Saturday, 28 March 2026
Welcome to today's roundup of the most interesting developments in AI and technology.
Top Stories
Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end 'RAMmageddon' with blockbuster US IPO
SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end the 'RAMmageddon' memory shortage.
Read moreVCs are betting billions on AI's next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?
When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting t
Read moreOpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court
When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting t
Read moreDavid Sacks is done as AI czar — here's what he's doing instead
Sacks will be much further from the power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration.
Read moreAnthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga
A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company.
Read moreWikipedia cracks down on the use of AI in article writing
The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing.
Read moreData centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills
Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.
Read moreA ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator's answer to AI job losses
Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.
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RPA matters, but AI changes how automation works
RPA (robotic process automation) is a practical and proven way to reduce manual work in business processes without AI systems. By using software bots to follow fixed rules, companies can automate repetitive tasks like data entry and invoice processing, and to a certain extent, report generation. Ado
Read moreThe least surprising chapter of the Manus story is what's happening right now
Did anyone think there would not be a reckoning over this tie-up?
Read moreMercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India
Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market.
Read moreThe AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead
Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides.
Read moreGoogle unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it 'Pied Piper'
Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s “working memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now.
Read moreMelania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child
The first lady sees AI and robotics playing a prominent role in the future of American education.
Read moreOcorian: Family offices turn to AI for financial data insights
To gain financial data insights, the majority of family offices now turn to AI, according to new research from Ocorian. The global study reveals 86 percent of these private wealth groups are utilising AI to improve their daily operations and data analysis. Representing a combined wealth of $119.37 b
Read moreResearch & Products
You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini
Google is launching "switching tools" that, just as it sounds, will make it easier for users of other chatbots to switch to Gemini.
Read moreByteDance's new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut
The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property.
Read moreConntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems
Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.
Read moreCohere launches an open source voice model specifically for transcription
Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages.
Read moreMistral releases a new open source model for speech generation
The model, which lets enterprises build voice agents for sales and customer engagement, puts Mistral in direct competition with the likes of ElevenLabs, Deepgram, and OpenAI.
Read morePolicy & Ethics
Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO
Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate.
Read moreOpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT's erotic mode
It's only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.
Read moreAI agents enter banking roles at Bank of America
AI agents are starting to take on a more direct role in how financial advice is delivered, as large banks move into systems that support client interactions. Bank of America is now deploying an internal AI-powered advisory platform to a subset of financial advisers, rolled out to around 1,000 financ
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