After the midterms, is the AI industry in for a rough two years?

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Hundreds of Artex AI hacking tools found publicly exposed to the web

Security researchers found hundreds of servers hosting the penetration testing tool Artex exposed to the internet, allowing anyone access to the hacking tool.

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How a Blue Wave midterm might reshape the AI industry

Democrats’ historic victories in this week’s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry. The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday — in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development.

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Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO

AI usage keeps climbing, but spending has stalled. Price cuts and smarter cost controls among the biggest spenders could challenge investor assumptions about AI hypergrowth.

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After blocking Muse, Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop

Amazon said that the feature will roll out to millions of users in coming weeks.