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OpenAI is asking California to go further on AI safety, calling on lawmakers to amend the state's SB fifty-three framework to expand its safeguards. It's a notable move — a major AI developer publicly pushing for stricter regulation of its own industry, though skeptics will ask whether that's principle or strategic positioning ahead of federal policy fights.
Meanwhile, fashion retailers like Zalando and Zara are leaning hard into AI-powered virtual try-ons, hoping the technology can finally put a dent in the clothing returns problem that has long plagued online shopping. Returns cost the industry billions annually, and if AI can match a customer to the right fit before the package ships, that's a meaningful win for both margins and sustainability.
And in South Korea, the city of Ulsan is taking a genuinely unconventional approach to the data center crunch — sinking infrastructure beneath the ocean. With a budget of roughly thirty-seven million dollars running through two thousand thirty, the project would use seawater for cooling, sidestepping the power and land constraints squeezing AI infrastructure on shore. It's experimental, but the pressure driving it is very real.
Stay curious out there. Tech Beat out.
