AI’s infrastructure problem keeps moving. First, companies needed faster chips. Then they needed more GPUs, bigger data centers, and enough electricity to keep those AI factories running. At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins argued that the next major constraint is the network itself. Robbins said AI traffic could triple…
In a recently released policy paper entitled “Democratic Governance of Frontier AI: A blueprint for a federal framework,” OpenAI put forward its vision of AI regulation, built around five core priorities: promoting transparency, protecting innovation, addressing risks to national security and public safety, advancing democratic governance, and creating “adaptive institutions” capable of keeping up with…
I’d like to believe I’m organized. Reality suggests otherwise. I’ve left my smartphone in the refrigerator and spent hours searching for it. I’ve misplaced my AirPods and Oura Ring for days at a time. I once lost my house key for three months, only to find it in one of my hoodies. My typical strategy…
OpenAI announced a new feature that it says will provide additional protection from prompt injection attacks, where malicious chatbot instructions are hidden in webpages and other content sources. Among other things, Lockdown Mode will disable live web browsing (so you can only access cached content), the retrieval and display of images from the web (you…
Apple’s next big software moment is almost here. WWDC 2026 begins June 8, and TechRepublic will be following the announcements as Apple lays out what’s next for iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, developer tools, and Apple Intelligence. The keynote starts at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, with updates expected throughout the week. For…
In New York, legislators have passed a one-year moratorium on new data center construction, reports The Verge, marking the first statewide ban on a critical component of the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence. Governor Kathy Hochul has yet to sign the bill into law, however, so at this stage it is better understood as a…
As a crowd of 60 anti-vaxxers squeezed into the upstairs dining area of Jonathan’s Grille in Nashville on a recent Monday night, a moment of pride washed over Scott Armstrong. Years ago, he had been let go from his job as a drug and alcohol counselor for refusing to get vaccinated. Now, unvaccinated people from…
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he’s spoken to AI companies about striking deals “where the American people can benefit from the success of AI.” Trump does not seem to have mentioned specific companies in his comments, but OpenAI is a likely candidate, especially after CNBC reported that the Trump administration has indeed been…
AI kept moving closer to the device, the workflow, and the boardroom this week, with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia, and Zoom pushing smarter assistants and on-device tools while security researchers kept finding new ways for those same systems to go sideways. Add in major Android and web server flaws, AI-enabled scams, and SpaceX’s record…
Amy Poehler is that fun, easygoing friend who’s somehow good at everything she does. With the launch of the Good Hang podcast, the 54-year-old Parks and Recreation star has quickly amassed a devoted audience that continues to climb. After releasing the first episode in March of 2025, Good Hang has racked up 709,000 subscribers on…
