Australia's online age restrictions take effect, requiring platforms to verify users are 18+ before they can access content including porn and R-rated games
In short: — New online safety codes requiring R-rated games and websites to verify users' ages are now in effect.
Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub
Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare
Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub
Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare
Sources: US officials propose expanding AI chip export controls globally, requiring Commerce Department approval for Nvidia and AMD shipments for each country
worldwide licensing system would give Trump admin broad authority to block global salesIan Lyall /Proactive:US moves to require approval for all AI chip exportsAnanya Gairola /Benzinga:Trump Admin Wei...
Sources: US officials propose expanding AI chip export controls globally, requiring Commerce Department approval for Nvidia and AMD shipments for each country
worldwide licensing system would give Trump admin broad authority to block global salesIan Lyall /Proactive:US moves to require approval for all AI chip exportsAnanya Gairola /Benzinga:Trump Admin Wei...
Sources: the US has drafted a rule that would require countries whose companies buy large volumes of Nvidia and AMD AI chips to invest in US AI infrastructure
Draft rule would require countries to invest in America in exchange for advanced semiconductors — The US commerce department …
Sources: the US has drafted a rule that would require countries whose companies buy large volumes of Nvidia and AMD AI chips to invest in US AI infrastructure
Draft rule would require countries to invest in America in exchange for advanced semiconductors — The US commerce department …
Sam Altman says OpenAI amended its DOD contract to ensure “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of US persons and nationals”
Sam Altman says company is working with defence department on provisions covering mass surveillance
Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus signs a multi-billion deal with an unnamed customer to build a Melbourne data center with ~18,400 Nvidia GB300 chips
Australian artificial-intelligence startup Firmus Technologies Pty. has signed a new agreement with a global technology firm …
AWS says its facilities in the Middle East are facing power and connectivity issues after unidentified “objects” struck its data center in the UAE
Amazon's (AMZN.O) cloud unit, AWS, said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United Arab Emirates was shut down temporarily …
Amazon will invest $15B in OpenAI initially, followed by $35B if certain conditions are met; OpenAI commits to consuming ~2 GW of Trainium capacity through AWS
eventuallyMakenzie Holland /CIO Dive:AWS gains enterprise edge with OpenAI partnershipReuters:OpenAI's $110 billion funding round draws investment from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBankLuke James /Tom's Hardwa...
Amazon is paying ~16x Microsoft's price per OpenAI percentage point, while getting none of Microsoft's exclusives, showing the cost of being late in AI
My word, the torrent of news keeps coming. You have hardly had time to digest the news of the $30 billion raise by Anthropic …
Amazon will invest $15B in OpenAI initially, followed by $35B if certain conditions are met; OpenAI commits to consuming ~2 GW of Trainium capacity through AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI will co-create a Stateful Runtime Environment powered by OpenAI models …
OpenAI raised $110B at a $730B pre-money valuation, up from $500B in a secondary financing in Oct.; Amazon invested $50B, Nvidia and SoftBank invested $30B each
OpenAI has closed a $110 billion funding round, a financing that's more than double the size of its last raise a year ago, which was a record for a private tech company.
Netflix walks away from a deal to buy WBD's studio and streaming assets after WBD deemed Paramount's $31/share bid to be superior; NFLX jumps 8%+
Netflix is walking away from a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets after the WBD board on Thursday deemed …
Some AI policymakers and lawyers warn that DOD's threats to Anthropic are contradictory and could chill partnerships between the government and Silicon Valley
Dean Ball, a former AI adviser in the Trump administration, said the Pentagon is contradicting itself by forcing Anthropic …
Samsung unveils the $1,299+ Galaxy S26 Ultra with a Privacy Display feature that limits screen legibility, a new agentic AI, an improved night mode, and more
must read — Read now — ZDNET's key takeaways — Samsung's Galaxy S26 series sports a much-needed design upgrade.
Meta agrees to acquire up to 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs in a deal valued at $100B+ that could see Meta own up to 10% of AMD; Meta plans to deploy 1GW in 2026
The deal could result in Meta owning as much as 10% of AMD's stock as the chip maker seeks to challenge Nvidia
Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the notion that the social media company made increasing time spent on Instagram a company goal.
Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the notion that the social media company made increasing time spent on Instagram a company goal.