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Memo: Dario Amodei said OpenAI's DOD deal is “safety theater” and the DOD dislikes Anthropic in part because it hadn't “given dictator-style praise to Trump” — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday told employees that a deal OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman struck …
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Forums: r/politics, r/singularity, and r/technology
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Sources: Dario Amodei has been holding talks with the DOD's Emil Michael in a bid to iron out a contract governing the Pentagon's access to Anthropic's models — Dario Amodei is meeting deputy to Pete Hegseth to reach a compromise on military use of the technology
More: The Verge, CNBC, Upstarts Media, Engadget, Moneycontrol, The Information, International Business Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, Gizmodo, Benzinga, New York Times, Cointelegraph, ZeroHedge News, MacTech.com, The Economic Times, Digit, Business Today, Crypto Briefing, Tech in Asia, Semafor, Bloomberg Law, and NextBigWhat
Forums: r/singularity, r/ClaudeAI, r/technology, and r/OpenAI
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them — Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. … Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world.
More: Engadget, Silicon Canals, and Digital Trends
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere — Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …
More: Android Developers Blog, Ars Technica, Engadget, The Verge, Epic Games, PCMag, Help Net Security, GamesIndustry.biz, Notebookcheck, Silicon Canals, Associated Press, iPhone in Canada, MediaNama, SammyGuru, The Register, Neowin, Digital Trends, Tech in Asia, CNET, and courtlistener.com
X: @ssamat, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @github_skydoves, @daveoshry, @jorgecastillopr, @deantak, @timsweeneyepic, @artemr, @halfbakedsteve, @elonmusk, @attilablenesi, @timsweeneyepic, @iamcha0tik, @epicnewsroom, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @vidushi_law, @tonicdave, @pixeluibygoogle, and @assembledebug
LinkedIn: Aurash Mahbod and Lee Rawles
Bluesky: @moomanibe, @carnage4life, @nicetopatrick, and @zhugeex.com
Forums: r/technology, r/Android, and Slashdot
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google expands its Canvas workspace to everyone in the US using Google Search's AI Mode so they can get the latest info to organize plans, draft docs, and more — Canvas in AI Mode now supports tasks related to creative writing and coding, too. … Google is bringing Canvas to everyone in the US using AI Mode in Search.
More: The Keyword, eWeek, Search Engine Roundtable, Digital Trends, and 9to5Google
X: @wesroth, @glenngabe, @google, and @google
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Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and others sign a pledge at the White House to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their data centers — Google (GOOGL.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), Meta (META.O), Amazon (AMZN.O) and several artificial intelligence companies signed a pledge …
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X: @xai, @senkatiebritt, @rapidresponse47, @metanewsroom, @joel_kaplan, @rapidresponse47, @rapidresponse47, @nathanleamerdc, @oracle, @whitehouse, @quinnypig, @whostp47, @rapidresponse47, @sentomcotton, @rapidresponse47, @aripeskoe, @aripeskoe, @aripeskoe, and @dinapowellmcc. Mastodon: @andrew@esq.social
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
A Europol-coordinated law enforcement operation disrupts Tycoon2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month — An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) … | Orlando Crowcroft / Financial Times: |
Many of Stockholm's thriving tech businesses consider relocating as they look to scale up, amid growing US interest in Swedish AI startups Lovable and Legora — Many of Stockholm's thriving tech businesses consider relocating as they look to scale up — Ask anyone in Stockholm to account … | Reuters: |
Staff memo: Alibaba says it is setting up a new task force to accelerate foundation model development, after the resignation of its Qwen AI head Lin Junyang — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) said on Thursday it would set up a new task force to accelerate foundation model development …
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, The Information, KrASIA, South China Morning Post, Blockonomi, Tech in Asia, Reuters, and TechCrunch
X: @poezhao0605, @elliotarledge, @osanseviero, @surmenok, and @natolambert. Mastodon: @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI hit $25B annualized revenue by February's end, up from $21.4B at 2025's end; OpenAI annualizes by multiplying the last four weeks' revenue by 12 — OpenAI topped $25 billion in annualized revenue as of the end of last month, according to a person familiar with the figure.
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Elon Musk defends his social media posts in a Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of misleading statements before trying to stop the acquisition in July 2022 — A defiant Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern … | Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
NYSE parent company ICE invests in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation, without sharing the investment's size or terms, and will take a seat on OKX's board — Last summer, Haider Rafique flew out to Atlanta to meet with the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Apple's MacBook Neo poses a big threat to OEMs like HP, Lenovo, and Dell, as their $599 laptops seem inferior and Windows 11's reputation is at an all-time low — MacBook Neo is official. It's $599, with an efficient A18 Pro SoC that offers M1-level performance in an affordable package that prioritizes style above all else.
More: MacRumors, Daring Fireball, 9to5Mac, O'Grady's PowerPage, Bloomberg, Android Headlines, and GameRevolution
X: @juanbuis, @uwunetes, @windowslatest, @hardwarecanucks, @sebah_nderitu, @theapplehub, @snazzylabs, @iupdate, @tomwarren, @goosewin, @aaronp613, @benbajarin, and @zacbowden. Forums: r/windowscentral
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China's new five-year blueprint introduces an “AI+ action plan”, mentions AI 50+ times, and outlines investments in quantum computing, 6G, embodied AI, and more — China's new five-year policy blueprint laid out its ambitions to aggressively adopt artificial intelligence throughout …
More: Tom's Hardware, BBC, GOV.CN, Financial Times, Reuters, The Guardian, and Dow Jones Newswires
X: @laurimyllyvirta, @chinamissiongva, @asimali6, @shen_shiwei, @globaltimesnews, @yanqinyq, and @berthofmanecon. Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social. Forums: r/tech
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI releases a Codex app for Windows with native sandboxing and support for developer environments in PowerShell, after launching a macOS app in February — At the start of February, OpenAI upgraded its Codex coding app to give it the ability to manage multiple AI agents.
More: Tech Times, Digital Trends, Thurrott, PCWorld, The Decoder, The New Stack, and Neowin
| Keely Quinlan / StateScoop: |
A New York bill would ban chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals like doctors and lawyers and giving “substantive response, information, or advice” — A bill under consideration in New York would provide a private right of action, allowing people to file lawsuits against chatbot owners who violate the law.
More: Law360 and Reason
X: @m_cottone, @matthew_meyers5, @akm515, @daveshapi, @emmarosepb, and @moreperfectus. Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app
| Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: |
Apple Music introduces Transparency Tags, a metadata system for music distributors and labels to disclose AI-generated artwork, tracks, composition, and videos — Apple Music is introducing a new set of metadata requirements designed to bring greater transparency around AI-generated content to the music industry.
More: TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors, PhoneArena, International Business Times, iPhone in Canada, Billboard, TechRadar, Digital Trends, The Decoder, MediaNama, Music Ally, Mashable, Tech in Asia, MacStories, AppleInsider, Happy Mag, 9to5Mac, and CNET. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Jared Perlo / NBC News: |
Richard Branson, Steve Bannon, Susan Rice, and others are among the broad coalition of leaders signing the Future of Life Institute's Pro-Human AI Declaration — An eclectic group including Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Richard Branson, Ralph Nader, Susan Rice and Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu signed the letter.
More: Human Statement, The Verge, The National Pulse, The Deep View, and TechCrunch
X: @sensanders, @adamthierer, @allinallnotbad, @m_shalia, @realhumansfirst, @anthonynaguirre, @davidskrueger, @romanyam, @fli_org, @theaiobserverx, @tegmark, @mrewanmorrison, @jointorchbearer, @xuanalogue, @the_yanco, @justinbullock14, @perrymetzger, @heatherashleyb_, @mherskovitz, and @mikeanissimov2
Bluesky: @anildash.com and @yoshuabengio
| Zijing Wu / Financial Times: |
Sources: Nvidia has reallocated manufacturing capacity at TSMC away from making H200 chips, intended for the Chinese market, to its next-gen Vera Rubin products — US group moves production away from H200s to latest Vera Rubin products — Nvidia has stopped production of chips intended …
More: Yahoo Finance, Reuters, Proactive, Benzinga, and Tech in Asia
| Kaan Ozcan / NBC News: |
Study: ChatGPT Health underestimated the severity of medical emergencies 51.6% of the time and overestimated the severity in nonurgent cases 64.8% of the time — Researchers tested different medical scenarios with the chatbot. In more than half of cases where doctors would send a patient to the ER …
More: Gizmodo, International Business Times, Moneycontrol, Digit, and Beyond Search
Bluesky: @cingraham, @erictopol, @urocklive1, and @drianweissman
| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
The US Central Command says US military forces are using a range of AI tools to quickly verify and analyze enormous amounts of data for operations against Iran — US military forces are turning to a range of artificial intelligence tools to quickly manage enormous amounts of data for operations …
More: Tech in Asia
| Matt Kapko / CyberScoop: |
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize its domains, and arrest multiple people allegedly tied to the cybercrime forum, which had 142K+ members — The marketplace was one of the world's largest hubs for cybercrime with more than 142,000 members.
More: Europol, US Department of Justice, The Record, BleepingComputer, Hackread, Infosecurity, Security Affairs, Help Net Security, DutchNews.nl, The Cyber Express, and Cyber Security News
X: @fbisaltlakecity, @rangeva, @vxunderground, @newsguyusa, @fbicyberdiv, @darkwebinformer, @dojcrimdiv, @darkwebinformer, @alvierid, and @darkwebinformer
Bluesky: @arbiteriapetus and @europol.europa.eu
Forums: r/hacking and r/cybersecurity
| Paul Vieira / Wall Street Journal: |
Canada says Sam Altman agreed to take immediate steps to strengthen OpenAI's safety protocols about notifying police over potentially suspicious ChatGPT use — Focus on steps regarding notifying police about potentially suspicious use of the company's ChatGPT chatbot
More: Canadian Press and Toronto Star
| Chris Metinko / Axios: |
Reclaim Security, which uses AI-driven automation to remediate threat exposures, raised a $20M Series A led by Acrew Capital and a $6M seed — Reclaim Security, which uses AI-driven automation to remediate threat exposures, has raised $26 million in total funding, co-founder and CEO Barak Klinghofer tells Axios Pro.
More: Help Net Security, FinSMEs, Silicon UK, and Pulse 2.0
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Sources: OpenAI has held early talks with The Trade Desk to sell ads, and it has projected ads could help it double its consumer ChatGPT revenue to $17B in 2026 — OpenAI has held early talks to partner with The Trade Desk, a publicly traded ad tech company, to help the ChatGPT maker sell ads … | Ike Swetlitz / Bloomberg: |
Brain tech startup Science Corp. raised $230M, a source says at a $1.25B valuation, bringing total raised to $489M, to commercialize its implant for blindness — Neurotechnology company Science Corp. raised $230 million from investors to commercialize its implant for blindness and develop even more advanced brain devices.
More: TechCrunch
| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Nintendo's software sales are under threat from soaring NAND prices; in December, the average game sales per console were 2.18, down from 3.88 in 2018 — Demand for Nintendo Co.'s profit-earning game software is under threat from soaring prices for data storage … Sponsor Posts
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