How David Sacks' AI and crypto policies in Trump's White House benefit his investments, those of his Silicon Valley friends, and the All-In podcast he co-hosts
Calls Conflict Claims “Nothing Burger” Mike Pearl / Gizmodo : 438 Reasons to Doubt that David Sacks Should Work for the Federal Government Mark Toon / Protos : David Sacks sends silly legal threat to ...
How ideology-driven AI chatbots like Grok and Gab's Arya position themselves as alternatives to mainstream chatbots accused of liberal bias
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When asked on 60 Minutes about his pardon of Binance's Changpeng Zhao, President Trump said “I don't know who he is” and “I heard it was a Biden witch hunt”
but CBS cuts it from broadcast Caitlin Keith / Deseret News : 3 takeaways from Trump's ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Trump says he doesn't know who Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is Steven Walgenbach / Insi...
OpenAI says it paused Sora's ability to generate videos resembling MLK Jr. at the request of his estate, after some users created “disrespectful depictions”
OpenAI responded, but is it enough? Mary Cunningham / CBS News : OpenAI blocks Sora 2 users from using MLK Jr.'s likeness after “disrespectful depictions” Katrina Morgan / WUSA : OpenAI takes away abi...
Interviews with security researchers about AI's potential for large-scale destruction, as experts remain divided and global regulatory frameworks lag
we still have agency and an opportunity to act. https://www.nytimes.com/... Stephen Witt / @stephenwitt : I'm on the front page of the New York Times with an article about “The A.I. Prompt That Could ...
Jaguar Land Rover plans to resume some UK production after an August cyberattack; an analyst says the hack wiped out ~£5M in daily profit and delayed 30K+ cars
Update Holly Williams / The Independent : Jaguar Land Rover issues major update after crippling cyberattack Stewart Burnett / Automotive World : JLR announces phased return to UK production Akshaya As...
A profile of Riley Walz, whose tech-related pranks in San Francisco blend technical skill with social commentary, including a viral site to track parking police
Heather Knight / New York Times : X: @rtwlz , @ritwikpavan , @yimbyland , @tbpn , @questionableway , @rowanfornow , @pitdesi , @bryancsk , @opinonhaver , @humantransit , @armanddoma , and @terronk . ...
An interview with Alex Kachkine, who shook the art world in June with a research paper in Nature on restoring paintings using AI, as he works to refine the tech
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Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
How crypto executives, lobbyists, campaign operatives, and Trump business partners turned President Trump from an outspoken bitcoin skeptic into a supporter
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