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Amazon will invest an additional $13 billion to expand its AI and cloud footprint in India through 2030, funding the expansion of Amazon Web Services' data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad. This marks Amazon's third major commitment for India in as many years, with total investment commitments in the country now totaling $48 billion.

Adobe's acquisition of Topaz Labs brings advanced AI image enhancement tools, potentially integrating them into Photoshop and other Creative Cloud apps, and exploring new AI research and development opportunities.

The article discusses the growing scrutiny of Tesla's automated driving system, Full Self-Driving (FSD), after a fatal crash in Texas. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have opened investigations into the crash. Meanwhile, Tesla has settled a lawsuit connected to a fatal 2023 crash involving a vehicle using FSD. The article also mentions other developments in the transportation industry, including Waymo's growing fleet of robotaxis and new investments in autonomous vehicle technology.

Micron, a US memory chip maker, has seen its stock rise over 236% in the past month due to high demand for memory chips driven by the AI data center buildout boom. Wall Street believes Micron could be the next Nvidia, with the company signing long-term supply agreements and predicting continued revenue growth.

The New York Times has alleged that Microsoft built a supercomputer to help OpenAI infringe on its copyrights. The NYT claims that Microsoft's supercomputer was designed to train AI models on copyrighted works without permission, and that it has caused market harms by replacing the need for a NYT subscription. The case has implications for the use of AI training on copyrighted works and the concept of fair use.

OpenAI will initially release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers, with a more general release to follow a couple of weeks later. This decision comes after the US government asked AI companies to participate in a voluntary review of their models before public release.

IBM has created the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip using its new 'nanostack' architecture, which allows for twice the density of its previous 2nm design. The chip packs nearly 100 billion transistors and offers up to 50% more performance or 70% greater energy efficiency than IBM's 2nm node chips.

The White House has asked OpenAI to release its next model, GPT 5.6, in a limited fashion to a select group of close partners due to security concerns. The model will be launched to a wider audience a couple of weeks later. This move is part of the government's efforts to regulate AI models and ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands.

China's Z.ai has released its open-weight GLM-5.2 model, which has been claimed to match Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. Although GLM-5.2 lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in general tasks, it has closed the gap in finding bugs, raising concerns about its potential for misuse.

AWS FinOps Agent is a managed service that automates FinOps workflows, investigating cost anomalies, correlating spend changes with AWS activity data, and integrating with tools like Slack and Jira. It's built on Amazon Bedrock and available in public preview.

Dataland, the world's first AI art museum, features immersive exhibits that use AI to create interactive and dynamic art experiences. The museum's inaugural exhibition, Machine Dreams: Rainforest, uses a Large Nature Model to generate real-time visuals and sounds based on rainforest data. Visitors can interact with the exhibit through wearable devices, influencing the artwork with their presence and emotions.

China has developed the world's fastest supercomputer, LineShine, which has surpassed the US's El Capitan on the TOP500 ranking. LineShine uses 45,000 LX2 processors and achieves 2,000 exaflops, but consumes 42.2 megawatts of power. This achievement is significant despite US trade restrictions on high-powered computing components.

Apple has increased prices of its products, including the 16-inch MacBook Pro and 11-inch iPad Air, citing the high cost of components due to the AI industry's demand for memory and storage. Despite record earnings, Apple is passing the costs on to consumers, sparking debate about the company's pricing strategy and its impact on customers.

Apple is reportedly skipping the M6 Pro, Max, and Ultra variants, instead fast-tracking the M7 series with improved on-device AI processing, expected to arrive in 2027. The M7 Pro and M7 Max are expected to follow by the end of 2027, while the M7 Ultra is slated for 2028.

Ford has rehired 350 veteran engineers after AI and automated systems failed to deliver the desired quality level. The 'gray beard' engineers will train younger staff and reprogram AI tools, resulting in lowered warranty and recall costs.

Apple is seeking an exception from the Trump administration to buy RAM chips from CXMT, a company blacklisted by the Pentagon over ties to the People’s Liberation Army. Although Apple can legally buy RAM from CXMT, it would carry serious reputational risks due to the company's ties to the Chinese military.

Samsung will start charging individual developers $4.99/month for access to its SmartThings API, potentially affecting advanced smart home users and third-party tools. The change aims to fund enterprise-grade features and improvements.

LastPass suffered another data breach due to a partner breach, while Microsoft and Europol disrupted major infostealer infrastructure. Former national security advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty in a classified-materials case, and Australia found nation-state hackers inside critical infrastructure.

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol release is limited to 20 companies, sparking debate on AI access and token allocation. Meanwhile, AI agents like Codex and Claude are becoming increasingly powerful, with applications in coding, writing, and research.

South Korea plans to train its entire military of nearly half a million soldiers to operate drones, aiming to make drones a universal combat tool. The goal is to train soldiers to use drones like a second personal weapon, with the military seeking to maintain a technological edge in its border standoff with North Korea.