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[ad_1] When DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese firms released their AI models, Western researchers quickly noticed they sidestepped questions critical of the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. officials later confirmed that these tools are engineered to reflect Beijing’s talking points, raising concerns about censorship and bias. American AI leaders like OpenAI have pointed to this as justification for advancing their tech quickly, without too much regulation or oversight. As OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane wrote in a LinkedIn post last month, there is a contest between “US-led democratic AI and Communist-led China’s autocratic AI.” An executive order signed Wednesday…

[ad_1] Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he is “very excited” to supply OpenAI, the search giant’s largest competitor in AI, with cloud computing resources to train and serve the company’s AI models as part of a recently struck partnership. “With respect to OpenAI, look, we are very excited to be partnering with them on Google Cloud,” said Pichai on Google’s second quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “Google Cloud is an open platform, and we have a strong history of supporting great companies, startups, AI labs, etc. So super excited about our partnership there on the cloud side, and we look…

[ad_1] When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreThe best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 cases provide reliable protection in slim, lightweight forms that don’t inhibit features like wireless charging.Below, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite cases from our testing experience with options from Samsung themselves and trusted third-party brands.Our top pick among the best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 cases is the TORRAS Magnetic Shockproof case, a robust case that adds MagSafe compatibility and an S Pen holder to the Fold 7. For a budget option, our favorite…

[ad_1] I often think of one sentence from my late grandmother’s obituary: “She kept her 10 children fed and clothed.”Yes, she had 10 children, but what’s mesmerizing about this statement is that she always made sure her children had what they needed. As a former single mom of just one boy, I know firsthand that keeping your children fed, clothed, and taken care of is no small feat.Once I had my own son, I was blessed to spend a lot of time with my grandmother, as we both lived in the same area for the first time. I saw her…

[ad_1] Google’s parent company Alphabet beat analyst estimates for its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, but its stock initially faltered after Alphabet reported it would increase its capital expenditures by $10 billion this year.Investors have been closely monitoring Alphabet for signs of weakness as more and more people turn to ChatGPT instead of Google to find answers on the internet.The tech giant saw strong growth in its core search business, which was up over 11% year-over-year, fueled in part by the strong performance of its AI overviews, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement.Alphabet also reported strong growth for Google Cloud,…

[ad_1] Middle-class Americans have a new cost to worry about next year: pricier health insurance premiums.A Biden-era policy expanding eligibility for Affordable Care Act subsidies is set to expire at the end of this year, and there doesn’t seem to be much legislative appetite to extend it.Without those subsidies, out-of-pocket premium costs are set to go up by an average of 75% — imposing another financial burden on Americans and potentially leading to some opting out of coverage altogether.For some Americans, that could mean a $1,000 or more a year increase in health insurance.An analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy…

[ad_1] Donald Trump threatens to sue media companies all the time. Sometimes he actually does it.But the libel suit Trump filed against Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal, and two Journal reporters last week — over a story the Journal published about a note Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein — is extraordinary.Not only is it seemingly the first time a sitting president has sued a media organization, it puts Trump in direct conflict with Murdoch — perhaps Trump’s most important backer over the years, via his Fox News operation.But just because Trump has sued Murdoch doesn’t mean we’ll see…

[ad_1] The energy sector is lagging the S & P 500 this year, but Wolfe Research spotted a couple of stocks that could be poised to gain. Oil prices have been soft this year, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures off about 9% per barrel, and Brent crude futures down 8%. Supply of the commodity has remained plentiful, and eight members of the OPEC+ cartel agreed earlier this month to lift production by 548,000 barrels a day. Similarly, the performance of energy stocks has been lackluster, with the S & P 500 sector only up by about 1% in 2025…

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s xAI has launched a series of character chatbots — and one of them is geared toward young kids.I wondered: Is this a good idea? And how’s it going to work? So I tried it myself.So far, it’s the adult-focused characters that xAI has debuted that have seemed to get most of the attention, like “Ani,” which is a female anime character that people immediately joked was a “waifu” that would engage in playful, flirty talk (users have to confirm they’re 18+ to use Ani). A sexy male character is also set to launch sometime.Meanwhile, “Rudi,” which is…

[ad_1] The Trump administration wants its AI technology to be considered an industry leader both on home soil and abroad. But it also doesn’t want the U.S.’s AI prowess to empower or embolden a foreign adversary. That’s quite the balance to strike. If President Trump’s AI Action Plan, which was released on Wednesday, is any indicator, it seems the administration is still figuring out the right course of action to achieve those goals. “​​America currently is the global leader on data center construction, computing hardware performance, and models,” the plan stated. “It is imperative that the United States leverage this…