Musk Criticizes OpenAI in Deposition, Citing Grok’s Safety
Elon Musk publicly criticized OpenAI in a recent deposition, asserting the safety of xAI's Grok by claiming 'nobody committed suicide because of Grok....
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Vercel Scales Community Support with AI Agents While Retaining Human Touch
Vercel is actively working on strategies to scale its developer community support using automation and AI agents, while striving to maintain a human-c...
Vercel
Anthropic Offers Free Claude Max to Open Source Maintainers
Anthropic is now providing its premium Claude Max 20x plan, typically priced at $200/month, for free to qualified open-source maintainers for a period...
Simon Willison
OpenAI Secures $110 Billion in New Investment at $730 Billion Valuation
OpenAI has announced a massive new investment round totaling $110 billion, valuing the company at $730 billion pre-money. This substantial funding inc...
OpenAI
OpenAI and Microsoft Reaffirm Deep Partnership
OpenAI and Microsoft are reaffirming their long-standing partnership, emphasizing continued close collaboration in AI research, engineering, and produ...
OpenAI
Jack Dorsey’s Block Cuts Nearly Half of Staff in AI-Driven Restructuring
Jack Dorsey's financial tech company, Block, is significantly reducing its workforce by nearly half, eliminating over 4,000 jobs. Dorsey explicitly at...
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Speculation Mounts Over Prada Meta AI Glasses After Zuckerberg’s Fashion Week Appearance
Mark Zuckerberg's attendance at Prada's fashion week event in Milan has sparked speculation about a potential collaboration to produce Meta AI glasses...
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Anthropic Refuses Pentagon’s Terms on AI Access, Stands Firm on Ethical Use
Anthropic has formally rejected the Pentagon's demands for unrestricted access to its AI systems, just hours before a critical deadline. CEO Dario Amo...
The Verge AI
Microsoft’s Copilot Tasks AI Uses Cloud-Based Computing for Background Work
Microsoft is previewing Copilot Tasks, a new AI system designed to automate background busywork for users. This feature offloads computational tasks t...
The Verge AI
OpenAI Codex and Figma Launch Seamless Code-to-Design Experience
OpenAI and Figma have launched a new Codex integration, creating a seamless experience that bridges code and design workflows. This allows development...
OpenAI
OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Partner to Accelerate Federal Permitting
OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have partnered to introduce DraftNEPABench, a benchmark designed to evaluate AI coding agents for acc...
OpenAI
Anthropic acquires Vercept to advance Claude’s computer use capabilities
Anthropic announced its acquisition of Vercept, a strategic move aimed at enhancing Claude's capabilities in computer use and agentic functionalities....
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