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Zuckerberg’s AI Safety Stance Now Fueling Antitrust Suit

An antitrust lawsuit alleges that major tech firms coordinated to slow AI development as a self-serving anti-competitive measure, a claim…

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AI & Tech

AI Regulation Battle Continues as Debate Persists

Major tech leaders including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have aligned behind stricter AI oversight to address security concerns and build…

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AI & Tech

Novo Tests Anthropic’s Claude Science for Faster Drug Discovery

Novo Nordisk has partnered with Anthropic to integrate Claude Science into its R&D pipeline, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and…

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AI & Tech

Big Tech AI slowdown: Safety pact or cartel?

Top AI leaders announced a voluntary pause on frontier development to enhance safety through auditing, though critics suspect the move…

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Digital Marketing

YC’s Garry Tan urges US labs to distill frontier AI models

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan urges U.S. AI developers to embrace model distillation as a strategic tool to strengthen open-weight…

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AI & Tech

JoyIn Claims OpenAI Copied Its Robot Ideas

JoyIn CEO Guo Renjie publicly accused OpenAI of stealing intellectual property and mimicking its website design, alleging that OpenAI’s recent…

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AI & Tech

Amazon Advertisers Can Now Buy Ads in ChatGPT

Amazon Ads has partnered with OpenAI to allow brands using its Demand-Side Platform to purchase programmatic advertising space within ChatGPT,…

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AI & Tech

Enflame Shares Nearly Triple on Shanghai Debut

Enflame Technology’s shares surged 179% on their Shanghai debut, valuing the Tencent-backed AI chipmaker at approximately $25.5 billion despite broader…

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AI & Tech

Amazon Appoints Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia to Board

Kevin Mandia, founder of cybersecurity firm Mandiant, has officially joined Amazon’s board of directors to serve on the Audit and…

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AI & Tech

Trump Dismisses AI Extinction Fears as Staff Urge Slowdown

US President Donald Trump dismissed existential AI threats, prioritizing geopolitical competition with China where he estimates the US holds a…

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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

Anthropic Faces Class Action Over Alleged Misleading of Power Users

A class action lawsuit alleges that Anthropic misled high-volume users about the Claude Max plan’s capabilities by marketing dramatic usage…

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AI & Tech

Zoox Wins NHTSA Approval as Tesla Faces Federal Probe

Tesla stock dropped 6% amid an NHTSA investigation into whether its self-certification process was valid for the Cybercab, a vehicle…

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Automotive

ChargePoint CEO: Growth Accelerating After 70% Stock Surge

ChargePoint’s stock surged over 70% after its second-quarter revenue and earnings significantly exceeded analyst expectations, highlighting improved operational efficiency despite…

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AI & Tech

TikTok Cancelled Meeting With Congressman Over Child Safety

TikTok withdrew from a scheduled congressional hearing to avoid scrutiny of its child safety protocols, prompting sharp criticism from committee…

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BigTech Companies

Google Avoids Another Divestiture Order

A US federal judge rejected the Department of Justice's demand to break up Google's ad tech business, opting instead for…

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AI & Tech

Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face for $13B in AI Deal

Nvidia is reportedly advancing toward a $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face to deepen its integration into the AI software…

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AI & Tech

Dreame Cancels Rocket-Powered Car Project

Chinese technology firm Dreame is terminating its automotive division, known as Project Starry Sky, after government funding was withdrawn amid…

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BigTech Companies

SpaceX Hires Natural Gas Trader for Rockets and Chips

SpaceX is hiring a natural gas trader to manage fuel for its rocket operations and semiconductor manufacturing, signaling a strategic…

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AI & Tech

Greg Brockman takes the helm at OpenAI

Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president and co-founder, has quietly risen to become the company's de facto second-in-command and top daily operations…

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