China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House | Technology

China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House | Technology

Over the past month, a series of advancements in China’s artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to respond. Silicon Valley has long pointed to China’s tech industry as a competitive threat and used its growth as rationale for … Read more

Hank Green Admits To Using AI After Fan Backlash Over Recent Video

Hank Green Admits To Using AI After Fan Backlash Over Recent Video

Longtime YouTuber and science content creator Hank Green has announced that his main channel will likely be “paused” as he deals with his admitted overreliance on ChatGPT and other AI tools after some fans claimed a recent video included him reading AI-generated language. On July 29, a new episode of Ask Hank Anything was uploaded … Read more

Trump AI executive order nears key deadline regulation debate heats up

Trump AI executive order nears key deadline regulation debate heats up

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images When President Donald Trump signed his AI executive order in … Read more

GM to launch its own in-vehicle AI system later this year

GM to launch its own in-vehicle AI system later this year

GM began rolling out Google’s Gemini in eligible model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC vehicles in the U.S. earlier this year with Google Built‑in. Courtesy GM DETROIT – General Motors plans to launch its own in-vehicle artificial intelligence system that’s better tailored for its customers later this year. The new GM … Read more

Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer | China

Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer | China

On the tree-lined streets of Wuhan, where cars jostle for space with mopeds and cargo trucks, the malfunctioning of a new type of vehicle has recently been causing chaos on the city’s roads. In March, several cars from a fleet of driverless taxis stopped abruptly in the streets. The “system malfunction” left distressed riders stranded … Read more

Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations \ Anthropic

Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations  Anthropic

In a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environment, and then gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations. Below we describe what happened, how it happened, and what we’re changing. … Read more

Jim Cramer says forced selling may signal a bottom for AI trade

Jim Cramer says forced selling may signal a bottom for AI trade

Jim Cramer said Thursday the forced unwinding of levered hedge-fund bets on artificial intelligence stocks may help stabilize the wobbly AI trade. Cramer’s comments on CNBC came before the opening bell and shortly after his colleague David Faber’s initial report that prime brokers for Situational Awareness — the buzzy AI-focused hedge fund founded by former … Read more

China threatens retaliation against U.S. humanoid robot ban, says it ‘severely damages’ relations

China threatens retaliation against U.S. humanoid robot ban, says it 'severely damages' relations

A humanoid robot from Robostore joins CNBC’s Power Lunch on Dec. 30, 2025. CNBC BEIJING — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has repeatedly ignored Beijing’s restrained stance on product bans, China’s commerce ministry said Thursday, threatening retaliation. The FCC on Tuesday said due to cybersecurity concerns, it added foreign-made advanced robotic devices, including humanoids, to … Read more

Samsung Electronics second-quarter operating profit beats estimates on soaring AI chip demand

Samsung Electronics second-quarter operating profit beats estimates on soaring AI chip demand

The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 7, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics forecast on July 7 a roughly 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. ( Jade GAO / AFP via Getty … Read more