AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. GitHub Copilot Data Policy Change

https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/

2. Pentagon AI Gatekeeper Conflict of Interest

https://www.levernews.com/the-pentagons-ai-gatekeeper-holds-stock-in-anthropics-rival/

3. OpenAI ChatGPT Shopping Expansion

https://openai.com/news/

4. GitHub Data Shared with Microsoft

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/github_ai_training_policy_changes/

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 17:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Anthropic-Pentagon Deal Revival

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/anthropic-pentagon-ai-deal

2. Mistral Releases Open Source Speech Generation Model

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation/

3. Cohere Launches Open Source Transcription Model

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription/

4. ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Comes to CapCut

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/bytedances-new-ai-video-generation-model-dreamina-seedance-2-0-comes-to-capcut/

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 16:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Meta lays off hundreds across Reality Labs, Facebook

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-facebook.html

2. Major CEOs citing AI as factor in stepping down

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/coca-cola-james-quincey-walmart-doug-mcmillon-artificial-intelligence-step-down.html

3. Bitcoin miners pivot to AI compute but face profitability concerns

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-margins-tighten-as-ai-pivot-accelerates-coinshares-says/

4. NYT - Local opposition slowing AI data centers

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxPYzZYV3JjeUthS2U3Ukg2c1R5NWFBaGZhVzhDZldlRFVUaUJ0MF9sYmZOTWphVmJYSFNZV3BwOWM2SU56aW1KdURxUmxUQmk5WWlKeF91eGQyRGdWVEsybklDMzlyb3VnbmViM2JHMlhpOUxBS2huWngwNXFSVUEtb1NBMDBvRFlhS05XcmVtRVlwbnZaVUMxc3B1X2t3VU45ZVFaag?oc=5

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Anthropic vs Pentagon - Judge Lin expected to rule this week

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/anthropic-lawsuit-pentagon-supply-chain-risk-claude.html

2. Jefferies - Humanoid robots will invade the economy

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/ai-humanoid-robots-economy-jefferies-stocks.html

3. Google TurboQuant - Analysts say buy the dip, Jevons Paradox

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348038/googles-turboquant-ai-advance-dents-memory-chip-stocks-analysts-say-buy-dip

4. NSF launches AI readiness initiative for all Americans

https://www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-initiative-aims-make-every-american-worker-business

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 14:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Figure 03 Humanoid Robot at White House AI Education Summit

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5761898/melania-trump-robot-education-technology-ai

2. AI Bots Surpass Human Internet Traffic at 51%

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/ai-bots-internet-traffic.html

3. Anthropic-Pentagon Deal Could Be Revived

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/anthropic-pentagon-ai-deal

4. NVIDIA Networking Revenue Surges 263 Percent

https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/26/nvidia-networking-revenue-263-ai-trade-not-just-gpus/

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 13:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Shield AI $2B Raise

https://shield.ai/press-release/

2. MetaX Chinese AI Chip Sales Double

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/metax-sales-more-than-double-on-chinese-ai-chip-demand

3. EU AI Act Omnibus - Nudification Ban & Delays

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260323IPR38829/artificial-intelligence-act-delayed-application-ban-on-nudifier-apps

4. Sanders & AOC Data Center Moratorium Bill

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-ocasio-cortez-announce-ai-data-center-moratorium-act/

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Google TurboQuant sparks global chip selloff

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/google-ai-turboquant-memory-chip-stocks-samsung-micron.html

2. Pony AI achieves first-ever profit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/pony-ai-swings-to-profit-aims-to-launch-robotaxis-in-20-cities

3. Yoshua Bengio warns every job will be wiped out

https://fortune.com/2025/12/19/yoshua-bengio-ai-only-a-matter-of-time-before-every-single-job-is-wiped-out-even-gen-z-trade-plumbing/

4. Anthropic vs Pentagon ruling imminent

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/judge-pentagon-anthropic-troubling

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 11:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Clarivate AI50 Ranking - China overtakes US

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clarivate-reveals-the-ai50--the-organizations-leading-artificial-intelligence-invention-302725393.html

2. Rishi Sunak warns CEOs on AI adoption urgency

https://fortune.com/2026/03/25/rishi-sunak-ai-ceo-goldman-sachs/

3. Daiichi Sankyo and Tempus AI cancer drug partnership

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260325439177/en/Tempus-Announces-Strategic-Collaboration-with-Daiichi-Sankyo-to-Advance-AI-Driven-Biomarker-Discovery-and-Clinical-Differentiation-Across-an-ADC-Clinical-Program

4. AI-powered crypto hacking surge targeting legacy smart contracts

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/crypto-hackers-are-using-ai-to-attack-old-smart-contracts/

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 10:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Figure AI Humanoid Robot at White House Summit

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/figure-ai-the-robotics-company-hosted-by-melania-trump.html

2. Google TurboQuant AI Memory Compression

https://research.google/blog/turboquant-redefining-ai-efficiency-with-extreme-compression/

3. Apple Distilling Google Gemini Models

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/new-details-on-apple-google-ai-deal-revealed-including-gemini-changes-report/

4. South Korea Invests $166M in Rebellions AI Chip Startup

https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-korea-invest-166-million-ai-chip-startup-rebellions-2026-03-26/

AI News Flash for March 26, 2026 at 09:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Pony AI, Uber, Verne launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi

https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2026/Verne-Pony-ai-and-Uber-Partner-to-Launch-Europes-First-Commercial-Robotaxi-Service/default.aspx

2. Citrini Research new warning - oil-driven slowdown, Fed rate cut bet

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/the-firm-whose-ai-paper-knocked-the-whole-market-is-out-with-another-big-call.html

3. Meta $27B AI data center causing chaos in small town Louisiana

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE5ZRERpRWt5eDBieUI1TlpxeFZybE4zMm9YdW1xYXpzOXNvamhHNEtDdXZCQTdySXR5aThkNnN2dXZKOVFJZkVNQ1NjWVFOeXpibXlSYnlaR19QcEVfZjNVYzNqVy1ZaVBvbUJFR0FHZTh1ZkloMGN4TWV3?oc=5

4. Kunwei Technology humanoid robot Series B+ financing

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiU0FVX3lxTE9oRGpnZFdaVWlVYUtPcjhiWFg0N29YMk5yTHRyNzRQOHBjWi1IcjBLYV94MlZoSlBQUEVIV1lSMlQ3WEZQRWY1OTdRZ1JwYVZiaDlF?oc=5