Musk wants a million data centre satellites. Bezos wants 51,600. Scientists want to know why.
Musk wants a million data centre satellites. Bezos wants 51,600. Scientists want to know why.

The pitch is seductive in its simplicity: AI needs more power than terrestrial grids can supply, so move the data centres into orbit, where the sun never sets and the electricity is free. SpaceX, Blue Origin, and a growing constellation of startups are…

Microsoft just shipped the clearest signal yet that it is building an AI empire without OpenAI
Microsoft just shipped the clearest signal yet that it is building an AI empire without OpenAI

Six months after renegotiating the contract that once barred it from independently pursuing frontier AI, Microsoft has released three in-house models that directly challenge the partner it spent $13 billion cultivating. MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, a…

Even Realities launches even hub to turn G2 smart glasses into a full app ecosystem

Even Realities has officially launched Even Hub, a new app store and developer platform designed for its G2 smart glasses, marking a significant step in expanding the capabilities of wearable technology. The platform is now live and accessible to all G…

Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from China — the AI build-out flips the breakers

As cloud giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure this year, the availability of power infrastructure components has become a significant obstacle to deploying AI data centers.

Tencent is building an enterprise empire on top of an Austrian developer’s open-source lobster
Tencent is building an enterprise empire on top of an Austrian developer’s open-source lobster

Tencent Holdings has launched ClawPro, an enterprise AI agent management platform built on OpenClaw, the open-source framework that has become the fastest-growing project in GitHub’s history and the unlikely centrepiece of a national technology craze i…

IREX Launches Smarter, Faster Fire and Smoke AI Detection to Protect Communities and Critical Infrastructure
IREX Launches Smarter, Faster Fire and Smoke AI Detection to Protect Communities and Critical Infrastructure

[Washington, DC – April 2, 2026] – IREX, a global pioneer in ethical AI and intelligent video analytics deployed across 10+ countries and over 300,000 cameras, announced a major update to its FireTrack smoke and fire detection module. The update doesn’…

AI is doing the dirty work for insurance companies, and it’s getting worse

AI is now deciding whether your insurance claim gets approved, and denial rates are climbing fast. Here’s what’s happening and why your doctor’s opinion might not matter anymore.

Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users not to rely on it for important advice

Microsoft Copilot’s terms of service explicitly say that it’s “for entertainment purposes only,” but its marketing says otherwise.

Your chatbot may have emotions, and it changes how it behaves

Your chatbot may not feel anything, but new research shows emotion-like signals inside AI can shape responses, steer decisions, and even push systems toward risky behavior under pressure.

Your next Android flagship may get a big Gemini Nano 4 boost

Google is prepping Gemini Nano 4 for Android flagships, promising faster on-device AI and better efficiency while giving developers early access to build and optimize apps ahead of launch.