CEIP study: 87 of the top 100 Chinese AI researchers who were working in the US in 2019 are still doing research at US universities or companies in 2025 (New York Times)

US President Donald Trump stated that investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly benefiting the economy. However, he expressed concerns that overregulation could hinder the US's competitive edge against China in the AI sector.

Amazon has introduced a new Video Recaps feature on Prime Video that utilizes AI to summarize key plot points of shows with snippets and music. This feature is currently in beta and available to users in the US. It follows the launch of text-based AI recaps last year, enhancing the viewing experience by adding visual and audio elements.

Experts warn that reliance on foreign-made open models poses significant risks to the US supply chain and innovation in artificial intelligence. This dependency could hinder the country's competitive edge against China in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

OpenAI has announced the launch of ChatGPT for Teachers, a specialized version of its AI chatbot aimed at K-12 educators and school districts. This service will be available for free to K-12 educators in the United States until June 2027, providing tools to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

The European Commission has initiated a Digital Markets Act (DMA) investigation into US hyperscalers, focusing on their market power in the cloud infrastructure sector. This move is part of the EU's strategy to secure a competitive digital landscape in Europe and ensure fair practices among major tech players.

The European Union has proposed updates to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which include simplifying cookie permission pop-ups. Additionally, there are plans to dilute the AI Act in response to pressure from the United States and major technology companies. This shift marks a significant change in the EU's regulatory stance towards tech giants, raising concerns about the protection of user data and the integrity of AI governance.

Lovable CEO Anton Osika attributes the company's success in reaching $200 million in annual recurring revenue to his decision to remain in Europe instead of relocating to Silicon Valley. This strategic choice has allowed Lovable to thrive in the competitive AI coding market.

MajinBook is an open catalogue aimed at enhancing the use of shadow libraries like Library Genesis and Z-Library for computational social science and cultural analytics. It combines metadata from these extensive archives with structured bibliographic data from Goodreads, resulting in a high-precision corpus of over 539,000 references to English-language books from the past three centuries. The project emphasizes machine-readable quality through native EPUB files and addresses biases found in traditional datasets, while also including secondary datasets for French, German, and Spanish literatur…