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Job Seekers Fight Back Against AI
A new lawsuit claims Eightfold AI’s hiring software quietly pulls from social media, location data, and online activity to rank applicants on their “likelihood of success,” acting as an opaque background check that allegedly shuts candidates out of jobs without the disclosures, access, and dispute rights long required under federal and state consumer-reporting laws.
Bill Giving Congress Authority Over AI Chip Exports Advances
Framing AI chips as “the future of military warfare,” House lawmakers have advanced the AI Overwatch Act, a bipartisan bill that would let Congress review and block licenses for exports of Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips to China and other U.S. adversaries.
ASUS Shifting to Building Physical AI
ASUS chairman Jonney Shih has confirmed there will be no new ASUS phone models going forward, with Zenfone and ROG Phone likely ending as the company reallocates its mobile R&D team into AI-focused commercial PCs, robots, and smart glasses to seize what it calls a once‑in‑a‑lifetime Physical AI opportunity.
Microsoft Launches “Community First AI-Infrastructure” Initiative
Microsoft is adopting a community-first model for its AI datacenters, pledging to pay full power and tax costs, invest in grid and water upgrades, shield residents from higher utility bills, and pair this with local apprenticeships, AI education, and nonprofit support to ensure communities gain long-term economic and civic benefits.
AI is Helping Malware Rapidly Evolve
Check Point Research unpacks VoidLink, a sophisticated cloud-native malware framework whose planning files and source code show it was largely authored by an AI model in an agentic IDE, turning a skeleton codebase into an 88,000-line working implant in under a week.
US TikTok Deal Becomes Official
“Oracle-Backed TikTok USDS to Control U.S. Data and Algorithm as Trump Administration, Beijing Approve Deal.
Could Joint Replacements Become Obsolete?
Stanford researchers shut down an aging‑linked enzyme called 15‑PGDH, prompting old and injured mouse knees, as well as human knee‑replacement cartilage samples, to regrow smooth, shock‑absorbing tissue and shift toward a more youthful, regenerative state, opening the door to future pill or injection‑based alternatives to knee and hip replacements.
A Step Forward for Lithium Battery Recycling
A Chinese research team has unveiled a room‑temperature “three‑in‑one” method that recovers nearly all the lithium from spent batteries, traps CO₂ inside the process, and converts leftover metals into catalysts for green hydrogen - tackling battery waste, emissions, and clean energy in one shot.
EPA Removes Generator Exemptions
Federal regulators have yanked the safety valve for AI data center power, requiring every gas turbine, temporary or permanent, to secure Clean Air Act permits which will lengthen timelines, add compliance costs, and curb hyperscalers’ reliance on quick‑and‑dirty generator farms.
Waymos Rollout in Miami
Waymo is officially rolling out its fully driverless ride-hailing service to the public in Miami, opening a 60‑square‑mile zone that spans hotspots like Wynwood, Brickell, the Design District, and Coral Gables, with airport service coming soon.
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