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OpenAI appears to be accelerating its AI agent phone with dual NPUs and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 SoC, aiming for mass production as early as the first half of 2027 (@mingchikuo)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

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The U.S. DOE is accelerating its approach to equipping the nation’s labs with AI supercomputers by working with Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, who will pay part of the costs (Don Clark/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 20, 2025

Don Clark / New York Times: The US DOE is accelerating its approach to equipping national laboratories with AI supercomputers…

Technology

China’s transportation, logistics and ride-hailing sectors are accelerating mass adoption of autonomous vehicles, threatening the jobs of millions of drivers (Edward White/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 20, 2025

Édouard Blanc / Financial Times: China’s transportation, logistics and ride-hailing sectors are accelerating the mass adoption of autonomous vehicles, threatening…

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The FDA is considering the affordability of drugs when accelerating approvals: Makary

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 11, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration will examine the affordability of drugs when giving it good vouchers to companies that accelerate…

Chinese authorities arrest US researcher in Myanmar for alleged espionage – The Diplomat

Vietnamese police disrupt online scam operations from Cambodia – The Diplomat

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok attack – Radio Free Asia

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Centene will offer buyouts to certain employees

KFC touts boneless chicken and new drinks as chain attempts to regain share

Fox to buy Roku for $22 billion

JetBlue is betting big on Fort Lauderdale airport

Lilly, Novo and Pfizer look to new weight loss drugs

Trump refuses to release text of Iran deal and brief Congress because it doesn’t exist

Trump attacks Weather Channel as storm threatens to wipe out his UFC event at White House

Pete Hegseth Tried to Defend the Iran War and It Was a Complete Disaster

Trump has been officially removed from the Kennedy Center

American households are paying a $3,100 Trump tax and they don’t know it

OpenRouter launches Fusion, a tool for driving multiple AI models in parallel, claiming it can achieve "Fable-level intelligence at half the price" (Brian Thomas/OpenRouter Blog)

Anthropic’s belief in its own commitment to security gives it the right to aggressively promote its activities and even challenge the U.S. government (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

SailPoint acquires Entro Security, which develops a cybersecurity platform to manage non-human identities, according to a source in a deal valued at around $200 million (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Fox announces acquisition of Roku in deal worth about $22 billion, including debt, giving it access to more than 100 million streaming homes (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and live streaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters)

Browsing: accelerating

OpenAI appears to be accelerating its AI agent phone with dual NPUs and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 SoC, aiming for mass production as early as the first half of 2027 (@mingchikuo)

The U.S. DOE is accelerating its approach to equipping the nation’s labs with AI supercomputers by working with Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, who will pay part of the costs (Don Clark/New York Times)

China’s transportation, logistics and ride-hailing sectors are accelerating mass adoption of autonomous vehicles, threatening the jobs of millions of drivers (Edward White/Financial Times)

The FDA is considering the affordability of drugs when accelerating approvals: Makary