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Hollywood Studios Challenge ByteDance Over AI Video Tool
Major US film studios have demanded ByteDance immediately cease alleged copyright infringement linked to its ultra-realistic AI video tool, Seedance 2.0, escalating tensions over generative AI and intellectual property rights.
New York Emerges as a Center of Gravity in the AI Economy
As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to deployment, New York City is emerging as a key center for applied AI, capital formation, and cross-industry integration.
AI, Policy, and Power: Washington and Big Tech Converge
At CES 2026, leading technology firms signaled closer alignment with Washington on artificial intelligence, underscoring a shift toward AI as national infrastructure with implications for capital formation, compute, and energy systems.
Rising CO₂ Is Making Food Less Nutritious, Study Finds
New research shows rising carbon dioxide concentrations are increasing calorie density in staple crops while reducing essential nutrients, raising long-term health and food security concerns.
Australia Advances Sweeping Youth Social Media Restrictions
Australia proposes a landmark ban on social media access for minors under 16, signaling a broader global shift toward stricter digital platform regulation and data-governance standards.
AI Boom Triggers New Global Memory-Chip Supply Crunch
A new AI-driven memory-chip shortage is roiling global supply chains as soaring demand outpaces production, reshaping semiconductor markets and impacting hardware manufacturers worldwide.
NASA Releases New Close-Up Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA releases detailed new images of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet, offering fresh insights into its chemical makeup and origin beyond the solar system.
Harvard Team Pushes Quantum Computing Closer to Stability
Harvard researchers demonstrate a breakthrough in error-correction, bringing scalable quantum computing closer to practical reality.
China’s golden grip: rare earths and the new global leverage
China is expected to retain control of the global rare-earth supply chain for at least another decade, reinforcing its leverage over industries critical to technology, energy, and defense. As Beijing tightens export rules, Western efforts to diversify remain years behind.
The Dawn of Space-Based Data Centers
Artificial intelligence has outgrown Earth. NVIDIA’s next mission takes computing power into orbit, redefining what infrastructure- and investment- mean in the age of AI.

