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Wall Street is having second thoughts about artificial intelligence. The Nasdaq dropped seven hundred fifty points as investors began questioning the mountains of debt AI companies are taking on to fund data centers and chip purchases. The enthusiasm that drove markets higher is now running into the math.
Meanwhile, the US Navy is quietly solving a problem that keeps defense planners up at night. GPS, as one official put it, is the first link an adversary severs. New software tested this week lets drones land on moving ships using only onboard cameras, no satellite navigation required. It could also reduce the need for expensive tracking equipment already on those ships.
And in a story that says a great deal about where AI legal guardrails actually stand, Meta quietly rewrote its business terms to remove language suggesting it could train on news sites freely. Legal experts say the changes are mostly cosmetic. One professor noted the revised language still leaves the door wide open for Meta to scrape entire websites tied to products or services.
Three very different stories, one common thread — the gap between what technology promises and what it actually delivers. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
