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Today's Tech News: AI Demand Surges, Fusion Energy Advances, and Big Tech Under Scrutiny

TSMC Struggles to Keep Up With AI Demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is struggling to meet overwhelming demand from AI customers, with CEO C.C. Wei acknowledging that the company can only support so much despite its ongoing factory expansion efforts in the US.

Meta's Oversight Board Says Account Bans Lack Due Process, Transparency

Meta's Oversight Board has issued recommendations calling for greater transparency and due process in how the company handles account bans, including disclosure about the role of AI in content moderation decisions.

Helion Raises $465M to Build Fusion Power Plant for Microsoft

Fusion startup Helion, backed by Sam Altman, has raised $465 million to accelerate construction of a commercial fusion power plant that will supply electricity to Microsoft, with an ambitious target completion date of 2028.

Jeff Bezos Funds Neuroscience Startup's Hunt for Brain's 'Core Algorithm'

Flourish, a neuroscience startup backed by Jeff Bezos with $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, is working to reverse-engineer how biological neurons process information in hopes of developing a new paradigm for artificial intelligence.

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code to Millions of Phones

Security researchers have discovered unreleased face-recognition software embedded in Meta's smart glasses ecosystem, code that was distributed to millions of devices via the Meta View app but never officially announced.

AI IPO Race Heats Up, Instagram Gets Hacked

Top AI companies are racing toward public offerings, with Anthropic stock becoming so valuable that some real estate listings now accept it as currency alongside cash.