This week's Anthropic-inspired AI freakout, explained

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei arrives for meetings with President Donald Trump's administration officials at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 17, 2026.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei arriving at the White House earlier this year.

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Portland Leather Goods was buried in social media messages. An AI startup helped them automate the process.

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Interior shot of Portland Leather Goods workspace.
Portland Leather Goods uses Nectar Social, an AI-assisted platform, to manage social media engagement.

Portland Leather Goods

Why AI token prices are about to plummet

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shows off the company's Blackwell system on stage.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shows off the company's Blackwell system on stage.

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A logistics company designed an AI tool inspired by its supply-chain veteran COO. Meet Uncle Phil.

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Lazer Logistics Trucks
Lazer Logistics works with retailers and manufacturers to move their goods from docks to highways and warehouses.

Lazer Logistics

'Compute is profit': 3 big takeaways from Jensen Huang's keynote in Taiwan

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the RTX Spark laptop at Computex in Taiwan.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the RTX Spark at Computex.

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Tech investor Bill Gurley says AI doomers are ignoring a lesson from the Industrial Revolution

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Bill Gurley says fears that AI will destroy jobs echo failed warnings about the Industrial Revolution.
Bill Gurley, during the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in April 2026, in Phoenix.

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Erin Brockovich says people are angry because data centers are being 'shoved down their throats' in secrecy

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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has joined the fight against the proliferation of AI data centers.

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Finally, an AI use that — I swear — can actually simplify your life

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Miniature people on a laptop track pad with ChatGPT on the screen.

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'Europe is kind of waking up': I went to Mistral's summit in Paris and heard a clear message about AI

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Thibault Spirlet at Mistral AI's Summit in Paris
I snapped a selfie in front of Mistral AI's Summit sign.

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One way companies are making AI backlash worse

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Job seekers wait in line to enter an auditorium for a job fair hosted by the Cook County government to support federal workers in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
CEOs often tell workers to embrace AI, yet sometimes cite the technology when cutting jobs.

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