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Category Archives: Business
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer
The news follows the breakout success of DeepSeek and growing pressure from rivals like Meta.
Amazon’s AGI Lab Reveals Its First Work: Advanced AI Agents
Led by a former OpenAI executive, Amazon’s AI lab focuses on the decision-making capabilities of next generation of software agents—and borrows insights from physical robots.
Trump’s Trade War Pushes Canadian Tech Workers to Rethink Silicon Valley
Canada’s top tech talent has long moved to the US for better opportunities, but Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats are raising questions about how to build a stronger ecosystem at home.
Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’
Elon Musk said he borrowed the name from a 1960s science fiction novel, but another AI startup applied to trademark it before xAI launched its chatbot.
Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X, Because of Course
Social platform X struggled after Elon Musk took over, but its fortunes improved dramatically after US President Donald Trump won reelection. Now it will be become part of Musk’s AI startup xAI.
Anthropic’s Claude Is Good at Poetry—and Bullshitting
Researchers looked inside the chatbot’s “brain.” The results were surprisingly chilling.
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.
Unpacking ‘Good Quests,’ Christianity, and Caviar Bumps
This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts ask what impact religion will have on Silicon Valley.
Inside Maye Musk’s Cozy Relationship With China
As Elon Musk continues to expand his political power in the US, his mother has repeatedly traveled to China to speak at events, model for Chinese brands, and promote Tesla.
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can’t let it go.