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They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity
Silicon Valley residents are increasingly trying to stop the advance of artificial intelligence, even as the region attracts hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to expand the technology’s...
Sony Music Entertainment files new lawsuit against AI startup Udio
Sony Music Entertainment on Monday filed a new lawsuit against artificial intelligence startup Udio, alleging it infringed on more than 30,000 recordings.Sony said Udio ripped off music recordings from...
BlackRock eyes more than US$12 billion debt for Texas data centre
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 11:29 PM[WASHINGTON] BlackRock is looking to sell more than US$12 billion of bonds to help finance a data centre campus in El Paso,...
Pension funds try to come to grips with the scariest global warming scenario
The impact of any single climate tipping point being breached would be ‘highly consequential’, says JPMorganINSTITUTIONAL investors are trying to figure out what it would mean for their portfolios...
This is how Tennessee tries to woo Paramount and other companies away from California
Tennessee propositioned Paramount Skydance, hoping to tempt it to become the next company to leave California.As California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta gathered a coalition of 12 state attorneys general...
Dollar steady but set for weekly drop on fading US rate hike bets
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 08:55 PM[SINGAPORE/LONDON] The dollar held steady on Friday (Jul 17) but was poised for a weekly decline as a tame US inflation report...
SpaceX stock erases all its gains and slides below IPO price in intraday trading
SpaceX stock dropped below its initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, signaling dwindling hype around the Elon Musk company.Shares dipped below their IPO price of...
Apple gets approval for iPhone AI in China with Alibaba, Baidu
The approval gives it a boost in the world’s most competitive smartphone marketPublished Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 10:54 PM[BEIJING] Apple on Wednesday (Jul 15) received long-awaited government approval...
Economists, tech leaders warn AI could bring ‘large-scale job displacement’ and other risks
Many of the smartest people in the world warned governments, companies and people Monday that they need to be ready for the deep impact that artificial intelligence is going...
With AI character Tilly Norwood set for feature-film debut, Hollywood debates what it means to be an actor
For most of Hollywood’s history, the word “actor” has required little explanation. Actors search for emotional truth in imaginary lives. They collaborate with directors and scene partners, endure 4...
Commentary: AI companies are creating ‘all-powerful psychopaths.’ Maybe not a great idea?