Sam Altman says the DOD affirmed that OpenAI's tools wouldn't be used by agencies like the NSA, and services to them would need a further contract modification
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Sam Altman says OpenAI amended its DOD contract to ensure “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of US persons and nationals”
Sam Altman says company is working with defence department on provisions covering mass surveillance
In recent interviews, Sam Altman said AI's adoption faces more resistance than he expected, while Jensen Huang warned the “doomer narrative” may be winning
Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public's underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence.LinkedIn:Bridget FahrlandandDaron Y...
Sam Altman says currently “the idea of putting data centers in space is ridiculous” and that it is “not something that's going to matter at scale this decade”
Once allies at OpenAI, Sam Altman and Elon Musk are now sharply divided over the future of AI infrastructure.
Trump calls on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or face “consequences,” after she said corporations that “take a knee” to Trump would be held accountable
Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” …
Sources: DOJ's review of Netflix's WBD takeover examines whether Netflix wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in violation of Clayton and Sherman Acts
what we knowDrew Gillis /The A.V. Club:Paramount beats Netflix to clearing anti-trust hurdle in Warner Bros. acquisition
Sam Altman says there is some “AI washing”, where companies blame AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, alongside “real displacement by AI” of some jobs
Hold up, let him cook. — Sam Altman is starting to get the sneaking suspicion that companies might …
Trump calls on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or face “consequences,” after she said corporations that “take a knee” to Trump would be held accountable
Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” …
Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are “unfair”, as it takes “20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time” to train a human
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed concerns about AI's environmental impact this week while speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express.
Sources: DOJ's review of Netflix's WBD takeover examines whether Netflix wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in violation of Clayton and Sherman Acts
what we knowDrew Gillis /The A.V. Club:Paramount beats Netflix to clearing anti-trust hurdle in Warner Bros. acquisition
Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the notion that the social media company made increasing time spent on Instagram a company goal.
A matplotlib maintainer explains how an AI agent that suggests code changes on open source repos wrote a hit piece on him after a rejection, and the aftermath
Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code …
A matplotlib maintainer explains how an AI agent that suggests code changes on open source repos wrote a hit piece on him after a rejection, and the aftermath
Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code …
US DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater says she is leaving, in a departure viewed as a victory for tech giants over some of MAGA's more populist voices
A civil subpoena shows the US DOJ is investigating Netflix for potential anticompetitive tactics as DOJ probes the company's proposed acquisition of WBD
As it probes bids for Warner, the department is asking if the streamer has engaged in conduct that could make it a monopoly
Bitcoin briefly dropped to as low as $60K on February 5, its lowest level since November 2024 and down ~50% from its October 2025 peak, as global markets fall
from Epstein to quantum to AI to the death of crypto twitter — clobbering the coins [image]@luke_metro:how low does crypto have to drop before I never have to hear about Fairshake ...
Strategy reports Q4 net loss up 1,749% YoY to $12.4B, as BTC trades below the company's $76,052 average purchase price; MSTR is down ~60% over the past year
Shares of the bitcoin-stockpiling company have fallen sharply since crypto prices touched all-time highs in October
Bitcoin falls to ~$66K, its lowest level since President Trump's election win in November 2024 and down 44%+ from its October 2025 peak as global markets fall
Bitcoin slumped below $70,000, a level last seen 15 months ago, as a broad risk-off sentiment engulfed global markets.
Inside Elon Musk's bet to hook X users that turned Grok into a porn generator; sources say xAI's AI safety team was just two or three people for most of 2025
all in a bid to keep users engaged and away from the AI system's original purpose
After X updated Grok to ban sexual deepfakes of women, tests show Grok still undresses men on Grok's app, Grok's website, and X, rarely rejecting user requests
Elon Musk insists xAI's chatbot doesn't break the law, but it's still churning out nearly naked, sexualized images of men.