India Offers 21-Year Tax Holiday to Become a Global AI Hub
India introduces a 21-year tax holiday for foreign cloud providers on export-oriented AI services to establish itself as a global computing hub.
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Asset Allocators Warn AI Risk Lies In Hidden Exposure Already Embedded Across Portfolios
Paul O’Brien, a Member of the Investment Committee at the Wyoming Retirement System, says AI’s real risk for asset allocators isn’t hype but unseen exposure already embedded across portfolios and governance models.
How Grasshopper Bank Became an Early MCP Leader Using AI For Real-Time Financial Analysis
Nate Gruendemann, Product Manager at Grasshopper Bank, outlines how the new MCP based AI connector delivers secure real time financial analysis for business clients, with EnFi’s Chris Aronis and Michelle Breitman Hipwood demonstrating how it works inside a regulated enterprise workflow.
AWS Open-Sources Agent SOPs to Tame Unruly AI Agents
AWS releases Agent SOPs, an open-source framework using natural language instructions to make unreliable AI agents easier to control and deploy.
Manufacturing's AI Problem Is Too Many Doors, Not Too Few Solutions
Paul S. Lavoie, Vice President of Innovation and Applied Technology at the University of New Haven, argues that manufacturing's AI adoption struggle is a navigation problem and proposes an AI-enabled single front door that diagnoses business problems before matching vendors to them.
White House Halts Plan to Override State AI Laws
The White House is halting a plan to override state AI laws, forcing the tech industry to navigate a growing patchwork of local regulations.
Stagwell Taps Harvard Privacy Tech for New Palantir-Powered AI Platform
Stagwell is embedding Harvard's differential privacy technology into its new AI marketing platform, co-developed with Palantir, to ensure user privacy from the start.
AWS Bets $50 Billion on a Private AI Cloud for U.S. Government
Amazon Web Services is investing $50 billion to build a dedicated AI and supercomputing cloud for the U.S. government.
AI Is Now a Key Player in High-Stakes Corporate Dealmaking: Deloitte Survey
A new Deloitte survey reveals 86% of corporate and private equity leaders have integrated generative AI into their M&A workflows, signaling a fundamental shift in dealmaking.
TikTok Overtakes Google as the Internet's Top AI Data Source as Scraping Alters the Web
TikTok surpasses Google as the most scraped website in 2025, driven by AI's demand for diverse content.
Ex-OpenAI Team at Thinking Machines Lab Teases Plan to Tame AI Randomness
Thinking Machines Lab, led by ex-OpenAI team, claims to fix AI model unpredictability by addressing GPU processing flaws.
New Report says Enterprises Want AI, But Their Data Chaos Is Blocking The Way
A report by OpenText and Ponemon Institute finds that 57% of companies prioritize AI, but 53% struggle with data management risks.
Microsoft and OpenAI Redefine Partnership, Paving Way for a More Lucrative Future
OpenAI and Microsoft reach a tentative agreement to restructure their partnership, allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit entity.
Anthropic-Backed California AI Bill Puts Safety Rules on the Books
California's SB 53, an AI safety bill, mandates transparency from major developers on catastrophic risks, pending Newsom's approval.
Microsoft Taps Anthropic for Office AI, Shifting Its Playbook Beyond OpenAI
Microsoft integrates Anthropic's AI into Office 365, diversifying from its primary partner OpenAI.