Tag: #ai

IMF lifts 2026 global growth forecast on AI investment, warns of debt and market risks

The IMF nudged its 2026 global growth forecast up to 3.3% on AI-driven investment, but warns high debt, frothy markets and aid cuts leave economies fragile.

#imf, #globaleconomy, #ai, #debt, #trade

Meta Turns Its AI Assistant Into a News Gateway With New European Publisher Deals

Meta AI will now summarize and link to reporting from News Corp, Prisa, Le Figaro and Süddeutsche Zeitung, deepening its paid news-licensing push.

#meta, #ai, #journalism, #europe, #licensing

When Fact-Checking AI Gets It Wrong: A Newsroom Memo That Flagged Real Headlines as False

An AI-assisted newsroom review rejected major 2026 stories—from the Iran war to EU elections—highlighting how anti-hallucination tools can mislabel reality.

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation, #newsrooms

Nvidia Posts Another Record Quarter as AI Spending Soars, but Investors Flinch

Nvidia’s revenue and profit hit new highs as AI data-center demand surges and sovereign projects grow, even as export curbs and cycle risks loom.

#nvidia, #ai, #semiconductors, #datacenters, #earnings

When AI Sends a Ghost Tip: Newsrooms Confront Automation’s Limits

A phantom 3 a.m. assignment shows how AI can misfire in newsroom workflows—highlighting both safeguards and the risk of chasing non-stories.

#ai, #journalism, #newsrooms, #automation, #mediaethics

Honor’s ‘Robot Phone’ prototype adds a moving camera arm — and a new AI personality

Unveiled in Barcelona, Honor’s Robot Phone pairs a 200MP camera on a tiny robotic arm with on-device AI to track, stabilize and even “emote.”

#honor, #smartphones, #mobileworldcongress, #ai, #robotics

Trump administration AI blueprint urges federal preemption of state rules, light-touch national standards

White House AI framework asks Congress to override many state laws, avoid a new regulator and focus on child safety, speech and growth.

#ai, #regulation, #congress, #statesrights, #childsafety

Six AI-Generated Scoops Fell Apart Under Scrutiny, a Warning for Newsrooms

An AI tool pitched six plausible international stories—laws, deals and a summit. Editors found none could be verified, underscoring AI’s limits in journalism.

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation

Salesforce Borrows $25 Billion to Fund Massive Accelerated Buyback, Shifting Its Balance Sheet

Salesforce sold $25B in bonds to finance a huge accelerated share repurchase, boosting leverage, drawing a downgrade and reigniting buyback debate.

#salesforce, #buybacks, #corporatebonds, #creditratings, #ai

Google Closes $32 Billion Wiz Deal, Making Cloud Security a Centerpiece of Its AI Push

Alphabet’s Google finalizes its $32B cash purchase of Wiz, betting on multi-cloud security to boost Google Cloud and deepen its AI strategy.

#google, #cybersecurity, #cloud, #mna, #ai

Oracle says AI customers are footing the bill as it posts fastest growth in a decade

Oracle’s Q3 results and a $90B 2027 target highlight a new AI cloud model: customers prepay or bring GPUs, easing Oracle’s cash burden.

#oracle, #ai, #cloud, #datacenters, #earnings

Apple goes down-market with $599 iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo, eyeing schools and first-time buyers

Apple launches a $599 iPhone 17e and $599 MacBook Neo ($499 for education), betting on on-device AI and long support to broaden its base.

#apple, #iphone, #macbook, #education, #ai

China Sets Modest 2026 Growth Target as Beijing Doubles Down on AI-Driven Industrial Policy

Premier Li set a 4.5%–5% 2026 growth goal while unveiling bigger AI, advanced manufacturing and green-tech bets backed by bonds and state investment.

#china, #ai, #industrialpolicy, #growth, #manufacturing

Open-Source ‘DNA GPT’ Evo 2 Hits the Internet, Raising Hopes for Medicine—and New Biosecurity Questions

A new 40B-parameter genome AI, Evo 2, is released with open weights and data—boosting research while testing safeguards against biological misuse.

#ai, #genomics, #biosecurity, #openai, #biotech

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as it races to retire Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Google previews its cheapest, fastest Gemini 3 model—Flash-Lite—while warning developers that Gemini 3 Pro Preview will shut down March 9.

#google, #gemini, #ai, #vertexai, #developers