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Anthropic says DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot violated its ToS by prompting Claude a combined 16M+ times and using distillation to train their own products — The allegations mirror those of OpenAI, which told House lawmakers that DeepSeek used ‘distillation’ to improve models
More: Anthropic, The Verge, TechCrunch, iTnews, Livemint, Reuters, Bloomberg, Cyber Security News, Crypto Briefing, and The Decoder
X: @anthropicai, @theprimeagen, @headinthebox, @gergelyorosz, @elonmusk, @krishnanrohit, @morqon, @suhail, @mitsuhiko, @kenwheeler, @wesbos, @tetsuoai, @jackfriks, @jackellis, @morqon, @vasuman, @hsvsphere, @firstadopter, @jaredkubin, @firstadopter, @luciascarlet, @tekbog, @teknium, @sigkitten, @timfduffy, @timfduffy, @timfduffy, @mert, @abcampbell, @alexpalcuie, @theahmadosman, @tensor_rotator, @anthropicai, and @anthropicai. Bluesky: @mclean
Forums: Hacker News, r/BetterOffline, r/technology, and r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: PayPal is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after its stock fell ~46% over the last 12 months, giving PayPal a market value of ~$38.4B — PayPal Holdings Inc., the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped … | Citrini Research: |
Imagining an AI-driven “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis”: as white-collar layoffs grow, the human-centric consumer economy withers and the social fabric frays — A Thought Exercise in Financial History, from the Future — Preface — What if our AI bullishness continues to be right …
More: Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg, LinkedIn, Benzinga, Business Insider, Cointelegraph, Implicator.ai, The Crypto Times, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, and Wall Street Journal
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Bluesky: @sadbusdriver, @carlquintanilla, @sky.skymarchini.net, @akshatrathi, @dmnd.me, @cameron.stream, @bill-of-lefts, and @econberger
Forums: Hacker News, r/BetterOffline, r/singularity, r/neoliberal, and r/slatestarcodex
| Jack Pitcher / Wall Street Journal: |
Software stocks extend their weeks-long selloff, with AppLovin, Datadog, Workday down 7%+; several of the biggest decliners were discussed in a post by Citrini — The weeks-long selloff in software stocks deepened Monday amid general unease about the threat posed by AI.
More: Bloomberg, Financial Times, Barron's Online, Business Insider, and Sherwood News
X: @bearlyai, @mikeisaac, @skooookum, @dalibali2, @josephwang, @stocksavvyshay, @apralky, @conorsen, @jon_stokes, @jasonlk, @eliant_capital, @schuldensuehner, @blondesnmoney, @natewitkin, @ljkawa, and @goodalexander
Bluesky: @edzitron.com and @ljkawa
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: some Xbox staffers say they are relieved that Sarah Bond is leaving, after she led a pivot away from the console with the “Xbox everywhere” strategy — Microsoft has a new gaming CEO who wants to bring Xbox back from the brink. … Xbox fans had been anticipating …
More: GamesBeat, Windows Central, Thurrott, Ars Technica, Digital Foundry, Fast Company, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, Tech4Gamers, Destructoid, Mashable, TheGamer, GamesIndustry.biz, PocketGamer.biz, DayOne, Pure Xbox, HotHardware, PlayStation LifeStyle, Gameranx, GamingBolt, Video Games Chronicle, and KitGuru
X: @mgsiegler, @jezcorden, @detectiveseeds, @theghostofhope, @romudeth, and @mr_rebs_. LinkedIn: Chris Heatherly
Bluesky: @midimyers.com, @tomwarren.co.uk, @nickstatt, and @aegies
Forums: r/consoles, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/xbox, r/LinusTechTips, r/kindafunny, and r/gaming
| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
How OpenAI scrambled for compute as Stargate stalled amid clashes with SoftBank; sources say OpenAI building its own data centers is not its near-term priority — When President Donald Trump announced the $500 billion Stargate AI data center project in January 2025, the three companies charged …
More: The Information, Benzinga, Tom's Hardware, Motley Fool, Times of India, The Decoder, Sherwood News, and DigiTimes
| Axios: |
Sources: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summons Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning for what is likely to be a tense meeting over Claude usage — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning for what sources …
More: TechCrunch, Mercury News, New York Post, Fast Company, Bloomberg Law, The Hill, New Republic, Fox News, CNBC, The Asia Business Daily, Türkiye Today, and Reuters
X: @jengriffinfnc, @andrewcurran_, @jmbollenbacher, @annmarie, @jxnlco, @malinowski, and @daniellefong. Bluesky: @carnage4life. Forums: r/neoliberal
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
OpenAI launches Frontier Alliances, entering into multiyear deals with Accenture, BCG, Capgemini, and McKinsey to help deploy its enterprise platform Frontier — OpenAI on Monday announced it is entering into multiyear partnerships with four consulting firms that will help the company deploy its enterprise platform called Frontier.
More: OpenAI, Benzinga, MarketWatch, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Computerworld, Barron's Online, Techstrong.ai, Fortune, The Next Web, Beyond Search, The Information, The Decoder, and The Stack
X: @jasonlk and @bradlightcap
LinkedIn: Denise Holland Dresser and Richard King
| Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal: |
Some AI startups are boosting their valuations by raising capital in back-to-back or multitiered deals, raising questions about how much they are really worth — The race to get into hot AI startups has led to unequal deals for investors, raising questions about how much companies are really worth
More: Inc
| Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg: |
Finnish quantum computing company IQM plans to go public via a SPAC merger with New Jersey-based Real Asset Acquisition in a deal set to value it at $1.8B — IQM Quantum Computers will go public through a merger with a blank-check vehicle in a deal expected to value the Finnish quantum computing firm …
More: CNBC, Reuters, TechCrunch, DatacenterDynamics, Tech.eu, Resilience Media, and Sifted
| Marcus Schuler / Implicator.ai: |
Google Antigravity users say their paid Google AI accounts were banned after linking Gemini models via OpenClaw; Peter Steinberger says he may “remove support” — Google has restricted accounts of AI Ultra subscribers who accessed Gemini models through OpenClaw, a third-party OAuth client … | Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times: |
Uber launches Uber Autonomous Solutions, offering services like insurance, roadside assistance, and “AV mission control” tools, and will offer fleet financing — App says new operation will boost commercialisation of AVs — Uber has set up a new initiative to serve a growing number … | Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget: |
Samsung plans to add Perplexity to Galaxy AI on the upcoming S26 series; users can launch the Perplexity agent by saying “Hey Plex” or with a physical button — The wakeup phrase will be, ‘Hey Plex.’ — Samsung's next flagship devices will offer Perplexity as part of an expansion …
More: Samsung Newsroom, iPhone in Canada, The Verge, PCMag, SammyGuru, The Shortcut, PhoneArena, T3, Digital Trends, Ubergizmo, Phandroid, WinBuzzer, Business Standard, Help Net Security, Business Today, Android Police, Telecompaper, Inoreader, Thurrott, 9to5Google, Android Headlines, Android Central, and Moneycontrol. Forums: r/Android
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic details the AI Fluency Index, tracking 11 behaviors that represent human-AI collaboration and measure how people collaborate with AI — People are integrating AI tools into their daily routines at a pace that would have been difficult to predict even a year ago.| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
In recent interviews, Sam Altman said AI's adoption faces more resistance than he expected, while Jensen Huang warned the “doomer narrative” may be winning — Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public's underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence.
More: TBPN, PR Daily, NextBigWhat, and TechCrunch
X: @kenroth, @martahari, @christinayiotis, and @patriciagbarnes
LinkedIn: Bridget Fahrland and Daron Yondem
Bluesky: @karlbode.com, @mims, @misterjayem, @brianralexander, @anthonyha, @roopikarisam, @carljanderson, @prietschka, @rosemarymosco.com, @metacurity.com, @fatraccoon, @jfarkas, and @seanokane
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Trump's “Board of Peace” is exploring a USD-pegged stablecoin for Gaza; a source says it will not be a “Gaza Coin” or a new Palestinian currency — Proposal to launch cryptocurrency pegged to US dollar comes after cash supply was decimated during Israeli offensive
More: The Block, Benzinga, The Crypto Times, BeInCrypto, CoinGape, Crypto Briefing, and Bitcoinist.com
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