System Admin China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus TL;DR China has blocked Meta's proposed $2 billion acquisition of AI start-up Manus. The decision follows extensive scrutiny from Chinese regulators over the deal. Meta's acquisition aimed to enhance ...
System Admin Google staff urge chief executive to block US military AI use Google Staff Urge Chief Executive to Block US Military AI Use TL;DR Over 560 Google employees have signed an open letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to prohibit the company from collaborating with the U....
Cade Metz and Karen Weise Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Their Partnership Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest financial partner, will continue to license the start-up’s technology but will no longer be its exclusive licensee....
Rebecca Tan China says it will reverse major AI acquisition by Meta TL;DR China has announced plans to reverse Meta's acquisition of Manus AI, marking a significant shift in its stance on AI talent retention. This decision highlights the ongoing tension between China ...
System Admin Should your board appoint a bot? Should Your Board Appoint a Bot? TL;DR New AI tools are revolutionizing how board members prepare and conduct research. Despite the technological advancements, AI is unlikely to receive voting power w...
Cade Metz Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars in damages from Mr. Altman’s OpenAI....
System Admin Jeff Bezos’s AI lab in talks over taking London office space at King’s Cross TL;DR Jeff Bezos's AI lab is reportedly in talks to secure office space in King’s Cross, London. The initiative, known as Project Prometheus, marks a strategic expansion of Amazon's AI efforts. This m...
Cade Metz OpenAI Unveils Its New, More Powerful GPT-5.5 Model The maker of ChatGPT is taking a more open approach to cybersecurity than its chief rival, Anthropic....
System Admin Amazon-backed nuclear developer X-energy surges 27% in trading debut TL;DR X-energy, a nuclear developer backed by Amazon, debuted on the stock market with a 27% surge in share price. The company aims to meet the rising demand for electricity, particularly from data ce...
Don Clark Intel’s Revenues Soar, Aided by A.I. Boom The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected....
System Admin What the AI ‘jobpocalypse’ narrative misses What the AI ‘Jobpocalypse’ Narrative Misses TL;DR The current discourse around AI and job displacement often misses key dimensions of the impact. Technologies capable of performing tasks do not automa...
Adam Satariano A.I. Start-Ups From Canada and Germany Merge to Take On Silicon Valley Cohere is acquiring Aleph Alpha in a deal aimed at customers uneasy about the dominance of American companies in artificial intelligence....
