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Jobs Requiring AI Skills Keep Growing Even As Hiring Slows. More Workers Now Them To Stay Competitive

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of more job titles across the U.S. labor market, even as hiring remains subdued.

International Business Times - Jul 08, 2026 5:25pm EDT

Meta to spend $13-billion to build AI data centre in Alberta

To meet the facility’s electricity needs, a $4.6-billion natural gas plant will be built in Sturgeon County

The Globe and Mail - Jul 08, 2026 3:49pm EDT

Meta is building its first big Canadian data center as AI expansion crosses the border

Meta is building its first big Canadian data center as AI expansion crosses the border.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 3:48pm EDT

Scientists Say This Climate Hack Could Stop El Niño Before It Starts

Gizmodo - Jul 08, 2026 3:39pm EDT

NASA calls time on CAPSTONE after four years of lunar orbit lessons

Advanced Space's privately owned probe will keep flying, but the agency's role is over

Register UK - Jul 08, 2026 3:25pm EDT

Scientists Found a Surprising Health Risk Lurking in New York City’s Street Cats

Gizmodo - Jul 08, 2026 3:19pm EDT

OpenAI to publicly release GPT-5.6, rolls out conversational AI models

OpenAI's chief rival, Anthropic, recently restored access to its latest models following a weeks-long clash with the government.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 1:30pm EDT

U.S. Has Repeatedly Issued Warnings About Chinese AI. Now Beijing Is Doing The Same

China has issued a security warning against U.S. artificial intelligence startup Anthropic's Claude Code, claiming certain versions of the popular AI programming assistant contain a "backdoor" capable of transmitting sensitive user information without permission.

International Business Times - Jul 08, 2026 1:23pm EDT

Police intercept tipsy teens after Waymo snitches for shooting Orbeez out of the car

Armed response and canine support called in for troublemaking duo ratted out by driverless car’s array of cameras

Register UK - Jul 08, 2026 11:38am EDT

The Corner of Hollywood That’s Most Susceptible to AI

The Atlantic - Jul 08, 2026 11:36am EDT

OpenAI Has Developed Its Most Advanced Model Yet. The U.S. Government Cleared Its Rollout

The U.S. government has cleared OpenAI to move ahead with a broad rollout of its GPT-5.6 family of artificial intelligence models, ending weeks of restricted access that had limited the technology to a small group of vetted partners during additional federal review.

International Business Times - Jul 08, 2026 11:06am EDT

Bezos' Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first outside fundraising round

Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital in a round valuing the rocket company at $130 billion, sources told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 10:33am EDT

AI has changed phishing, not the importance of human judgment

AI-powered phishing is rising, but human judgment still stops attacks. Discover why critical thinking and behaviour-focused training are vital to cybersecurity.

Gulf News - Jul 08, 2026 9:23am EDT

Meta Business Agent to Help Businesses Engage with Customers and Run Ops 24/7

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 08, 2026 9:22am EDT

Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics

The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".

BBC News - Jul 08, 2026 8:46am EDT

How AI cannibalism could affect ChatGPT and other AI tools

AI models trained on AI-generated content can be less accurate over time, which is known as model collapse. Here's what AI cannibalism is and what new research says about it.

Gulf News - Jul 08, 2026 8:00am EDT

Clingy Virgin Media fined £28M for refusing to take the hint

Ofcom: Telco encouraged staff to drop calls and put customers on hold for no reason when they wanted to cancel

Register UK - Jul 08, 2026 7:43am EDT

DRAM prices are killing the cheap smartphone

Now eats 60% of a sub-$400 handset's bill of materials and it's only getting worse

Register UK - Jul 08, 2026 6:52am EDT

Apple Loses Challenges Against EU Rules To Curb Big Tech

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 08, 2026 6:44am EDT

OpenAI to Roll Out New AI Model Following US Freeze

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 08, 2026 6:30am EDT

What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out

Wired News - Jul 08, 2026 6:17am EDT

OpenAI secures U.S. regulatory green light for GPT-5.6 rollout, Axios report says

The White House told CNBC that it did not give OpenAI a "green light," and such decisions "rest entirely with the companies."

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 6:14am EDT

Destroying the Privacy LED on Meta Smart Glasses Will No Longer Enable Creepiness

Gizmodo - Jul 08, 2026 5:06am EDT

SambaNova hits $11 billion valuation as investors back Nvidia chip challengers

SambaNova is valued at $11 billion after fresh financing led by General Atlantic, as AI chip startups look to challenge Nvidia.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 4:00am EDT