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Madison Mills

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Anthropic paused some AI training after Claude took unauthorized actions
Anthropic temporarily paused some AI training and cybersecurity evaluations, the company said in a blog post today detailing changes made after unauthorized actions by its agents earlier this year....
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Nvidia almighty: Chip riches flood through AI universe
Data: S&P Capital IQ Pro; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsNvidia made billions selling AI's essential ingredient: chips.Now it's plowing those riches straight back into the AI ecosystem, betting...
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Big Tech faces Big Resistance
Meta's landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech's once-unfettered freedom to operate.Why it matters: The AI industry is watching closely. I...
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OpenAI blinks first in AI safety standoff
OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some model work over safety concerns, days after rival Anthropic doubled down on insisting that its own safety measures were solid enough that it didn't need to sl...
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OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh
A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief revenue officer — has left in the span of a month as the company retools its le...
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Musk and Zuckerberg claw back into AI race with new model momentum
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have muscled their way back into AI's elite ranks, defying early obituaries to close the gap on a new generation of Silicon Valley startups.Why it matters: Recent gain...
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he does not support open-weight AI ban
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Monday that he has "never advocated" for a ban on open-weight AI models, rejecting accusations that his lab is seeking to shield its closed-model business from compe...
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White House draws new AI line on China
The Trump administration this week staked out a new position that could reshape its approach to AI policy, accusing Chinese companies of stealing U.S. technology even as it defends open AI developm...
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Google's Gemini delay exposes a deeper problem: employee frustration
Poor morale among employees is contributing to delayed model releases from Google's DeepMind AI lab, according to conversations with half a dozen current and former Google DeepMind employees.Why it...
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AI race splits in two as China wages open-weight insurgency
China's latest AI breakthrough is forcing Silicon Valley to confront a terrifying possibility: Building the world's smartest models may no longer be enough to win.Why it matters: Chinese labs like ...
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China's open-weight Kimi model stuns AI world with frontier-level results
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI stunned developers on Thursday with a massive new model that may rival the best American systems at a fraction of the cost.Why it matters: Kimi K3's early performance...
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Help wanted: Anthropic hires to head off catastrophe
Anthropic has warned that its own technology could bring the end of civilization. Check out its latest job listings to understand how.Why it matters: Anthropic has 32 very scary job openings for ro...
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OpenAI's No. 2 executive steps down over health issues
Fidji Simo is stepping down after taking medical leave because of a worsening chronic illness.The big picture: Simo's departure removes one of OpenAI's highest-profile executives.Driving the news: ...
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Scoop: SpaceXAI launches new model, Grok 4.5
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI is launching Grok 4.5, its smartest model yet, and its first release since going public and acquiring the AI coding startup Cursor.Why it matters: The new model is being pitche...
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Startup bets that investors want to trade compute like a commodity
Ornn, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup, raised a $33 million seed round to build a marketplace for trading the computing power that underpins today's AI boom, similar to what exists for oil tr...
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OpenAI courts Trump administration as its latest investor
OpenAI may give the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, per the Financial Times. The proposal is in very preliminary conversations, according to a person familiar with the matter.Why it matt...
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Anthropic's Fable 5 is back after the Trump administration lifted export controls
Anthropic's Fable 5 model came back online for users on Wednesday, after the Trump administration lifted an export control late Tuesday.Why it matters: It's the most powerful publicly available AI ...
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The pro-AI movement is splintering
The pro-AI movement is splintering over a defining question: whether national security concerns outweigh the need to keep America's AI companies ahead of Chinese rivals. Why it matters: The fight i...
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SpaceX pops 11% at open after biggest U.S. IPO in history
SpaceX shares rose 11% in initial trades Friday, placing the company in the top 10 largest companies in the U.S.Why it matters: The $150 price indicates a $1.97 trillion market cap, putting it imme...
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