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Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched Superintelligence Labs, restructuring the company's AI division and appointing former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang as Chief AI Officer alongside Nat Friedman. Meta is investing heavily—$14 billion in Scale AI and $70 billion in infrastructure, including 1.3 million Nvidia GPUs—while aggressively recruiting top AI talent from competitors. The initiative aims to develop AI companions, business agents, and creative assistants with multimodal capabilities. This bold AI pivot has boosted Meta's stock to record highs as Zuckerberg describes it as "the beginning of a new era for humanity."

IBM has introduced Power11 chips and servers to simplify AI adoption for enterprises. The new hardware offers superior power efficiency compared to Intel and AMD solutions, with 99.9999% uptime and only 30 seconds of unplanned downtime annually. Power11 features dedicated AI inference acceleration with 1,200 GB/s bandwidth per socket, integrated security with sub-minute ransomware detection, and compatibility with IBM's watsonx ecosystem. Unlike systems for general AI training, Power11 focuses on enterprise AI inference, allowing businesses to integrate AI into existing processes. The servers will be available July 25, 2025, with additional integrations coming later that year.

AI regulation is gaining momentum globally as world leaders and tech companies advocate for a unified framework to guide responsible AI development. The US, EU, and China have implemented different approaches, with the Biden administration issuing safety standards, the EU focusing on transparency through its AI Act, and China emphasizing content control. Major AI platforms like ChatGPT and Google Gemini have begun self-regulating with responsible usage policies. Proponents argue global guidelines are necessary to combat misinformation, protect jobs, and ensure security in the face of rapidly evolving AI technology. Increased international collaboration is expected in coming months to balance innovation with risk management.

Samsung Electronics has acquired healthcare platform Xealth to expand into digital health integration. This strategic move connects Samsung's wearable technologies with Xealth's platform, which is already integrated with 500+ hospitals and 70 digital health solutions across the US. The acquisition aims to bridge the gap between everyday wellness monitoring and clinical care by connecting home health data with hospital records. This positions Samsung to access the $330 billion digital health market while reducing dependence on semiconductor cycles and advancing its "care at home" vision.