Elon Musk Says AI Companies Should Test Each Other’s Models for Safety
Musk’s proposal comes as concerns around rogue AI and safety practices grow.
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Anthropic to Open Singapore Office, Hires Regional Head from OpenAI
The company said it plans to expand enterprise adoption of Claude across Southeast Asia.
OpenAI in Early Talks for New Funding Round at $1.2 Trillion Valuation
The discussions follows a decision by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman not to pursue a public offering this year.
Crypto Stocks Fall After Clarity Bill Fails to Advance
Coinbase fell 10% after a landmark crypto bill became unlikely to pass.
Salesforce Unveils New AI Model, Agent Security Tools at Dreamforce
At its annual Dreamforce customer conference in San Francisco, Salesforce shows that it's on board with two of the biggest trends in enterprise AI.
Meta Rolls Out New ‘Meta One’ Subscription Plans With Higher AI Usage Limits
Meta is betting users will pay for more access to its AI tools, with its most expensive plan priced at $499 a month.
Elon Musk hints at possible Tesla-SpaceX merger
When asked why Tesla and SpaceX were separate companies, Musk said that is “a great question.”
DoorDash Invests in Marc Lore’s Wonder
The deal raises the possibility that DoorDash could take over Wonder deliveries in the future.
Chinese AI Chip Firm Biren Plans $1 Billion Fundraising
Biren is weighing another share sale as China doubles down on efforts to produce homegrown chips.
Trump Skewers AI Leaders’ Calls for Slowdown
The U.S. president fired off a series of statements criticizing calls from Anthropic and others to slow model development.
OpenAI Said to Buy Startup Glass Imaging for $300 Million
The startup makes high quality camera for smartphones.
Microsoft Joins Calls for AI “Pacing,” Pledges to Build Kill Switches Into AI Products
Microsoft is also open to letting third party observers audit its internal AI development.
China Rebuffs U.S. “Fearmongering” in Light of AI Pacing Calls
Beijing’s criticism underscores its concern that Washington could increasingly leverage AI safety to impose further restrictions on China.
Z.ai Plans $5 Billion Fundraising as Compute Cost Grows
The new fundraising comes just two months after the Chinese AI firm raised $4 billion in a share placement.
Tesla Teases October Next-Gen Roadster Reveal
The Information previously reported that early plans for the demonstration included showing the Roadster hovering in the air.
Larry Ellison Cancels Plan to Sell Up to $7.5 Billion of Oracle Stock
Oracle’s shares have come under pressure amid the company’s AI buildout.
Altman and Musk Back Amodei’s Call for AI Companies to Slow Down AI Development
The commitment was part of a three-part plan Amodei put forward for leading AI companies to "pace the frontier"—or slow down the development of bleeding edge AI— just days after his own employees spoke about the growing dangers of AI development.
Nvidia May Invest Up to $10 Billion In Anthropic’s IPO
Anthropic is a big buyer of compute from Nvidia, as well as from Google and others.
OpenAI AI Swarm Hacked Software Service Months Before Hugging Face Incident
OpenAI agents forced software service RubyGems to shut down new account signups during the cyberattack.
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