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John Jumper, who won the Nobel Prize “for protein structure prediction”, says he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join Anthropic — A bit of news: After nearly 9 years, I have decided to leave Google DeepMind and join Anthropic (after taking some time to recharge). I am incredibly grateful for my time at GDM. @demishassabis took a real chance letting me lead the AlphaFold team just six months after finishing
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| Bloomberg: |
The departure of John Jumper, a key member of Google's AI coding development team, further strains Google's efforts to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI — Google DeepMind Vice President John Jumper, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on artificial intelligence, is leaving the company to join Anthropic PBC.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Nothing won't launch a new phone this year in its budget-focused CMF Phone series due to RAM prices — Nothing's CMF Phone series has released two models thus far and, at least for now, won't be getting a third, as the rising cost of materials has essentially left the series dead in the water.
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| Maria Curi / Axios: |
Trump says he saw Anthropic last week as a national security threat, but signals relations have since improved because Dario Amodei was “nice” and “smart” at G7 — President Trump reached the point last week of viewing Anthropic as a national security threat …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick questioned ASML leaders on concerns China acquired one of its EUV machines, violating US-led export restrictions — Dutch chip-equipment giant ASML Holding NV is contending with its biggest challenge yet under the Trump administration …
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| Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware: |
ASML says claims that one of its EUV lithography systems has ended up in China are inaccurate, after a report on Howard Lutnick's questions to ASML's leadership — ASML denies it has ever shipped an EUV scanner to China. … It follows a report that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick …
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| Terje Solsvik / Reuters: |
Norway imposes a near ban on gen AI use by elementary school children and restricts its use in older kids' education, to prevent a negative impact on learning — Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use …
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| Variety: |
Amazon MGM Studios drops Luca Guadagnino's mostly finished movie on Sam Altman; Amazon struck a major deal with OpenAI in February, including a $50B investment — The film, starring Andrew Garfield as the controversial OpenAI CEO, will be shopped to other studios.
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| Reuters: |
South Korean media: Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M to make the US robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary — Hyundai Motor Group plans to buy SoftBank Group's (9984.T) remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million … | Liv McMahon / BBC: |
John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner and chair of the ICO, the country's data and AI regulator, resigned following a workplace investigation — John Edwards, the UK's information commissioner, has resigned following a workplace investigation. — “I have accepted that there have been occasions …
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| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Docs: OpenAI burned through $3.7B in Q1, on revenue of $5.7B, and ended the quarter with $73B+ in cash and marketable securities vs. $40B at the end of December — OpenAI burned through $3.7 billion in the first quarter, more than half its $5.7 billion in revenue, according to documents the company shared with shareholders.
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| Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg: |
Oura Ring 5 review: impressive thinness, live activity tracking, and conversational AI, but not very durable, LEDs are distracting, and the app is confusing — People who already own one of the company's older models have less of a reason to upgrade to the $399 device. — The Oura Ring 5 is the best smart ring yet.| Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
DOJ says two brothers pleaded guilty to robbing a Minnesota family of $8M+ in cryptocurrency after holding them at gunpoint for over eight hours in 2025 — Quick Take — Two brothers pleaded guilty to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency after holding … | Peter Walker / The Guardian: |
Sources: England and Wales' attorney general tells his office to stop posting on X, a first for the UK government, amid worries about X inciting violence — Exclusive: Richard Hermer's office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riots
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Abu Dhabi's MGX is exploring buying Singapore-based data center operator DayOne; last month, sources said DayOne planned a US IPO at a $20B valuation — Abu Dhabi-backed artificial intelligence investor MGX has been exploring buying Singapore-based data centre operator DayOne …
| Bloomberg: |
The US FERC approves new orders to fast-track data center power requests, aiming to handle them in 90 days, while bringing new requirements for AI hyperscalers — US regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country's grids while simultaneously attempting …
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| Jiahui Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta has reached a ~$9B valuation as it gears up to raise ~$1B in an upcoming Hong Kong IPO — The company has also been backed by Toyota and SAIC Motor — Chinese autonomous-driving company Momenta's valuation has reached around $9 billion …
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