Meta Platforms is accelerating efforts to bring in outside investors to help finance its massive AI infrastructure buildout, signaling a strategic shift for a company historically known for self-funding growth. In a regulatory filing Thursday, Meta disclosed plans to contribute $2.04 billion in data center assets to a third-party partner within the next year, reclassifying the land […]

Delta Air Lines has announced it will not use artificial intelligence to set individualized ticket prices following backlash from U.S. senators and public concerns over potential price discrimination. The airline clarified in a letter to lawmakers that it does not and will not adjust fares based on passengers’ personal data, despite previously exploring AI-driven revenue management tools. The controversy […]

A federal appeals court on Friday partially revived a lawsuit accusing X (formerly Twitter) of failing to act promptly against child exploitation content, marking a rare exception to the broad legal immunity typically granted to social media platforms. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that X must face a negligence claim for not quickly reporting an explicit video of […]

Alphabet’s growth-stage venture arm CapitalG and chip giant Nvidia are in advanced discussions to invest in Vast Data, a New York-based AI infrastructure provider, in a funding round that could value the startup at up to $30 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The deal, expected to close in the coming weeks, would position Vast Data among the […]