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| Politico: |
Sam Altman says OpenAI and Anthropic still hold fundamentally different worldviews on AI regulation, arguing that AI's benefits justify accepting some risks — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there remains a fundamental difference in worldview between his company and rival Anthropic …
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| Ben Berkowitz / Axios: |
Sam Altman says he's “very uncomfortable” with attributing religious force to AI, calling it “a real safety issue”, as Anthropic engages with religious leaders — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Saturday took a veiled shot at Anthropic and its work on the soul of AI …
More: The Daily Wire, New York Post, Wccftech, Business Insider, and The Decoder
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| Chandni Shah / Reuters: |
In an X reply, Elon Musk says that SpaceX will rename its AI unit SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, following Trump's push to replace “artificial” intelligence with “super” — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on Sunday that he would rename the company's AI unit to SpaceXSI …
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| Wired: |
Extracted system prompts show Meta's Muse compiles “a page for every person in the user's life”, with facts, history, tips to improve relationships, and more — Millions have downloaded Meta's AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.| Miyoung Kim / Reuters: |
Huawei agrees to a multi-year patent licensing deal with Qualcomm covering AI, 5G, computing, and networking tech, its first 5G licensing deal with Qualcomm — China's Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) said on Monday it had agreed a broad multi-year patent licence deal with Qualcomm (QCOM.O) … | Scott Patterson / Bloomberg: |
OKX and ICE's joint venture OKXICE is seeking SEC approval to offer tokenized shares of 63 NYSE-listed firms, as it leverages new US rules on tokenized stocks — OKX filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday to launch a tokenized-stock trading platform … | Bradley Olson / Axios: |
Sources: several Western open-weight models are set to launch this month, including Reflection AI's first model, which will rival top Chinese open-weight models — A closely watched Nvidia-backed startup called Reflection is preparing to shake up the AI race with a powerful open-weight system …
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| Niamh Rowe / Financial Times: |
A look at Alpha, an invite-only Discord server of ~30 mostly Gen Z Polymarket traders who pool research and capital and have made an estimated $40M since 2024 — In a private group chat, an elite crew of prediction-market bettors turn elections, wars and disasters into ‘free money on the floor’.
More: CryptoPotato
| Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
The IWF says it assessed 6,310 AI-generated images that met the legal definition of CSAM in H1 2026, up 40% over the 4,500+ images assessed in all of 2025 — Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year's total
More: Tech Times and Digital Trends
| Financial Times: |
French conglomerate Schneider Electric agrees to acquire US engineering software provider PTC for $23.7B in cash, paying $205 per share, its largest acquisition — Takeover is French conglomerate's largest and enhances its products focused on manufacturers| Superintelligence: |
An interview with CoreWeave Physical AI SVP Richard Ahlfeld on AI models failing real-world checks, the roles of synthetic data and physical tests, and more — Sponsored by … 🧩 Why physical AI breaks on missing data far more often than on the model
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| Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal: |
Munich-based RobCo, which makes robotic arms and automation software, sells $40M of shares at a $1B valuation, up from ~$500M after raising $100M in January — German company aims to capitalize on growing demand for autonomous industrial robots — German robotics startup RobCo has sold shares …
More: Bloomberg
| The Information: |
A look at China's gray market of token resellers, who use accumulated identities and USDT-funded cards to obtain Claude accounts and route them through proxies — In Beijing's Haidian District, a bustling hub for local universities and tech companies, six out of the roughly 30 tenants … | Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Anthropic's stock match of employee charity gifts hit $660M+ in the six months through March, likely to reach billions post-IPO, diluting shareholders — When Anthropic shared financial figures recently with prospective investors in its planned initial public offering … Sponsor Posts
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