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Anthropic releases new model, Opus 4.8

South Korea's stock market is a big leveraged AI bet

A line chart that tracks South Koreaâs KOSPI Composite Index from March 31, 2006, to May 27, 2026. The index was 1,359.6 in March 2006, reached 2,089.4 in April 2011, stood at 1,986.41 in May 2016 and peaked at 8,228.7 in May 2026.

South Korea Stock Exchange (KOSPI) Index

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

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Tech giants back new data center climate initiative

AI's education explosion leaves teachers in the dark

Stacked bar chart showing that most U.S. public K–12 teachers say they have received little or no guidance on using AI tools across teaching tasks. Teachers report the most guidance for lesson prep, worksheets and assessments, and the least for coaching and tutoring.

Guidance teachers say they've received on AI tools

Data: Gallup; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios

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Former Calm CEO: How to retain your humanity and embrace AI

Congress is scrambling to regulate prediction markets

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