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Editorial analysis and high-signal perspectives on AI.

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Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra Brings Nvidia AI to the PC

Microsoft unveils a $2,599 Nvidia-powered Surface, while Google expands AI creation and detection tools and major AI bets draw fresh funding and scrutiny.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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Mistral Large 4 Debuts as Google Locks In Nuclear Power

Mistral unveils a trillion-parameter model while Google signs a major nuclear-power deal; AI agents, cyberattacks, regulation, and math research also move forward.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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Trump’s Super Intelligence Force Puts AI Policy in Focus

Washington names an intelligence chief to lead a new AI task force as Malaysia drafts its first AI law, Qualcomm licenses Huawei patents, and GPT-6 cracks a historic code.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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Trump Announces a “Super Intelligence Force” as AI Debate Intensifies

Trump unveils a federal AI task force, while Sam Altman challenges Anthropic’s approach to model consciousness and memory costs hit Nvidia’s Shield TV.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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AI’s Next Test Is Control: Privacy, Safety, and Public Trust

Apple is tightening Mac permissions as AI agents gain access to personal data, while governments, companies, and users push back on safety and deployment risks.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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AI’s Next Constraint Is Control, From Mac Permissions to Chips

Apple is tightening agent access while chip controls, data-center backlash, talent shortages, and Google’s orbital test expose the limits of AI expansion.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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AI’s Next Test Is Accountability, Not Just Capability

Google’s Gemini 4 Argon arrives as regulators, courts, workers and security investigators test how frontier AI should be governed and deployed.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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AI Agents Advance as Safety Oversight Catches Up

OpenAI and Google push persistent agents and frontier models forward while regulators, courts, and the White House test whether voluntary safety promises are enough.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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OpenAI Launches Dots as Safety Concerns Reshape the AI Race

OpenAI released its Dots agents while delaying another model, as AMD bought World Labs, Nvidia unveiled guardrails, and Washington favored voluntary AI safety.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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AI’s Safety Test Is Colliding With Its Commercial Push

OpenAI pauses frontier work after agent incidents as Nvidia builds containment tools, while AMD, Meta and Samsung press ahead with a broader AI expansion.

By Rakesh Bhatia

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