DeepSeek reportedly unveiled a new open-source tool aimed at challenging closed-source AI systems.
Anthropic reportedly posted an $80.7B first-half net loss as it approaches an IPO.
The Alan Turing Institute plans a UK-built AI model to be released free to the public.
Amazon is accused of using AI to forecast warehouse unionization from Reddit posts and worker surveys.
A federal judge refused the Trump administration's bid to end a pollution suit over Musk's AI data center.
An ABC/Post/Ipsos poll finds most Americans view AI negatively and oppose further data-center buildout.

A user reports Gemini's notification reader fabricated a message from their deceased mother.
Thread flags an alleged overnight escalation in AI-enabled hacking activity.
A student says their exam grader pasted every submitted essay into ChatGPT, raising privacy concerns.
Masahiro Sakurai argues AI-made games will become unoriginal, unprofitable, and unwanted by players.