Anthropic expands London Artificial Intelligence hub amid UK banking interest
Anthropic is enlarging its London presence with a much bigger office as UK executives and officials intensify contact with the company. The move comes as banks prepare to test its newest Artificial Intelligence systems under a tightly controlled rollout.
UK launches Sovereign Artificial Intelligence backing for startups
The UK government has unveiled Sovereign Artificial Intelligence, a state-backed initiative aimed at helping domestic startups build, scale and stay in Britain. The first support includes an equity investment in Callosum and supercomputing access for 6 additional companies working across drug discovery, infrastructure and national security.
Intel joins terafab to expand Artificial Intelligence chip manufacturing
Intel has joined Elon Musk’s Terafab initiative, bringing chip manufacturing and packaging capabilities to a project designed to scale compute production for Artificial Intelligence and robotics. The effort reflects a broader shift from securing chip access to controlling how compute is built and allocated.
Taiwan Semiconductor extends lead in Artificial Intelligence chip manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results as demand for advanced chips used in Artificial Intelligence systems continued to climb. Management signaled sustained capacity tightness, higher capital spending, and another quarter of revenue growth above market expectations.
Calls grow for federal Artificial Intelligence regulation
Pressure is building for Washington to regulate Artificial Intelligence as concerns mount over job losses, environmental costs, and the lack of a broad federal framework. States have moved ahead with their own rules while the federal government is described as pursuing deregulation and deeper adoption.
Eu pressures Meta over WhatsApp access for rival Artificial Intelligence chatbots
European Union regulators are escalating pressure on Meta over WhatsApp rules that limit rival Artificial Intelligence assistants. Brussels says charging third-party providers for access could have the same anticompetitive effect as an outright ban.