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ProofID named Neil Evans as its first Chief AI Officer to lead its shift to an AI-native model. The identity security firm protects 260 million identities globally.
OpenAI and Google have confirmed that they supplied advanced artificial intelligence services to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent, companies that the US government has accused of having links to China's military. The disclosures have renewed debate over whether Washington should tighten export controls on advanced AI models in addition to restrictions on semiconductor exports. The companies told the Financial Times that the services were provided legally through overseas subsidiaries. However, the arrangements have highlighted what critics describe as a gap in US efforts to limit China's access to cutting-edge AI technologies. OpenAI suspends Alibaba-linked API access OpenAI said it suspended API access for Alibaba-affiliated users last month following concerns over suspected misuse. According to the company, the suspension...
Dive Brief: Walmart entered a long-term power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy last month that will provide the retailer with nuclear energy, environmental attributes and energy capacity to support its operations in Illinois, according to a June 23 press release . The PPA will give Walmart up to 176 megawatts of nuclear-generated electricity over two 15-year periods beginning in 2029 and 2030, according to the release issued by Constellation. Constellation — the nation’s largest producer of clean, zero-emissions energy — said the deal will provide “enough new power to the grid” for the perishable distribution center Walmart is developing in the state . Dive Insight: Walmart has a goal of reaching net-zero emissions across its global operations — including scope 1 and scope 2 emissions — by 2040, with interim targets of powering half of its global operations with renewables by 2025 and the entirety of its operations powered by renewables by 2035, according to its fiscal year 2025 ESG report . The company said in the report that 48.5% of its global electricity needs were supplied by renewable energy sources in 2024 and 30.6% of its electricity needs were met through renewable energy contracts. Shayne Wahlmeier, Walmart’s U.S. senior vice president of energy, said in the release that the deal helps support the company’s new operations in Illinois and advances its strategy “in a way that prioritizes affordable, reliable, and clean energy” for Walmart and and the communities it serves. In addition to the distribution center it’s developing, Walmart has an estimated 175 stores and clubs with over 55,000 associate employees in Illinois, the release said. The deal is Walmart’s first nuclear PPA, and Constellation said in the release that its “among the first of its kind between a large retailer and a nuclear energy facility in the United States.” While nuclear PPAs have increased in recent years, the shift has largely been led by tech companies working to meet the energy demands of artificial intelligence . The retail giant will get power from Constellation’s Dresden Clean Energy Center in Illinois, which Constellation relicensed in December for operation at its generators through 2049 and 2051, according to the release. The deal includes 30 MW of expanded generation capacity for the power plant. Constellation Chief Commercial Officer Jim McHugh said “Walmart's commitment enables meaningful investment” in the Dresden Center,” and will aid energy reliability, sustain the local economy and lead to “more dependable, emissions-free energy onto the Illinois power grid." The deal follows a PPA that Constellation signed with Meta last year that will keep another Illinois nuclear plant, the Clinton Clean Energy Center, online for an additional 20 years. Corporate energy buyers announced the procurement of approximately 5.1 gigawatts of nuclear energy in 2025, more than twice the 2.2 GW procured in 2024, according to a March report from the Corporate Energy Buyers Association. The increase came as “clean firm technologies — including nuclear, geothermal, hydropower, fusion, and carbon capture and storage — are playing an increasingly prominent role in buyer portfolios,” according to the report.
Paris, France, 2026-07-10 — /EPR Network/ — eXo Platform announces the release of version 7.2 of its open-source digital workplace platform. This new release marks a major [read full press release...]
NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/meta-undercuts-rivals-as-ai-race-escalates/Meta began charging developers for its Muse Spark 1.1 model on Thursday, undercutting OpenAI and Anthropic, as a new report says it could overtake Google in six months. The launch marks the first time Meta has charged for access to one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models through an application programming interface (API). The new [...] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/meta-undercuts-rivals-as-ai-race-escalates/
Elliptic, the global leader in digital asset intelligence, today announced that an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (‘Circle’) (NYSE:CRCL) has joined its Agentic Design Partner Program, bringing together infrastructure providers, compliance teams and technology leaders to help shape compliance solutions for autonomous, AI-driven financial activity. This momentum follows an investment from Circle Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Circle, and builds on a longstanding collaboration between the companies. Circle has been an Elliptic customer for multiple years and has expanded its use of Elliptic’s compliance capabilities across a range of digital asset initiatives. As stablecoins, tokenized assets and AI-powered applications become increasingly integrated into financial services, new compliance challenges are emerging. Elliptic’s agentic compliance layer addresses these challenges by combining unique datasets, a scalable query platform and a set of agents that can detect and process alerts at the speed of AI. These capabilities are designed to help organizations maintain auditable, compliance-ready oversight as autonomous systems increasingly participate in financial activity. The Agentic Design Partner Program reflects how Elliptic builds agentic compliance solutions. Elliptic believes agentic AI in regulated industries cannot be designed in isolation and must be built continuously with the compliance teams who operate it, because the transaction patterns, behavioral signals and failure modes of autonomous agents have no equivalent in human-paced finance. As autonomous systems increasingly participate in financial activity, compliance and risk management must evolve alongside them. We’re excited to support Elliptic as they develop infrastructure designed to help enterprises navigate these emerging challenges and build more confidently in an increasingly autonomous onchain economy. — Brian Schultz, VP of Corporate Development and Ventures at Circle Agentic Design partners can contribute real alert volumes, live transaction data and production-scale edge cases. In return, they help shape Elliptic's roadmap, get first access to new capabilities and help define the standard before the rest of the market catches up. Circle’s participation in the Agentic Design Partner Program provides Elliptic with operational insights and real-world feedback as it develops solutions for emerging on-chain financial workflows. To see how Elliptic already applies agentic AI in production, read how Elliptic's copilot automates compliance investigations while keeping analysts in control of every decision. The compliance challenge for agentic on-chain finance is not theoretical. It is being solved right now, by the teams building the infrastructure. Other vendors in this space are now claiming agentic compliance. The difference is where you build it. We are building with Circle from inside the infrastructure agents will run on, not shipping a product from the outside and hoping it fits. Circle’s participation in our Agentic Design Partner Program and Circle Ventures’ investment reinforce the importance of building agentic compliance infrastructure from within the systems and workflows these applications will rely on. —Simone Maini, CEO at Elliptic NoYes Artificial Intelligence 10 Jul, 2026
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Meta has unveiled Muse Spark 1.1, its first AI coding model, offering enterprise-focused coding capabilities at lower prices than rivals. The launch marks Mark Zuckerberg's return to X after three years as Meta takes on OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceXAI.
Mark Zuckerberg chose to unveil Meta's new AI model, Muse Spark 1.1, on X instead of Threads, sparking a debate with Elon Musk over platform reach and influence in the tech world.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly extending its influence beyond workplaces and military operations, becoming an increasingly important issue in American politics. As the U.S. heads into crucial congressional elections, AI is shaping campaign strategies, attracting massive financial backing, and fueling heated debates over regulation, jobs, and economic security.
NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/musk-praises-anthropic-still-sells-it-compute/Elon Musk said Thursday that Anthropic is “obviously” the current leader in artificial intelligence (AI), even as his own company continues supplying the Claude developer with computing power under a reported 40 billion dollar deal. Musk made the remark on X, replying to a post about competition among top AI labs. “They are obviously currently [...] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/musk-praises-anthropic-still-sells-it-compute/
OpenAI’s latest release, GPT-5.6, introduces a tiered model structure designed to cater to diverse user needs while balancing performance and cost-efficiency. The three tiers, Sol, Terra and Luna, offer varying capabilities, from handling complex tasks like coding automation and multimodal processing in the premium Sol tier to supporting high-volume, repetitive operations with the economical Luna [...] The post GPT-5.6 Beats Claude Fable 5 with Faster Output and Lower Costs appeared first on Geeky Gadgets .
Short sellers usually do not receive much sympathy when stocks are climbing. And when the surge is linked to artificial intelligence, record highs, and a White House keen to take credit for investor gains, they make even easier targets. Which is what made U.S. President Donald Trump's latest sally...
Industrial laundries use AI for stain detection, replacing 1 full-time inspector. Data fragmentation and integration costs still block wider adoption.
HK proposes work injury protection framework for digital platform delivery workers
(MENAFN - Investor Brand Network) Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly extending its influence beyond workplaces and military operations, becoming an increasingly important issue in American ...