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The World AI Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) has grown from 29 to 38 signatories within one month of its founding. The expansion comes as Washington reportedly prepares to urge 35 countries to choose between the two AI blocs.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order making the state more restrictive for AI data centre development. The order removes data centres from the permit fast-track programme, delays environmental review until local approval, and prohibits state agencies from signing non-disclosure agreements on projects.
Loudoun County has changed its zoning rules so new data centers can no longer be approved as routine office-park projects. Developers must now obtain approval from residents and local government, ending more than 25 years of relatively easy approvals.
An AI-assisted review of 291 Chinese city planning documents found that low-altitude economy appears in 257 cities’ plans for the next five years. Compared with the previous planning cycle, cities replaced nearly half of their listed industry tracks while increasingly adopting numeric portfolio labels.
Big Tech companies are increasing local public-relations efforts to win support for the data centres needed to expand AI infrastructure. Campaigns reportedly include town halls, tax concessions, and sponsorship of community groups as opposition grows across the United States.
Oxford researcher Carl Benedikt Frey argues that China’s biggest obstacle to large-scale AI deployment may be inadequate social protection for workers displaced by automation, not computing power or algorithms. The analysis compares China with historical British welfare systems and Denmark’s flexicurity model, while noting that the cited Chinese incidents do not prove a broad AI crackdown.
Australia’s parliament passed the News Bargaining Incentive, requiring major platforms to face the law even if they choose not to carry news. Meta, Google, TikTok, and LinkedIn are among the affected companies.
Hesai CFO Andrew Fan says lidar orders this year are higher than during the same period last year. More Chinese automakers are adding lidar to new vehicle models as they accelerate intelligent-driving development despite a weak overall car market.
OpenAI has launched AI Futures, a new blog focused on how transformative AI may reshape power, governance, the economy, and individual freedom. The publication is intended to explore the broader societal and institutional implications of advanced AI.
Waymo's Ojai driverless vans are now available to all riders in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. The move marks a full public rollout of the autonomous vehicles across three cities.