Disney Is Cutting Several Hundred Jobs Across HR and Technology
Disney is laying off several hundred employees across human resources and technology, according to Reuters and Fox Business reports.
FTC Opens Inquiry Into Consumer Risks From Anthropic, OpenAI and Other AI Labs
The FTC has opened an industry-wide inquiry into potential consumer risks from advanced AI systems and plans to seek information from Anthropic, OpenAI, METR and others.
California Enacts New AI Workplace Rules on Firings, Layoffs and Surveillance
California has enacted a package of AI workplace protections requiring human review for discipline and firings, new notice around AI-linked layoffs, and limits on workplace surveillance.
Boeing Wins $20 Billion U.S. Navy F/A-XX Fighter Development Contract
The U.S. Navy selected Boeing for a more than $20 billion F/A-XX development contract, advancing a sixth-generation carrier fighter planned for the 2030s.
Nvidia Launches Open Agent Safety Platform With Software and Hardware Controls
Nvidia’s new Open Agent Safety Platform combines the OpenShell runtime with a BlueField-4-based Sentry watchdog to limit and monitor what autonomous AI agents can access and do.
Ken Griffin Gives Carnegie Mellon $3 Billion for Pittsburgh and Miami Campuses
Ken Griffin’s $3 billion Carnegie Mellon gift will invest $1 billion in Pittsburgh and launch a $2 billion, 35-acre Miami campus.
Pentagon Personnel Database Breach Exposed Data of More Than 3 Million
A Defense Manpower Data Center breach exposed Social Security numbers and employment information for 2.76 million living people and 294,000 deceased individuals.
Hegseth Announces Four-Star Drone Command and 20% Cut to Senior Officer Posts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a four-star autonomous-warfare command and a 20% reduction in general and admiral positions.
Micron Forecasts $61.5 Billion Quarterly Revenue as AI Memory Contracts Grow
Micron reported $54.23 billion in fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and forecast $61.5 billion for the current quarter as AI-memory contracts expanded.
AMD Agrees to Buy World Labs for $8.2 Billion in All-Stock AI Deal
AMD’s planned $8.2 billion all-stock World Labs acquisition would add Fei-Fei Li and spatial-intelligence research to its expanding AI business.