China’s Xi pursues AI diplomacy to woo global south
Beijing makes most ambitious offer yet to build alternative global order
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Chinese AI models will slash adoption costs, says Singapore’s GIC
Sovereign wealth fund expects strong growth in Chinese AI companies but is cautious about start-ups
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AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems
A proposed law called the AI Kill Switch Act would let US government officials order the shutdown of AI systems “that can cause catastrophic harm,” the bill’s sponsors said today. If approved by Congress, the bill would let the Trump administration and future administrations decide when an AI company must block user access, disable or
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As A.I. Backlash Grows, Trump Says Firms Should Pay More for Electricity
The effort to prevent data centers from driving up electric bills could be hard to enforce, but it’s a sign of growing concern for the White House.
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You Probably Won’t Read This Article…and That’s OK
“Help! There are too many [LLM bug reports, blog posts about LLM bug reports, books, treatises, codices, scrolls, papyri, cuneiform tablets]! How do I choose which to read?” —Many people, presumably Stop there! If you are reading this, ask yourself how you got here. Did Substack’s algorithm recommend this article for you? Did a juicy
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Mamdani’s Video Message About Netanyahu
Reader’s react to the New York mayor’s video criticizing the Israeli prime minister. Also: A.I. jobs for philosophers; a battle in the health care industry; fast walkers; pregnant bellies.
Launching Health in ChatGPT
Health in ChatGPT now lets eligible U.S. users securely connect medical records and Apple Health to get more personalized insights and better understand their health.
The US may find it hard to shrug off Moonshot’s AI shockwaves
The latest Chinese models such as Kimi K3 look set to bring greater price competition
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Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter ever due to massive AI spending
Google has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 (PDF), and as usual, the search giant raked in an unfathomable amount of money. Google saw total revenue of $119.8 billion, beating analyst expectations by a comfortable margin. Despite that, the company’s stock has taken a hit. Along with all that revenue, Google
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The Meter Was Always Running
The first expensive agent run doesn’t look like a governance problem. It looks like a billing problem. A team opens its first agent invoice after the meter turns on, sorts the runs by cost, and finds one that cost 40 times the median. The provider meter shows tokens and a total. The application logs say