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Sources: OpenAI is negotiating with Microsoft to enable a future IPO; Microsoft is offering to cut its equity stake for access to OpenAI's tech beyond 2030 — High-stakes talks to revise terms of multibillion-dollar partnership are key to plans to adopt for-profit model
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| Scott Macfarlane / CBS News: |
The Trump administration fired US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about xAI using copyrighted content to train AI — The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday.
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The US and China agree a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US will cut tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% — Both sides agree to steep reductions in duties for the next 90 days — Joe Leahy in Beijing, Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Mercedes Ruehl in Geneva| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
A profile of HoYoverse, the creator of Genshin Impact, which is exploring new game genres as its titles begin to cannibalize each other and revenue growth slows — HoYoverse plots a future path to reach further than its anime roots — For decades, Chinese video games and American gamers just didn't mix.
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| Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: |
How OpenDNS, Cloudflare, and Google responded to EU court orders to block DNS resolution for pirate sites; OpenDNS left France and Belgium instead of complying — Pirate site blocking orders issued against DNS resolvers including OpenDNS, Google, and Cloudflare are stacking up in Europe.| Alex Wilkins / New Scientist: |
A look at Foresight, an AI model trained on anonymized NHS data from 57M people in England, which could help predict diseases or forecast hospitalization rates — The makers of an AI model called Foresight say it could help predict disease or hospitalisation rates, but others have expressed concern … | Will Knight / Wired: |
Singapore unveils a blueprint for global collaboration on AI safety, developed in consensus with researchers and experts from the US, China, and other countries — In a rare moment of global consensus, AI researchers from the US, Europe, and Asia came together in Singapore to form a plan for researching AI risks.
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| Tyler Cowen / Conversations with Tyler: |
Q&A with Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark on the parts of the economy AGI will affect last, why he's relatively bearish on AI-fueled economic growth, and more — And the inevitable future of AI-enhanced parenting — SUBSCRIBE - Apple - Google - Stitcher - Spotify - YouTube
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| Jo Constantz / Bloomberg: |
A look at “AI-native” startups, which integrate AI into their workflows and team structures, allowing them to operate with fewer employees and consolidate tasks — Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy is now trying to tame the bureaucracy this created, arguing the company needs … | Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times: |
Q&A with Whitney Wolfe Herd on returning as Bumble CEO, Tinder's lawsuit, being bullish about using AI in dating apps, funding for female founders, and more — Few understand both the promise and limitations of artificial general intelligence better than Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic.| Financial Times: |
Lloyd's of London insurers launch a product to cover companies for losses if they are sued over AI chatbot errors, with policies developed by YC-backed Armilla — Policies will pay out for costs such as legal fees and court damages if AI tools underperform
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| Nicole Kobie / Wired: |
As the consumer metaverse falters, the World Economic Forum projects the industrial metaverse will reach $100B by 2030, led by platforms like Nvidia Omniverse — Forget Mark Zuckerberg's vision of VR meetings; the industrial metaverse bridges digital and physical worlds in a way that's actually useful.
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| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Cairo-based Nawy, Africa's largest proptech platform combining listings with brokerage services, raised a $52M Series A led by Partech Africa — For decades, buying property in Egypt meant navigating a fragmented real estate market, relying on personal networks, dealing with commission-driven brokers … | Nicholas Kristof / New York Times: |
Court filing: internal Pornhub documents show it had 706K videos in May 2020 flagged for child rape or other problems, often not removed until flagged 16+ times — What goes through the minds of people working at porn companies profiting from videos of children being raped?Sponsor Posts
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