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Category: Business News
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New AI Models, Benchmarks, and, Import AI 454 Automating, and more.
New AI Models, Benchmarks, and Evaluation this week: Huawei’s HiFloat4 format outperforms the Open Compute Project’s MXFP4 in 4-bit training on Ascend NPUs, reducing; and Three new open-weights models—Kimi K2.6, MiMo V2.
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Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
Policy, Legal & Regulatory this week: A webXray audit of over 7,000 popular websites indicates widespread noncompliance with California’s Global Privacy; and The California Senate’s public safety committee has advanced SB 1375, a bill…
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We may now know what kind of AI bubble this is
A Platformer analysis argues the current AI investment boom resembles the 19th-century railroad bubble more than the crypto bubble, suggesting a foundational infrastructure build-out with lasting, transformative…
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General Reshoring Trends & Industrial, Manufacturing Returning America Standard, and more.
General Reshoring Trends & Industrial Manufacturing this week: U.S. manufacturing construction spending has surged over 130% since 2020, driven by semiconductor fabs, EV battery; and Reshoring of commercial equipment manufacturing is…
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Logistics Infrastructure and, How Tariffs Are Reshaping Warehouse Demand 2026, and more.
Logistics Infrastructure and Technology for Reshoring this week: Tariffs are driving a two-phase surge in warehouse demand: immediate inventory front-loading and a structural; and The operational playbook for reshoring logistics is…
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Apparel and Textile Manufacturing, Bally Ribbon Mills Highlight, and more.
Apparel and Textile Manufacturing Reshoring this week: Bally Ribbon Mills will exhibit at FedTex 2026, focusing on its Berry Amendment-compliant webbing and; and unspun’s AI-driven 3D weaving technology, which converts yarn directly into…
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Streaming, Network Slates, and Show, April 2026 TV Cancellations, and more.
Streaming, Network Slates, and Show Development this week: April 2026’s renewal and cancellation cycle reveals a decisive shift in streaming platform strategy, moving from; and ITV has commissioned ‘First Woman,’ a six-part lunar thriller…
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Writers Guild Contract Ratification, Writers Guild members ratify contract studios, and more.
Writers Guild Contract Ratification and Industry Deals this week: The Writers Guild of America has ratified its new contract with the AMPTP, securing over 90% member approval; and The WGA has ratified a new four-year Minimum Basic…
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California Film Tax Credits and New, ‘Simpsons Movie 2’ Receive, and more.
California Film Tax Credits and New Productions this week: The California Film Commission has allocated $193 million in tax credits to 38 projects, marking a significant; and California’s Film Commission has allocated tax credits to 38…
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Roundup: South Signals, South Carolina – Expansion Solutions, and more.
South Signals this week: South Carolina continues its aggressive industrial recruitment with a series of high-value manufacturing and; and This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Rate…