Open-weight AI companies are the Valley's hottest acquisition targets: There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away. Read More
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An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI: Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance. Read More
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Brave's browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases: The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses. Read More
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Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label: A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington. Read More
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Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India: Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role. Read More
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Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again: Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month. Read More
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Rivian's CFO is leaving the company: Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday. Read More
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Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips: Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom. Read More
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Your customers want answers inside your product, not another dashboard. Join ThoughtSpot on August 27 to see how top teams build AI-native analytics that tell users what to do next.
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Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M: Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding. Read More
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