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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-07-26: 1. Librarians Launch Viral 'Avoiding AI' Workshops Nationwide Libraries across the country are hosting unprecedented 'Avoiding AI' workshops in response to massive public demand from people seeking to disconnect from Big Tech. The movement reflects growing consu 2. Power Outage Exposes Critical AI Data Center Vulnerability A downed power line in Northern Virginia revealed that AI data centers are dangerously unprepared for grid disruptions. The incident highlights urgent infrastructure risks as AI computing demands surg 3. Reid Hoffman's New AI Lab Seeks $100M Funding Prentis, a new AI laboratory co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise $100 million. The lab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will become AI's biggest commercia Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-07-26.html