[3/19 16:00] US Intelligence elevates AI as top global threat / Alibaba targets $100B in AI and cloud revenue in 5 years

AI News Flash for March 19, 2026 at 16:00 UTC. Topics: 1. US Intelligence elevates AI as top global threat https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2026/03/AI-intelligence-new-global-threat/412232/ 2. Alibaba targets $100B in AI and cloud revenue in 5 years https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/alibaba-revenue-disappoints-as-ai-profit-push-grows-urgent 3. Google secures 1GW demand response contracts for data centers https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/demand-response-data-center-milestone/ 4. Autoscience raises $14M for world's first autonomous AI research lab https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/18/3258464/0/en/Autoscience-Raises-14M-to-Build-the-World-s-First-Automated-AI-Research-Lab.html