Artificial intelligence

Democrat James Talarico said Texas has “become the epicenter of the data center fight” and has launched attacks on his Republican Senate opponent Ken Paxton.

The race was part of the World Humanoid Robot Games, an Olympic-style competition in Beijing that showcases China’s rapid advances in robotics amid growing rivalry with the U.S.

China’s humanoid robots can run faster than Usain Bolt. But can they help with chores like folding laundry? A look inside the race for AI dominance.

Republicans have sprinted to get in line with the voter skepticism on data centers as they emerge as a top midterms issue.

A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.

Nobody wants to hear others talking to chatbots. NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern says Silicon Valley is working on ways to stifle the chatter.

Unitree, China’s humanoid robotics firm, saw its shares soar 460% on its Shanghai stock market debut on Wednesday, as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the A.I. boom.

The indifference to data centers in China stands in stark contrast to the sentiment in the United States, where data centers are a political lightning rod.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced significant restrictions on data center projects, signing an executive order to stop “predatory” backers.

ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association on Monday signed an ​agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards ‌on the Chinese company’s AI video and image-generation models, months after the ​Hollywood trade group challenged its ​handling of intellectual property.