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Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements

Artificial intelligence has become an unwelcome topic at college commencements

Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon

Google is introducing a range of new AI tools, including an AI assistant called Gemini Spark, which proactively performs tasks for users

Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon's legal dispute with AI company Anthropic

A panel of appellate judges appears to be divided over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic

Tool or threat? Cannes Film Festival grapples with the rise of AI

The Cannes Film Festival can function like a global water cooler for movies, with prevailing issues and anxieties of the industry tending to surface at the event

Malaysia seeks $251 million from Kongsberg after Norway scuttles missile deal

Malaysia's government is seeking $251 million in compensation from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway revoked an export permit

A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures says it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires

Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity

Jury sides with OpenAI in court battle with Elon Musk, says his lawsuit was not filed on time

NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US

NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power company as the energy needs of artificial intelligence drive demand higher in the U.S. It is one of the biggest proposed mergers so far this year and would create the world’s biggest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization, the companies said on Monday