System Admin Anthropic agrees terms of $30bn funding deal at $900bn valuation TL;DR Anthropic, an AI research lab, has secured a massive $30 billion funding deal. The funding round values the company at approximately $900 billion, reflecting growing investor confidence in AI te...
Cade Metz and Mike Isaac OpenAI Trial Heads to Jury After Closing Arguments in Musk vs. Altman Case Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their closing arguments in the blockbuster federal trial on Thursday. Nine jurors are set to begin deliberations next week....
System Admin AI desperately needs more adult supervision TL;DR The growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) raises urgent concerns about oversight. Experts stress the need for robust institutions to regulate tech companies and safeguard public inte...
Cade Metz Notable Researchers Join $4 Billion Effort to Build Self-Improving A.I. Recursive Superintelligence, founded by former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers, is part of a growing effort to automate the creation of artificial intelligence....
System Admin WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot TL;DR WhatsApp has introduced 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot for enhanced user privacy. Users can chat with the AI without retaining a history of the conversation. Cybersecurity experts...
System Admin Cerebras boosts IPO price to raise $5.5bn Cerebras Boosts IPO Price to Raise $5.5bn TL;DR Cerebras Systems increases IPO price to target $5.5 billion. The company's valuation reaches approximately $40 billion. High demand for AI stocks signal...
Sheera Frenkel Anduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion The start-up, which makes A.I.-backed weapons, was valued at $61 billion in the financing round, double what it was a year ago....
System Admin Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek TL;DR Incident : Waymo voluntarily recalled thousands of vehicles after an empty robotaxi drove into a creek. Date : The incident occurred on April 20 in San Antonio, Texas. Response : Waymo aims to e...
System Admin How the dream of a non-profit OpenAI died How the Dream of a Non-Profit OpenAI Died TL;DR The vision of OpenAI as a non-profit organization has dramatically shifted, leading to controversy. Key figures in the AI landscape, like Elon Musk and ...
Cecilia Kang Silicon Valley’s A.I. Lobbying Blitz Reaches a Fever Pitch OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers....
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Faiz Siddiqui, Jeremy B. Merrill Elon Musk’s anonymous online BFF spreads his ideas and attacks his enemies TL;DR Elon Musk boosts an anonymous fan account, XFreeze, that promotes his views and criticizes his legal opponents. The account, popular on social media, provides a platform for Musk's supporters an...
System Admin Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury TL;DR Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk sought control over OpenAI multiple times. Musk is now facing a lawsuit regarding OpenAI’s operations. Altman suggested that Musk believes his children should...
