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OpenAI says it has 3M “paying business users”, up from 2M in February; ChatGPT Team users can now use a “record mode” for taking notes during meetings — ChatGPT now has 3 million “paying business users” and is adding new features like meeting notes.
Bluesky: @alexeheath.com
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI rolls out connectors for services like Dropbox and OneDrive for ChatGPT Team, Enterprise, and Edu users; MCP support is coming to Pro, Team, Enterprise — OpenAI's ChatGPT is adding new features for business users, including integrations with different cloud services, meeting recordings … | Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
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| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
Reddit sues Anthropic, alleging it accessed Reddit 100K+ times after saying it had stopped; Reddit has reached formal licensing deals with OpenAI and Google — The online discussion forum says Anthropic continued to access its site over 100,000 times after saying it stopped| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Q&A with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on “a 50% chance” of AGI in the next five to 10 years, bad actors and technical risks, AI regulation, jobs, and more — Demis Hassabis says that systems as smart as humans are almost here, and we'll need to radically change how we think and behave.
More: The Guardian, CNET, PC Gamer, Egypt Independent, The Hans India, Business Today, and Benzinga
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
The IRS open sourced most of its Direct File tax software on GitHub last week, fulfilling a legal requirement under the SHARE IT Act, despite Intuit pressure — The IRS open sourced much of its incredibly popular Direct File software as the future of the free tax filing program is at risk …
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| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
Google pauses the rollout of Google Photos' AI-powered Ask Photos feature due to issues with latency, quality, and UX, per a Google product manager's post on X — 'Ask Photos isn't where it needs to be,' says a product manager for Google Photos.| Sam Clark / Politico: |
Microsoft says it didn't stop services to the International Criminal Court, after a May report stated it “cancelled” ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's email address — Chief prosecutor's email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a “kill switch” through U.S. tech giants abroad.| Bloomberg: |
Photos and partial footage of an FSD-enabled Tesla sideswiping a parked SUV and hitting a woman in November 2023 show FSD's limits; the NHTSA is investigating — The setting sun was blinding drivers on the Arizona interstate between Flagstaff and Phoenix in November 2023.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Mistral releases Mistral Code, a “vibe coding” client forked from open-source project Continue, in private beta on JetBrains development platforms and VS Code — French AI startup Mistral is releasing its own “vibe coding” client, Mistral Code, to compete with incumbents like Windsurf …
More: The Decoder, Maginative, VentureBeat, TestingCatalog, and Mistral AI
| Reuters: |
AI coding startups are at risk of being disrupted by Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI; a source says Microsoft's GitHub Copilot grew to $500M+ in revenue in 2024 — Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development.| Sophia Fox-Sowell / StateScoop: |
A group of 260+ US legislators from all 50 states sign a letter opposing a federal budget bill provision that bans states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years — More than 260 state legislators from all 50 states have signed a letter opposing a provision in the federal budget reconciliation bill … | Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: |
A comparison of GPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Llama 4, and Copilot: Claude won overall, having the most consistent answers and no hallucinations — We challenged AI helpers to decode legal contracts, simplify medical research, speed-read a novel and make sense of Trump speeches.| Christopher Cruz / Rolling Stone: |
An interview with Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki on accessibility, balancing the chaos, guardrails, base mechanics, and more, ahead of the June 5 debut — Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki discusses the challenges of a free roam racer and balancing the difficulty for new players
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple and Alibaba's AI rollout in China is being held up by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which has approved 300+ domestic AI models so far — Partnership between US and Chinese tech groups stalled by Beijing regulator in wake of geopolitical tensions
More: 9to5Mac, Reuters, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, and New York Times
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Reddit now lets users hide posting and commenting history on their profiles via a “Content and Activity” setting, as part of a new “Curate your profile” section — Reddit on Tuesday announced a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what's shared on their user profiles.
More: The Verge, Reddit Upvoted, WeRSM, Engadget, Neowin, 9to5Mac, Insider Monkey, and Business Standard
| Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: |
Google says hackers loosely affiliated with the Com in the US, the UK, and Western Europe breached 20+ companies in the US and Europe to steal Salesforce data — - Hacker gang impersonate IT staff to gain access to Salesforce — Retailers warned to be vigilant after recent jump in attacks| Bloomberg: |
Sources: JPMorgan aims to let clients use some crypto-linked assets as collateral for loans in the coming weeks, starting with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust — The firm will start providing financing against crypto exchange-traded funds, beginning with BlackRock Inc.'s iShares Bitcoin Trust …
More: The Block, Decrypt, Benzinga, The Coin Republic, Bitcoin Magazine, Cryptopolitan, Watcher Guru, CoinGape, ZeroHedge News, The Crypto Times, and Crypto Briefing. Forums: r/Bitcoin
| Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter: |
AMC signs a deal with Runway to use its AI tech to generate marketing images and help pre-visualize unproduced shows, the first cable player to work with Runway — The ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ producer is the latest Hollywood company to sign a pact with the generative AI firm.| Shannon Cuthrell / IEEE Spectrum: |
A look at Australian startup Cortical Labs' $35,000 CL1, billed as the world's first code-deployable biological computer, with 115 units shipping this summer — World-first biocomputing platform hits the market — Shannon Cuthrell is a freelance journalist covering business and technology.
More: HotHardware and Cortical Labs
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Figma releases Dev Mode Model Context Protocol server, which provides more context about how AI designs are created in Figma — The Dev Mode MCP server makes AI coding more efficient by providing direct access to design data. … Figma is launching a new tool that can help AI models … | Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will now manage its Office group, reporting to EVP of Experiences and Devices Rajesh Jha; he will remain LinkedIn CEO — Ryan Roslansky, the professional networking site's chief executive officer since 2020, will tack on responsibility for the teams behind Outlook …
More: Thurrott, GeekWire, Windows Central, CNBC, The Information, Reuters, and Neowin
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Toronto-based AI startup Cohere is seeking to raise $500M+ at a $5.5B+ valuation, after raising a $500M Series D at a $5.5B valuation in July 2024 — Canadian group seeks valuation of up to $6.5bn but rivals have soared far higher in comparison — Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT …
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Sources: Meta has talked with Disney, A24, and other companies about exclusive content for a premium VR device it plans to launch next year for less than $1,000 — Tech company has talked with Disney and A24 about exclusive content for a premium VR device — Meta Platforms is courting Hollywood … | Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: |
Mind Security, which offers AI-powered automated data loss prevention services to help prevent breaches, raised a $30M Series A — Mind Security Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence automated data loss prevention solutions to help businesses avoid costly breaches … | George Hammond / Financial Times: |
Court filings: Deel alleges Rippling's “competitive intelligence manager” Brett Alexander Johnson posed as a customer to access Deel's product and business info — HR start-ups Rippling and Deel trade allegations their leaders directed efforts to steal company secrets from one another| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
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