Texas worked up a $1.05 billion side deal with Meta that maxes out at $1.335 billion if Alphabet‘s YouTube and TikTok agree to the same terms and safety changes the Facebook and Instagram parent accepted in the multistate settlement Wednesday.

SK Hynix Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its advanced memory packaging facility in Indiana, marking a milestone in Washington’s expansive campaign to rebuild domestic supply chains and manufacturing for strategically important sectors.

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Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians, joining the popular backlash against the construction.

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have joined forces to sue Anthropic, home of Claude, over what the publishers call “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.”

State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

@claudedevs: Anthropic will “permanently” raise weekly Claude Code limits by 25% on Sept. 14 for most plans, which will work out a 17% reduction, given the current 50% boost

Clues are emerging that Elon Musk intends to bypass the power supply chain for AI data centers in a way others assumed was impossible, by making highly complex components himself.It’s a move no one else has been bold enough to attempt.

The sprawling facilities get a lot of attention for their water and energy usage, but it’s the threat of constant noise emission that has nearby residents up in arms. That’s where the acousticians come in.

AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.

Gen X sees opportunity in AI. Gen Z sees fewer jobs.

Chinese companies rely on American chips and software for “physical AI,” a growing business where trade remains open under U.S. rules.

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It’s a major warning shot, and might be the last one we get

Companies are racing to create devices that could revolutionize finance, supercharge medical and climate research — and might also cause major new cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Also: Apple experimented with a Pencil for the coming foldable iPhone.