NEW LAUNCHES

The latest features, products & partnerships in AI

• AI and dating apps merge in effort to boost user experience

• OpenAI-TSMC partnership aims to reduce reliance on NVIDIA chips

• Anthropic’s new economic index tracks AI impact on jobs, from software to farming

• NotebookLM Plus now available to all Google One AI Premium subscribers

MONEY FLOWS

The latest AI deals, rounds & projections

• Musk leads $97.4B bid to acquire OpenAI

• Equinix invests €350M in new French data center

• Fluidstack invests €10B in French AI supercomputer project

• NXP acquires edge AI chipmaker Kinara for $307M

GOVERNMENT

Law, regulation, defense, pilot programs & politics

• EU AI rules are too stifling, Capgemini CEO warns

• AI pioneer spars with China’s ex-UK envoy over the virtues of open-source

• Indian PM Modi journeys through France and US for key diplomatic talks

• France’s AI summit secures 110 billion euros in investment pledges

• Lausanne researchers create the AI Safety Clock, warning of advancing superintelligence risks

• AI and Trump enthusiasm cools as markets reassess hype, anticipate trade wars

• Meta-UNESCO partnership will bring AI translation to underserved languages worldwide

• Louisiana’s new AI division to spearhead state strategy, support business innovation

IMPLEMENTATION

Announcements, strategies & case studies

• AI transforms agriculture across Africa and beyond, from language translation to drones

• Allstate says AI now handles almost all insurance claim communications

• How Georgia Tech is preparing its students for an AI-driven future

• AI adoption trends reshape business strategies, software engineering seniority

• Canada’s Shopify waves AI “magic” wand to attract merchants

• Forrester survey reveals leaders’ true thoughts on whether AI will eliminate marketing jobs

• Chinese businesses are clamoring to ride the DeepSeek wave

• West Chester University faces backlash for using AI announcer at commencement

AI MODELS

Deployment, research, training & infrastructure

• The Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard just got a new update — here’s what’s inside

• AI progress breaks Moore’s Law as AGI looms, says Altman

• Not worried: Google DeepMind CEO downplays hype around DeepSeek’s AI model

• The real lesson of DeepSeek, according to The Atlantic

IN OTHER NEWS

Compelling stories beyond the usual categories

• AI mind clones raise both eyebrows and ethical questions about digital replicas

• AI image detection techniques every user should know

• 7 ChatGPT prompts to help achieve job search success

• Tunguz: Google is well-positioned for AI leadership, but these bottlenecks still remain

• AI could widen wealth gap and erode privacy, warns Altman in new blog post

• AI art auction provokes outrage as thousands sign protest letter while participating artists push back

What’s happening in AI right now

European leaders pivot from regulation to investment

The battle for AI supremacy is shifting dramatically. French President Emmanuel Macron just secured €109 billion in AI investment pledges, marking a stark departure from Europe's previous focus on regulation. This massive injection includes commitments from UAE sovereign funds, Canadian firm Brookfield, and tech giants like Amazon - all racing to build the computational infrastructure that will power next-generation AI.

The great European pivot

Europe appears to be having second thoughts about its strict regulatory approach. Even as the EU AI Act nears implementation, Capgemini CEO Aiman Ezzat warns that overly restrictive rules could handicap innovation. The fragmented regulatory landscape has become "nightmarish" for global businesses trying to navigate different standards across regions.

OpenAI's Sam Altman seems to sense this shifting momentum. He's proposing a European version of OpenAI's ambitious $500 billion Stargate initiative while opening new offices in Munich. The message is clear: Europe needs to match infrastructure investment with regulation if it wants to remain competitive.

Global powers maneuver 

China isn't sitting idle. Chinese startup DeepSeek is demonstrating capabilities rivaling U.S. leaders at lower costs. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense is deploying AI-powered tools like VANE to analyze foreign media and predict geopolitical trends - signaling AI's growing role in national security.

The human impact 

These developments aren't just reshaping geopolitics - they're transforming work itself. New research from Britain's Institute for Public Policy Research suggests AI could significantly impact up to 70% of knowledge economy jobs. Meta's partnership with UNESCO to improve AI translation for underserved languages shows how this technology could both disrupt and democratize access to information.

Infrastructure wars heat up 

The race for computational power is intensifying. OpenAI is evaluating Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Wisconsin for its massive Stargate project. France's recent investment pledges heavily emphasize data centers and supercomputing facilities. Companies like FluidStack are committing to building some of the world's largest AI supercomputers.

Looking ahead

This week's developments suggest we're entering a new phase in AI development - one where infrastructure investment and computational capacity may matter more than algorithms alone. The Lausanne AI Safety Clock's recent adjustment to 11:36 PM reflects growing concern about maintaining control over increasingly sophisticated systems.

The question isn't whether AI will reshape our world - it's who will build the foundation it runs on, and whose values will shape its development. Europe's pivot from regulation-first to massive investment may prove a crucial turning point in this global race.

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