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Story by Kris Maher Troy, N.Y.,’s Victorian-era charms include brownstones, cast-iron storefronts and dozens of Tiffany stained-glass windows in churches. But the city also has a 21st-century problem. Some residents say its artificial-intelligence enabled street cameras are creating a surveillance state. This spring, tensions boiled over at a city council meeting that dragged past midnight. Dozens of speakers railed against the mayor, police chief and company that provides th

Written by Tim Higgins, WSJ July 11, 2026 5:30 am ET Alex Karp—describing himself as a “madman”—has brought the simmering tension between fast-rising AI giants and established tech players to a boil. In both nuanced and dramatic fashion, the Palantir Technologies PLTR - 1.74% decrease; down pointing triangle chief executive is drawing attention to concerns over the power and insight AI labs derive from their business customers’ data and decision-making—the magic sauce behind

Source: Politico President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap an AI executive order on May 21 has exposed a rift within the White House on how to regulate the emerging technology. There are three main camps in the West Wing, per two senior White House officials, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive internal dynamics. The first, which includes former AI czar David Sacks, favors less regulation to help the industry compete against China. It was Sacks who called the presi

For Josh Anderson, a software consultant with 25 years of coding experience, the first couple of weeks felt like magic. From June to August, Anderson livestreamed himself on YouTube as he built a software product using AI without writing a single line of code himself. The app, called Road Trip Ninja, was designed to help families find reliable stops on long drives — places with clean bathrooms, decent food, and space for kids to run around. Users could log and rate locations

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for the sake of efficiency and to allow new investments in parts of its business, as first reported by Bloomberg, which also said the company will leave about 6,000 jobs unfilled. Also Thursday, Microsoft said it was offering volunt

Your favorite gadgets just got more expensive to make—and that might be a good thing. Chinese courts delivered a surprising blow to tech companies betting on AI-powered cost-cutting, ruling that artificial intelligence adoption doesn’t justify terminating employees under the country’s labor contract law. The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court made headlines in April when it sided with a senior tech worker named Zhou, whose company tried to demote him with a massive pay cut

A number of technology companies are undergoing or facing massive layoffs, largely due in part to the rise of AI, and while some people may tune out the news because it feels concentrated on one industry, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is warning that “every company” is going to have to make similar decisions soon. “The pace of what’s possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it’s accelerating every day,” Armstrong wrote in an email to employees. “All of

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has lobbied against legislation that would regulate artificial intelligence in at least six Republican-led states, deepening a division within the party over the White House’s industry-friendly AI agenda. A White House office focused on coordinating with states has contacted lawmakers and governor offices in Florida and Utah in recent weeks to tell them that AI bills being proposed go against President Trump’s agenda, according to lawmakers