⚖️ Big law says sorry after AI hallucinations slip into court
A major U.S. firm acknowledged a filing was riddled with fabricated citations generated by an AI tool. Painful-and, honestly, preventable.
The firm says it’s tightening policies and paying fees-a costly reminder that gen AI needs human guardrails, not blind trust.
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⚡ Washington leans on FERC to speed AI data center hookups
The Energy Department urged regulators to fast-track grid connections so power-hungry AI campuses can come online sooner. Sounds efficient… or rushed, depending on your coffee.
Backers call it pro-growth. Critics call it a 60-day rubber stamp. The tension is very 2025-AI wants everything yesterday; the grid still reads the manual.
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📈 Investors dust off a dotcom-era playbook for the AI swell
Big money is rotating out of the most-hyped AI names into second-wave picks-suppliers, robotics, adjacent bets. Ride the swell, avoid the wipeout… in theory.
Nobody wants to short the party, but… bubbles pop. The strategy is basically buy the shovel store, not just the gold. Feels savvy-until it doesn’t.
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🧵 Fujikura turns century-old wires into AI-era wins
Japan’s Fujikura, founded in the 1880s, has become a Nikkei standout thanks to demand for fiber feeding AI data centers. Old roots, new boom.
Investors hunting the next AI supply-chain winners keep piling in-which is exciting and a tiny bit… frothy. Threads meet threads-like a slightly off knitting analogy.
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🍫 Oreo-maker leans into gen AI to slash ad costs
Mondelez says its in-house generative tool can cut production costs for marketing content by up to half. Savings now; AI-made TV spots next.
Humans still check the outputs-for now-but the direction of travel is clear. The ad machine is getting algorithmic, fast.
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