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Bloomberg:
Sources: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees that the startup is considering slowing cutting-edge AI development, and he hopes other AI companies will do the same  —  OpenAI is considering slowing down the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, and the ChatGPT maker's Chief Executive …
Jeff Mason / Bloomberg:
President Trump rejects warnings of AI-driven human extinction, saying the US leads China by a year and will be “in a very bad position” if it doesn't win in AI  —  President Donald Trump brushed aside warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that the technology is becoming …
Mark Spoonauer / Tom's Guide:
An interview with Apple CEO John Ternus and Greg Joswiak on making the iPhone Duo, minimizing the crease, “half baked” Android foldables, the price, and more  —  'I was like, yes, that's it...this is what I want'  —  Apple's first foldable phone is finally coming in the iPhone Duo …
Bloomberg:
Threat intelligence report: Anthropic says it disrupted a Yemen-based guided weapons engineering cell using Claude to build missile and rocket guidance software  —  Anthropic PBC uncovered a group in northern Yemen — where Iran-backed Houthi militants operate — using its Claude AI model …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Internal note: Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer, saying it is “time for me to move on and try new things”  —  Frank Shaw has been supporting Microsoft's communications for nearly 30 years. … Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer.
Politico:
Ex-Biden officials deny Marc Andreessen's claims that they discussed secret plans to ban AI startups at a May 2024 White House meeting, pushing him toward Trump  —  Since the election of Donald Trump, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen has told one podcast after another of a May 2024 lunch …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sources: in an internal Slack message Matt Mullenweg claims he is back in control of Automattic; on X, he says this may have been fifth coup attempt against him  —  Matt Mullenweg has posted a message to Automattic's Slack, claiming he is back in control as CEO of the WordPress.com parent company …
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Meta says it is making changes to Meta AI's suggested prompts after a viral Instagram video showed it posing invasive questions about a woman's young daughters  —  “It just kept going and going, and that pit in my stomach just kept getting bigger and deeper.”
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Roblox announces new features, including game-creation tools, ability to make games available as standalone apps across platforms, and Roblox Wallet and Card  —  At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company behind the popular gaming platform announced several new features …
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Ann Cao / South China Morning Post:
Tencent-backed AI chipmaker Enflame's shares surged 188% in their Shanghai debut, giving Enflame a market cap of $26.3B, after raising ~$910M in an IPO  —  Tencent-backed company valued at US$25 billion, highlighting its role in Beijing's push for domestic chips amid US export restrictions
Truman Dickerson / Business Insider:
OpenAI says it's no longer sponsoring Caltech's math hackathon, where participants use AI to solve research problems, following criticism of “slop mathematics”  —  The latest math problem OpenAI is trying to solve is a bunch of angry mathematicians.
Zoho:
Introducing User Journey in Zoho PageSense  —  Your visitors have a path.  Now you can see what it actually is.  You've built a website journey.  Product page to pricing to signup.  Clean, logical, intentional.But here's the question most teams can't answer: are your visitors actually taking that path?
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Colin Lecher / CalMatters:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs bills restricting “addictive features” on social media for under-16s and limiting minors' interactions with chatbots  —  IN SUMMARY Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children online.  Keeping up with your California representatives felt impossible before.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sources: in an internal Slack message Matt Mullenweg claims he is back in control of Automattic; on X, he says this may have been fifth coup attempt against himFind
25 minutes ago
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Internal note: Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer, saying it is “time for me to move on and try new things”Find
1½ hours ago
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Roblox announces new features, including game-creation tools, ability to make games available as standalone apps across platforms, and Roblox Wallet and CardFind
2 hours ago
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Meta says it is making changes to Meta AI's suggested prompts after a viral Instagram video showed it posing invasive questions about a woman's young daughtersFind
2 hours ago
Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg:
The GSA says OpenAI is replacing its $1-per-year pilot for US agencies with a usage-based deal at a 50% discount from October 1, including access to GPT-6 AstraFind
3½ hours ago
Politico:
Ex-Biden officials deny Marc Andreessen's claims that they discussed secret plans to ban AI startups at a May 2024 White House meeting, pushing him toward TrumpFind
4 hours ago
Bloomberg:
Threat intelligence report: Anthropic says it disrupted a Yemen-based guided weapons engineering cell using Claude to build missile and rocket guidance softwareFind
5 hours ago
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Joe Sonka / Louisville Public Media:
McClatchy enacts deep, nationwide layoffs, including at the Lexington Herald-Leader, Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Charlotte Observer, and Idaho Statesman

New York Times:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill that prohibits social media platforms from offering addictive features to users under 16, the first such law in the US

Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico had to stream on YouTube, skipping broadcast TV, due to ABC's fight with the FCC

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The Information:
Source: AI assistant Instinct is looking to raise $1B in new funding after recently raising $250M, as it seeks more computing power amid capacity constraints

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Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Oracle reports Q1 revenue up 30% YoY to $19.35B, vs. $19.14B est., net income up 60% YoY to $4.68B, and cloud infrastructure revenue up 121% YoY to $7.4B
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
ID verification service IDScan confirms that a data breach involved the theft of driver's licenses from its systems after hackers tried to sell 153M+ licenses
Tibo / @thsottiaux:
OpenAI says it will pause new $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions amid “unprecedented” Astra demand; existing accounts, other plans, and the API are unaffected
Madison Mills / Axios:
AI researcher Jacob Coxon says he quit Anthropic after four months, two months before his equity would have vested; he still has equity in prior employer OpenAI
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