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Anthropic finds itself in an unusual position — a public spat with the Trump administration may actually be good for business. Spending data from corporate finance platform Ramp shows enterprise adoption of Anthropic's tools is climbing steadily, suggesting that for some buyers, friction with Washington reads less like a red flag and more like a credibility signal.
Shifting east, Alibaba is making a serious bet on the physical world. The Chinese tech giant is developing Qwen-Robot, described as an operating system for the emerging robot economy. The project doubles down on what the industry calls embodied AI — the idea that intelligence needs a body to be truly useful, from warehouse floors to factory lines.
And in the ongoing battle over children's access to social media, Ireland isn't waiting for Brussels to act. The country's government says it is prepared to restrict minors' access to social media platforms even without a broader European Union agreement in place, signaling that some member states are done waiting for consensus before protecting younger users.
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