TECHNOLOGYAnthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns WeirdIn an unexpected turn, the two companies signed a deal for Anthropic to use computing resources from Elon Musk’s xAI.Wired·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYHow Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg BrockmanCutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI.TechCrunch·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYAI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keysBraintrust, a startup that makes an “operating system for engineers building AI software,” notified customers that hackers broke into one of its Amazon cloud environments, and is asking customers to rotate their API keys.TechCrunch·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYUsing AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study ShowsNew research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.Wired·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYMira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s wordsMira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model. In a video deposition shown during the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial on Wednesday, Murati said Altman falsely stated that OpenAI's legal department determined a neThe Verge·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYDeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment roundThe Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.TechCrunch·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYI Am Begging AI Companies to Stop Naming Features After Human ProcessesAnthropic announced “dreaming” for AI agents to sort through “memories” at its developer conference. Can we not?Wired·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYGoogle updates AI search to include quotes from Reddit and other sourcesWhile citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.TechCrunch·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYHackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You DoIt's not just you. Scammers, hackers, and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they discuss cyberattacks and other illegal activity.Wired·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYKhosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo showsGenesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.TechCrunch·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYHow Silicon Valley's new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA<em>Atlantic</em> writer George Packer discusses how tech venture capitalists, who are heavily invested in AI and cryptocurrency, aligned with Trump and influenced policies related to their own investments.NPR·6d ago
TECHNOLOGYTinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI toolsMatch Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."TechCrunch·6d ago
