused on institutional clients.