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AI news brief: The Trump administration announced a science initiative worth over $6 billion last Thursday, spanning quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The Department of Energy designated eight scientific application areas as evaluation criteria for the ‘Quantum Genesis Q Competition,’ offering up to $215 million in funding to reward companies developing fault-tolerant quantum computers through milestone-based disbursements paired with incentive bonuses.

AI news brief: this story has no direct connection to existing tasks, so just producing a summary. Anthropic rolled out a new service called OSS Scanner this week, letting open-source projects apply to have their code scanned for security vulnerabilities by its most capable models (including Claude Mythos). Several crypto-related projects have already applied since launch…

AI News Brief: Three OpenAI safety researchers who were fired have publicly spoken out, disputing the company’s claims that they ‘mishandled sensitive information,’ and warning that the firings will have a chilling effect on the company’s internal AI safety culture. The three deny any wrongdoing and stress that this disciplinary action could make other employees afraid to publicly raise concerns or blow the whistle on AI safety risks in the future, which could suppress honest internal discussion and reporting of potential risks. See the original article for full details.

AI news brief: the English source summary itself has very limited information (it’s just the author’s bio, not the article content), so I’m outputting a direct summary based on what’s visible. William Matthews is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London, whose research focuses on China’s geopolitical influence and military modernization, plus AI’s impact on the broader landscape.

AI News Brief: Synopsys, the global leader in chip design software headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is reportedly seeking to partner with large language model (LLM) developers in China to launch an AI-powered version of its chip design tools, helping Chinese companies speed up chip development. Notably, this partnership push comes as the US government keeps tightening AI and semiconductor export controls on China, signaling that Synopsys wants to maintain and expand its footprint in the Chinese market even amid rising geopolitical tension and regulatory pressure.

AI News Brief: Samsung and SK Hynix keep posting record profits riding the AI boom, and South Korea’s government is reinvesting the tax windfall from these two chip giants to strengthen the domestic industrial base. The report notes Samsung Electronics is speeding up construction of a new fab near Seoul to meet surging demand for AI chips, while SK Hynix is likewise racking up record revenue and profit on AI-driven demand. South Korea’s government is channeling the sharp jump in tax revenue from these chip giants into…

AI News Brief: OpenAI recently disclosed and disrupted two ‘influence operations’ that used AI technology, involving the creation of fake front identities—including fake accounts posing as journalists, and setting up a think tank that was actually a front—to spread messaging and narratives pushing specific geopolitical positions. Through detection and analysis, OpenAI identified and cut off the accounts and activity chains behind these operations.

AI news brief: Pollo AI has launched a new generation of AI creation tools, integrating three model technologies, GPT-5.6, GPT-6 Astra, and GPT-Image-2.5, to help creators turn ideas into detailed images and cinematic video ads. By combining these models, users can input text descriptions or concepts and the system generates richly detailed static visuals, which can then be extended into short video ad content with cinematic pacing and texture.

AI News Flash: Microsoft announced specs and pricing for its new Surface lineup, built on Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, at a San Francisco tech event on Wednesday. The Surface Laptop Ultra comes in two base configs: a lower-tier version starting at $2,600 and a more powerful chip version starting at $3,700, with the top-end config reaching up to $5,900 once you add memory and storage (Microsoft says the highest-end version is already sold out).

AI News Flash: SoftBank Group and Southeast Asian ride-hailing platform Grab announced on Thursday plans to jointly develop AI infrastructure in Sarawak, a state in East Malaysia, as part of a broader partnership framework that also includes a local energy conglomerate. Beyond building AI infrastructure, the three-way collaboration will also push forward talent development programs, jointly carried out by SoftBank, Grab, and the local Sarawak energy group. SoftBank…