| Spain has more bars per person than any other country in the EU. One for every 207 people. | For context, Andalusia alone has more bars than Denmark, Finland, Norway and Ireland combined. | Four entire countries looked at that and chose to invent SAD lamps instead. | What’s in store: | Washington would like AI to calm down slightly. Is Mark playing the long game? Mindstream Picks: Apple may charge for higher AI usage limits. Get 10 insane prompts for GPT-5!
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| | | AI POLICY | | | US President Donald Trump has said his administration is considering tighter controls on artificial intelligence after several cybersecurity incidents involving major AI tools. | Trump said the US was looking at possible safeguards while making sure it stayed ahead of China. | The comments mark a shift from the administration’s previous hands-off approach to AI. | Trump said any new rules would need to avoid slowing down American AI companies. | He argued that China has fewer AI restrictions, meaning stronger US controls could put American firms at a disadvantage. | The comments follow two incidents in which OpenAI said its tools were involved in unauthorised hacking activity. | OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman also admitted that other systems may have been affected. | The US government recently stepped in after Anthropic released a model it had previously described as too risky for wider use. | In brief: | The US is considering stronger AI controls after recent security incidents. Any rules would need to protect security without weakening US competition with China. The debate also covers open-source AI, technology theft claims and possible sanctions.
| A light touch, wearing oven gloves | US officials have also accused Chinese AI companies of stealing American technology, including claims involving Moonshot AI’s Kimi 3 model. | China has denied the accusations. | The US has warned that sanctions could follow, while the Federal Communications Commission has banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots. | The debate also involves open-source AI models, which can be downloaded and used freely. | Many Chinese models use this approach, while several major US technology companies have also backed open-source AI. | In other news, the White House has opened the parental controls. - MG |
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| | | META | | | Meta says it could rent out some of its AI computing power while still using most of it to build its own products. Investors are less convinced. | The company is spending billions on chips, servers, energy and data centres. | This pushed its second-quarter free cash flow down 91% to $784 million, sending shares down more than 9%. | Mark Zuckerberg said computing power is a valuable resource that Meta should keep building. | However, he also revealed that other companies have offered to rent its spare capacity at high prices. | Renting it out could bring in extra money, but it could also limit the resources available for Meta’s own AI models and services. | Meta is competing with Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon, which already make money by selling cloud computing to businesses. | Meta still relies heavily on advertising from Facebook and Instagram. | Here’s what you should know: | Meta’s free cash flow fell 91% as AI spending increased. Renting computing power could create a new revenue stream. Investors still want clearer proof that the spending will pay off.
| Welcome to GPU Airbnb | Zuckerberg believes consumer AI assistants and business agents could eventually become major products. | However, Meta has shared few details on how these services will cover its huge spending. | The investment has also reminded some investors of Meta’s costly metaverse push, which has yet to become a major source of revenue. | Despite the concerns, Meta increased its spending forecast to between $130 billion and $145 billion. | Want to slide a few million my way, Zuck? - MV |
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| | Space: Astronomers have discovered the first known triple-lobed asteroid, 44 Nysa, along with a small moon, revealing one of the most unusual objects ever found in the asteroid belt.
Business: Shell has reported its second-highest quarterly profit on record, with soaring energy prices driven by the Middle East crisis boosting earnings to $9.8 billion.
Music: Sir Paul McCartney has earned his first-ever Mercury Prize nomination, with The Boys of Dungeon Lane joining this year's 12-album shortlist. | Don’t Miss: Apple is considering paid upgrades for Apple Intelligence, allowing users to increase their AI usage limits through higher iCloud+ tiers. The move comes ahead of the wider launch of Siri AI this fall, as Apple looks to monetise demand for its server-powered AI features. |
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| | Image of the Day |  | Artwork submitted by Mindstream reader Ashley: “Medieval monks coming out of a 7/11” |
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| | “Do you still click the source after reading an AI answer?” | Yes, I need the receipts - 53% ✅ | No, the summary will do - 47% | Your Views: | “The sources I often get are Reddit, random YouTube videos, Facebook posts. These are not necessarily ILLEGITIMATE but it doesn’t seem to rank sources anymore” -thema | “Depends on the kind of info I am looking up, If its just casual info, I dont care about receipts, but anything important and I would prefer cross-verification” - info@ja | “I still find sources to be questionable and thus don't fully trust the summary.” - brillspro | Submit your opinions in our polls to be featured! |
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