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Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acquihire

The former Adept CEO said he hopes to be “remembered more as “an AI research innovator” than a “a deal structure innovator.”

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The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants

While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,”   the administration does not appear to be committing new funds.

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Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately

After getting licenses to cover every engineer, some at the cryptocurrency exchange warned Armstrong that adoption would be slow, predicting it would take months to get even half the engineers using AI. 

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Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models

Meta’s Chief AI Officer said that the company is partnering with Midjourney to license its AI image and video model technology.

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Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law

In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn’t have the resources to make the substantial technical changes this type of law would require, and it raised concerns about the law’s broad … Continue reading

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Apple gets ready for AI in the enterprise with new ChatGPT configuration options

Apple will let businesses configure ChatGPT enterprise access in the fall.

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US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel

Such federal government ownership of a major corporation would mark a dramatic departure from long-standing U.S. policy.

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Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says

Apple promised a major revamp to Siri, but the company’s AI capabilities have lagged behind competitors.

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TikTok denies India comeback after reports of website going live

TikTok isn’t making a comeback in India.

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Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth

Y Combinator is asking the court to deny Apple’s appeal. 

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