Anthropic becomes the first major AI company to back SB 53, a California bill that requires large AI companies to disclose safety testing protocols
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Meta is updating how it trains AI chatbots to prioritize teen safety and will limit teen access to certain characters, as it works on long-term safety updates
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Filing: OpenAI says Elon Musk talked to Mark Zuckerberg in February about backing a $97.4B OpenAI bid, but neither Zuckerberg nor Meta signed a letter of intent
for less than $100B: filings John Quintet / iPhone in Canada : Elon Musk Asked Mark Zuckerberg to Fund OpenAI Takeover: Filings Swastika Das Sharma / Livemint : Elon Musk wanted Mark Zuckerberg to joi...
Harmonic, an AI math startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, unveils its model Aristotle, saying it achieved gold medal performance on the 2025 IMO
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Sources: Cursor maker Anysphere acquired Koala, an AI-powered CRM startup that raised a $15M Series A five months ago; Koala plans to shut down in September
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When asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 searches for Musk's views, but only if “you” is in the query
seemingly solicits Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo : Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk's Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions Max Read / Read Max ...
OpenAI details why “emergent misalignment”, where training models on wrong answers in one area can lead to issues in many others, happens and how to mitigate it
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Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan says Anthropic cut Windsurf's direct access to Claude models largely because of reports that OpenAI was acquiring Windsurf
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Elon Musk's Neuralink raised a $650M Series E from ARK, Founders Fund, G42, Human Capital, Sequoia, Thrive, and others, reportedly at a ~$9B pre-money valuation
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OpenAI says users made 1B+ web searches in ChatGPT last week, adds trending searches, and lets WhatsApp users chat 1-800-ChatGPT for up-to-date search results
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