China tightens indium phosphide checks as AI demand climbs
China tightens indium phosphide checks as AI demand climbs

The bottleneck in the AI buildout is turning out to be a metal most people have never heard of. China has tightened its scrutiny of exports of indium phosphide, a compound essential to the high-speed optical chips that move data inside AI data centres,…

Harness Engineering Becomes Vital Backbone For AI Makers And Happy Users

Harness engineering is hot. This new field involves devising AI infrastructure and scaffolding. It is a necessity. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Alex Pereira Handed 6-Month Suspension After Controversial TKO Loss At UFC Freedom 250 To Gane

Alex Pereira drew a 180-day medical suspension after his controversial TKO loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250. Here is the controversy and what comes next.

NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Friday, June 19

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Pips? We’ll walk you through today’s puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

Ilia Topuria Handed 6-Month Suspension After Brutal UFC Freedom 250 Loss To Gaethje

Ilia Topuria drew a 180-day medical suspension after his TKO loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250. Here are his injuries, return timeline and what’s next.

The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time

Anthropic still can’t distribute Claude Mythos or Fable 5 after running afoul of the Trump administration. But no one can say exactly what the company did wrong.

A New AI Wave Is Supporting The Trades That Build Our World

The next AI wave isn’t superintelligence. It’s software running the businesses that are the backbone of our country.

A 201-year-old mutual bank just launched an AI Center of Excellence with a startup partner
A 201-year-old mutual bank just launched an AI Center of Excellence with a startup partner

Liberty Bank, a 201-year-old mutual bank headquartered in Middletown, Connecticut, announced the launch of an AI Center of Excellence alongside a strategic partnership with Flare AI. The centre will serve as the hub for AI strategy, governance, and exe…

Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump

On today’s Uncanny Valley, we dive into the dysfunction in Meta’s newly formed AI unit and why it’s been driving already-low employee morale even further into the ground.

Trump says Intel will make chips for Apple in a major win for U.S. manufacturing

President Trump says Apple has agreed to work with Intel on chip design and manufacturing in the U.S., a partnership that could reshape Intel’s manufacturing future.