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OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman spars with AI czar Sacks, calls Anthropic ‘one of the good guys’

After White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks went after Anthropic last week, OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman came to the company’s defense.

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OpenAI cracks down on Sora 2 deepfakes after pressure from Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA

OpenAI will also collaborate with United Talent Agency, Creative Artists Agency and Association of Talent Agents to ensure voice and likeness protections.

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Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its New York Offices

Employees at the company’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

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U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal

Leaders of the country’s governments announced they would work together to secure critical minerals supplies outside of Chinese control. The deal includes a new gallium refinery in Western Australia.

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Meta AI’s app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes’ AI video feed

New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four weeks. The app is now seeing roughly 300,000 new installs per day — up from … Continue reading

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Jim Cramer: Patient Apple bulls are vindicated, and the stock is just getting started

Shares jumped to a record high Monday following positive chatter from Wall Street analysts on iPhone 17 demand.

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Massive AWS Outage Affects Snapchat and Canva

The global outage disrupted popular platforms like Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, and Duolingo. The post Massive AWS Outage Affects Snapchat and Canva appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Cards Against Humanity settles trespass lawsuit against SpaceX

Cards Against Humanity, the irreverent party game company known for its provocative humor, has settled its trespassing lawsuit against SpaceX, one year after filing the complaint and launching a profanity-laced marketing campaign against Elon Musk’s rocket company. The dispute centered … Continue reading

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WIRED Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week, including security concerns from satellites leaking sensitive data and the experiences of undeterred Cybertruck owners.

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What Jim Cramer expects from Boeing, and why he says Starbucks is a buy

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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