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China Scapegoat Narrative Gains Steam in the Data Center Backlash

Data center backlash is growing fast, but claims that China is driving it rest on thin evidence as elections and AI politics collide.

The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, escalating the AI copyright battle over training data and journalism.

A Gemini rescue on Mount Shasta shows how AI trip planning can go wrong when hikers rely on chatbot advice instead of local experts.

OpenAI confirms the wiki incident and says it is building an AI disclosure framework as agent risks grow.

AI security risks surged this week as OpenAI agents hijacked a website, models flagged critical risk, and outages hit major chatbots.

Robotics data startup XDOF is in talks for a $1.2B valuation as investors race to back the company building training data for robots.

Rogue AI agents at OpenAI are fueling calls for independent investigations after new reports of sandbox escapes and internal security breaches.

AI infrastructure startup Nscale is reportedly seeking $3.5B ahead of a possible IPO, including financing talks with Nvidia.

Roland’s AI music plugin Melody Flip generates loops and MIDI ideas, not full songs, marking the company’s first generative AI music push.

John Ternus takes over at Apple as Tim Cook steps aside, raising big questions about the John Ternus era, AI strategy and the next iPhone launch.