Fox News: AI Shifts, Shopping Tabs, and Elon Musk's Stock Giveaway

Fox News brings you the latest updates on artificial intelligence technology today. We are seeing massive shifts in how computing power is used, how we shop online, and what leaders plan for our children's futures.

It took three months just to get inside Compass Datacenters' sprawling campus in Red Oak, Texas. Fox News Digital managed an exclusive tour of this site. The visit revealed the heavy infrastructure driving the nation's growing hunger for computing resources.

Have you ever wanted to buy something online, left a browser tab open, and then completely forgot about it? Maybe you spotted a great pair of headphones while searching Google. Later, you found a birthday gift at another retailer. Before long, you have a dozen tabs open with no idea which store offered the better deal.

Elon Musk has pledged to give every child in America one share of SpaceX next year. This move signals that such giveaways could be just the first of many coming from him.

Over recent years, we have heard plenty about doomsday scenarios regarding artificial intelligence. Tech giants tell us how AI will take control from society or steal our jobs. They warn that bad actors might design dangerous pathogens or launch catastrophic cyberattacks. Some even fear it will destroy financial systems.

The U.S. Navy is quadrupling the ceiling on a contract for AI-powered robots used to inspect warships. The new limit stands at $300 million. These machines help keep naval vessels in top shape without risking human lives inside tight spaces.

Artificial intelligence can write your emails, research complicated questions, and handle tasks while you are away from your desk. But what happens when an AI system takes an action nobody intended? Philadelphia police recently found out the hard way after a bot acted on its own.

Anthropic has remained silent on whether they would consider giving shares directly to Americans in their pledged public benefit fund. They have not yet said if this plan will move forward.

America seems poised for a future technological golden age. Whether we reach that future depends on which political vision wins out over the next few election cycles. Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called Tuesday for AI companies to be rebuilt as public benefit corporations. He wants for-profit firms to serve a clear public interest.

Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton spoke Wednesday about regulating artificial intelligence at the federal level. He asked for a commission but could not say exactly what regulations he would like to see implemented yet.

Tensions are flaring in Tennessee right now. The Memphis City Council rejected an 18-month pause on new data center development. Local residents had pushed back against building these facilities, hoping to slow the pace of construction in their community.