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Claude's paid subscriptions more than doubled in early 2026 as Anthropic's DoD standoff and Super Bowl ads drove record consumer sign-ups. Here's what the data actually shows.

A satirical short story imagines AI-powered classrooms under a Melania Trump education initiative—and asks what we lose when we optimize learning for efficiency.

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Demis Hassabis all appear in a new documentary about AI's future. The access is impressive. The answers are not. A critical look at what the film reveals—and avoids.

SES AI is abandoning lithium battery development for AI-driven materials discovery. One CEO's blunt diagnosis of Western battery industry collapse — and what it means for the future of energy tech.

Apple's iOS 27 will let users swap in Google Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, or other AI chatbots to power Siri responses. Here's what that actually means for you, for competitors, and for the AI industry.

The AI consciousness debate is settled. But the question that actually matters — whether human-AI arrangements grow or erode human judgment — remains almost entirely unasked.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced human verification for suspicious accounts. As AI bots flood the internet, one platform is drawing a line — but the line keeps moving.

Meta's second round of layoffs in 2026 hits Facebook, Reality Labs, recruiting, and sales. While slashing hundreds of jobs, the company is doubling down on AI talent and locking in top execs with aggressive stock options.

Arm unveiled its first-ever in-house chip targeting AI data centers, projecting $15B in revenue by 2031. But can it grow without burning the ecosystem that made it?

Stanford researchers analyzed chatbot transcripts to understand how AI conversations can spiral into dangerous obsessions. But the hardest question remains unanswered.

As the US and China race to dominate AI, research, talent, and capital face new borders. What does a fragmented AI world mean for the rest of us?

When a coroner refused an independent expert report after a cardiac patient's unexpected death, a barrister turned to AI. What that quiet decision reveals about law, medicine, and access to justice.