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AI & Tech

Modal Labs Valuation Hits $15.75B in $750M Funding Push

Modal Labs is finalizing a $750 million funding round that values the AI inference provider at $15.75 billion, marking a…

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AI & Tech

Trump to Host Anthropic’s Amodei at White House Dinner

President Trump will host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for a private White House dinner, marking their first one-on-one meeting after…

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AI & Tech

Trump, Johnson to Meet Tech CEOs on AI Sept. 29

President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are scheduled to meet with tech executives on September 29 to discuss the…

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AI & Tech

OpenAI admits 6 cases of model hallucinations and error hiding

OpenAI publicly disclosed six specific misalignment incidents, acknowledging that the industry has not sufficiently solved alignment and monitoring challenges to…

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AI & Tech

Sam Altman joins Dario Amodei in urging AI safety pause

Sam Altman has publicly aligned with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, pledging that OpenAI will adopt similar safety protocols involving independent…

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AI & Tech

AI Workers Turn Extinction Warning Into Meme

Jacob Coxon’s dramatic resignation from Anthropic over AI safety concerns sparked a viral meme trend where users replaced existential threats…

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AI & Tech

Pentagon Dismisses AI Extinction Risk Despite Researcher Warnings

A departing Anthropic researcher ignited a global debate by warning that AI firms are racing toward self-improving superintelligence, a claim…

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AI & Tech

Baseten Acquires Blaxel AI Agent Sandbox

Baseten has acquired Blaxel to integrate specialized microVM sandbox technology, enhancing the reliability, speed, and security of autonomous AI agent…

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AI & Tech

Altman Sells Startup Shares Days After AI Warning

Sam Altman promotes the rise of non-technical founders by arguing that advanced AI models have collapsed development costs, enabling individuals…

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AI & Tech

EU Tech Chief: US Will Adopt AI Guardrails Regardless

EU tech official Henna Virkkunen argues that US and European AI regulations are converging in practice, despite differing approaches where…

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AI & Tech

China’s Data Center Boom: Why the Debate Won’t Stop

Public opposition to data centers has surged to 75 percent, prompting political leaders like Texas Governor Greg Abbott to adopt…

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Business

Earn 1,000+ Links for GEO and SEO

Traditional link building has collapsed due to AI-generated content flooding the market, forcing agencies like PureLinq to pivot toward creating…

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Business

ESPN Raising Prices on Streaming Plans

ESPN is raising prices for its standalone subscriptions and select bundles, with the ad-supported Select plan increasing to $13.99 per…

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BigTech Companies

North Korean Hackers Behind Rust Supply Chain Attack

North Korean state-sponsored hackers (tracked as Sapphire Sleet) compromised three popular Rust crates,arrayref, internment, and append-only-vec,by hijacking a maintainer's account…

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Business

Muon Space raises $250M from Google, Salesforce backers

Muon Space raised $250 million in its largest funding round, with participation from Google and Salesforce. The investment highlights growing…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI promised to win hearts – it hasn’t

Public concern about AI is rising sharply, with 52% of Americans now more concerned than excited about AI's role in…

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AI & Tech

How people actually use AI, plus Flock’s design choices

Practical AI adoption lags behind hype, with real-world usage differing from flashy demos, while design decisions at companies like Flock…

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AI & Tech

OpenAI funds 13 Axios local newsletters in 3-year deal

OpenAI is funding 13 new Axios Local newsletters over three years, covering staffing and technology costs, in exchange for training…

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AI & Tech

Anthropic tested AI bioweapon risks in 133M chats

Anthropic revised its catastrophic harm risk rating from "very low" to "low" after discovering an 11-month gap in biological weapon…

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AI & Tech

SpaceX closes $60bn Cursor deal; Cursor bought a firm day before

SpaceX completed its $60bn acquisition of Cursor, as confirmed in a regulatory filing and a brief note from Cursor, which…

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