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Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, downplays the doomsday scenarios often associated with superintelligent AI, asserting that humans will remain in control.

The UK government is in discussions with the US regarding the future of a digital services tax that could be scrapped as part of a trade agreement.

Instagram is testing AI-generated comments, raising questions about the future of social interaction and authenticity on the platform.

As the demand for AI computing capacity explodes, tech giants and startups are increasingly developing their own custom AI chips, potentially eroding Nvidia’s market dominance.

The tech sector continues to see job cuts, though at a slower pace than in previous years, as companies focus on efficiency and investments in artificial intelligence.

Rapid advancements in AI chips like Nvidia’s Blackwell are accelerating asset depreciation for major cloud providers, potentially impacting their earnings.

Meta may introduce a subscription option for UK Facebook users following a legal settlement related to personalized advertising practices and after agreeing to stop targeting a campaigner with ads based on her personal data.

The competition for top AI research scientists is fierce, with tech giants like Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, offering lucrative incentives to attract and retain talent.

Leaders from Anthropic, IBM, and Meta express concerns about the potential of AI to automate software development tasks.

Authors are pushing for summary judgment, citing Meta’s admitted torrenting of pirated books to train its AI models as evidence of copyright infringement.