Among the hundreds of new laws taking effect in California this year are those regulating artificial intelligence. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California leaders say new state laws governing artificial intelligence and social media companies remain in full force, even if the Trump administration moves to block state-level oversight in favor of a single federal standard. Among…
Darktrace announced the findings of its State of AI Cybersecurity Report 2026examining how the rapid adoption of AI in business is changing the nature of cyber risk for global businesses. The findings highlight growing concern among cybersecurity professionals about the rise of agentic AI in their organizations, with more than three-quarters (76%) of security professionals…
A view of the TSMC Global R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan on April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from the incessant geopolitical upheavals. Yet the week’s headlines still reflect broader global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the United States, which is…
Governor Newsom released his 2026-2027 budget proposal Friday morning. The budget shows revenues of $248.3 billion. But not everyone agrees on this projection, especially when it comes to AI’s actions. The Office of the Legislative Analyst, a nonpartisan legislative advisory group, in its November fiscal outlook projected revenues that were about $36 billion below the…
Several monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating efforts to find them. The Vervet monkeys were first spotted Thursday near a park in the northern part of the city, sparking “rumor after rumor,” city Health Department spokesman Willie Springer said. It is not clear who the monkeys belong to,…
An executive in my professional network recently updated his LinkedIn profile with this message: “Friends, if you received an email from me regarding an opportunity at my organization, you did not receive it. My work email address has been spoofed.” Deepfaking involves using AI to generate convincing fake communications (as in the case of my…
The AI arms race is expected to continue well beyond 2026. Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is not expected to slow down anytime soon, much less in 2026. AI hyperscalers have all informed investors that they expect data center spending to increase in 2026. As a result, several companies currently look promising. I think these…
Meta’s 5-gigawatt “Hyperion” data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, January 9, 2026. Meta The popular narrative that artificial intelligence is the engine that keeps the U.S. economy alive appears exaggerated, according to recent analyses. The AI boom has reshaped stock market valuations, driven large investments and record bond issuances to finance data centers,…
Visteon (VC) just used CES 2026 to showcase a group of AI-focused products, including its Snapdragon-based high-performance computing cockpit platform, an AI-ADAS module powered by NVIDIA, and a new cognitoAI integration from TomTom. Check out our latest analysis for Visteon. Despite the flurry of CES announcements regarding AI cockpits and ADAS, Visteon’s recent stock price…
SoundHound continues to post losses, but that’s because it funds ambitious projects. For its size, AI SoundHound (HER +6.62%) attracts a lot of attention. The company has a market capitalization of just $4.5 billion, but its average trading volume exceeds 21 million shares, more than double the trading volume of other stocks with a similar…