Technology & Innovation

Critics led by AI ethicist Timnit Gebru argue that the race to build ever-larger, all-purpose AI models is not just technically flawed — it is actively destroying the diverse ecosystem of specialised tools that serve the world's many languages and communities. As Big Tech consolidates linguistic and infrastructural power, a growing international movement is pushing for decentralised, community-focused alternatives. The political battle over AI oversight, from California to Brussels, is increasin

A Y Combinator-backed AI infrastructure startup serving over 1,000 companies runs its entire operation on a single cloud platform costing $444 a month — a cost structure that risk analysts warn represents a catastrophic, medium-probability threat. The pattern reflects a global tension in the AI startup ecosystem between velocity and resilience, one that regulators in Europe, Asia, and North America are increasingly scrutinising as AI workloads become operationally critical.

The United States is closing a critical gap in its artificial intelligence hardware supply chain with the construction of one of the world's largest advanced semiconductor packaging facilities in Arizona. Amkor Technology's 750,000-square-foot campus, due to begin production in 2028, challenges Asia's near-total dominance of advanced chip packaging — a segment that has quietly become as strategically vital as chip fabrication itself. The move reshapes competitive dynamics across the global semic