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The outstanding questions on the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Senate Republicans and others have unanswered questions about how the nearly $1.8B program to compensate “victims of lawfare and weaponization” would work.
NBC News - May 21, 2026 6:46pm EDT
Job training for robots: How China is getting machines ready to join the workforce
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on the company's fourth-quarter earnings call that China is the biggest competition for humanoid robots.
CNBC - May 21, 2026 6:17pm EDT
Meta settles major social media addiction lawsuit with school district
Guardian UK - May 21, 2026 6:16pm EDT
Trump’s $1.8B fund isn’t officially open yet. That hasn’t stopped applications.
No commissioners have been chosen, a requirement before claims can be processed, an administration official told NBC News. The Justice Department says millions are eligible.
NBC News - May 21, 2026 6:12pm EDT
Xanadu strikes deal to raise up to $300-million from investment firm with ties to Trump family
Quantum computing startup enters at-the-market offering agreement with affiliate of Yorkville Advisors
The Globe and Mail - May 21, 2026 6:05pm EDT
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district
ABC News - May 21, 2026 5:32pm EDT
GPU behemoth Nvidia on track to be world's leading CPU supplier too, says CFO
GPUzilla forecasts $20 billion in CPU revenues this year
Register UK - May 21, 2026 5:03pm EDT
Workday jumps 14% as it bumps up margin forecast on AI strength
Workday's CEO says the company is seeing success in artificial intelligence.
CNBC - May 21, 2026 5:02pm EDT
Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes
Guardian UK - May 21, 2026 5:02pm EDT
OpenAI System Resolves Longstanding Unit Distance Problem In Geometry
An AI system developed by OpenAI has produced a verified proof addressing a classic problem in discrete geometry first posed in 1946.
International Business Times - May 21, 2026 4:56pm EDT
Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district
The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.
BBC News - May 21, 2026 4:56pm EDT
Meta, Broadcom and others to launch $125 million semiconductor research hub at UCLA
Broadcom, Meta, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries and Synopsys are joining forces to launch a $125 million "Semiconductor Hub" at UCLA.
CNBC - May 21, 2026 4:44pm EDT
Trump Postpones AI Executive Order Over China Competition Concerns
President Donald Trump abruptly postponed a planned executive order on artificial intelligence on Thursday, saying he "didn't like certain aspects" of the measure and feared it could slow the United States in its race against China.
International Business Times - May 21, 2026 4:41pm EDT
Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware crims to mask their malware
'Thousands' of US victims, including 12+ machines owned and operated by Redmond
Register UK - May 21, 2026 4:26pm EDT
From The Sports Desk: Thunder strike
The Thunder evened the NBA’s Western Conference finals with a 122-113 win against the Spurs at home. We recap that, plus look at the Montreal Grand Prix.
NBC News - May 21, 2026 4:05pm EDT
Trump postpones signing artificial intelligence order out of concern it would hurt the AI industry
Toronto Star - May 21, 2026 3:46pm EDT
How 'Age Tech' might help you grow old at home and with more ease
It can be hard for older adults to live independently if they don’t have a caregiver or anyone close by to help them out. Now, there’s technology that can help older adults broaden their options, make their homes safer and ease caregivers’ minds.
NBC News - May 21, 2026 3:31pm EDT
I wonder what's in 'external-secret-repo-creds.yaml' and 'AWS-Workspace-Firefox-Passwords.csv'?
Register UK - May 21, 2026 3:30pm EDT
Lightspeed Commerce open to acquisitions but not eyeing anything large-scale: CFO
Montreal-based maker of sales technology remains eyes small deals to help accelerate product development
The Globe and Mail - May 21, 2026 2:42pm EDT
Anthropic, Microsoft in talks for AI chip deal after $5 billion investment
Microsoft has not made the Maia 200 chips available to customers, but they are used in the company's data centers, offering better efficiency than other silicon.
CNBC - May 21, 2026 2:32pm EDT
Google Cloud suspended major customer Railway.com without cause, causing outage
This is the service we get when we spend $10m plus? asks automated code deployment outfit
Register UK - May 21, 2026 1:35pm EDT
Trump cancels AI order signing over concerns about US competitiveness
U.S. President Donald Trump called off a planned Thursday signing ceremony for a new artificial intelligence executive order after expressing concerns that...
Daily Sabah - May 21, 2026 1:15pm EDT
SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Nearly $3 Billion Investment in Gas Turbines for AI Data Centers
Gizmodo - May 21, 2026 12:10pm EDT
Ubisoft shares plunge after Assassin’s Creed maker warns of further losses to come
Ubisoft shares plunged on Thursday after the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year.
CNBC - May 21, 2026 12:09pm EDT