The 10 most important AI stories of March 15, 2026, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
Nvidia and AMD are seeing huge demand for CPUs and Jensen Huang is poised to unveil details for processors specialized for agentic AI at the GTC conference.
Hype around the open source agent is driving people to rent cloud servers and buy AI subscriptions just to try it, creating a windfall for tech companies.
Software demos and Pentagon records detail how chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude could help the Pentagon analyze intelligence and suggest next steps.
Pyongyang's operatives deploy chatbots to undertake tasks, often in multiple roles.
With xAI now in the hands of SpaceX, Elon Musk says he's rebuilding the artificial intelligence company following high-level departures.
Julie Bort /TechCrunch:Zendesk agrees to acquire Forethought, which makes AI-powered customer support software, for an undisclosed sum; Forethought has raised $115M— Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday.
Moonshot AI is seeking to raise as much as $1 billion in an expanded funding round that would value the startup at about $18 billion, more than quadrupling its valuation in just three months and underscoring growing interest in Chinese AI developers racing to rival Silicon Valley leaders.
The US Commerce Department has pulled a draft regulation that would have restricted exports of artificial intelligence chips to anywhere in the world without US approval, according to an electronic notification posted on a government website.
Google's $32 billion Wiz acquisition is finalized—the largest venture-backed deal in history. Index Ventures calls it the 'Deal of the Decade,' with Wiz at the center of AI, cloud, and security spend tailwinds.
These layoffs could help Facebook's parent offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, acquisitions, and hiring.
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