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EU AI Office Enforcement Begins August 2

On August 2, Commission enforcement powers over GPAI providers begin, and Article 50 transparency obligations start to apply.

By The Signal · July 13, 2026 · Signal Brief

What Tokens per Watt Actually Measures

The metric compares token throughput with power draw, and comparisons require a common workload, latency target, and system boundary.

By The Signal · July 12, 2026 · Glossary

Five New York AI Bills Await Hochul's Action

The package includes a one-year pause on state permits for data centers above 20MW and a ban on surveillance pricing based on personal data.

By The Signal · July 11, 2026 · Signal Brief

Meta Opens a Metered Muse API

Muse Spark 1.1 lists at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens through Meta's proprietary model API.

By The Signal · July 11, 2026 · Signal Brief

Agent Gateways, Defined

Enterprise teams are putting one control point between autonomous agents, tools, credentials, and model calls.

By The Signal · July 10, 2026 · Glossary

What an agentic threat actor is

Sysdig coined "agentic threat actor" this week for JADEPUFFER, and the definition is already outrunning any page that pins it down.

By The Signal · July 10, 2026 · Glossary