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December 14, 2024, 2:30 AM

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Ina Fried / Axios:
In a blog post, OpenAI says “You can't sue your way to AGI”, and publishes emails from Elon Musk showing he wanted to own OpenAI and run it as a for-profit  —  Musk is also the founder of xAI, an OpenAI rival.  — The current suit, filed in August, is the successor …
Wall Street Journal:
Letter: Meta urges California's AG to stop OpenAI's for-profit transition, says Musk is “qualified” to “represent the interests of Californians in this matter”  —  Meta Urges California Attorney General to Stop OpenAI From Becoming For-Profit Mark Zuckerberg's company …
Jakob Rodgers / Mercury News:
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of copyright violations in October, was found dead by suicide on November 26 in San Francisco  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing …
Devan Cole / CNN:
A US appeals court declines to temporarily block a ban on TikTok; TikTok had indicated it would ask SCOTUS to step in on an emergency basis to block the law  —  A federal appeals court on Friday declined to temporarily block a ban on TikTok, teeing up a showdown at the Supreme Court over whether …
Kylie Robison / The Verge:
During his NeurIPS talk, Ilya Sutskever says “Pre-training as we know it will end”, as “we've achieved peak data and there'll be no more”  —  OpenAI's cofounder and former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, made headlines earlier this year after he left start …
Graham Fraser / BBC:
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself  —  The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States.
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
MicroStrategy, Palantir, and Axon will join the Nasdaq 100 index, effective before the market open on December 23; Super Micro will be removed from the index  —  MicroStrategy, the preferred high beta play on the price of bitcoin, will join the Nasdaq 100 index, a move that could further increase demand …
Eric Hal Schwartz / TechRadar:
OpenAI launches Projects, a ChatGPT feature to organize files and chats into folders, now available to Plus, Pro, and Team users and “soon” to free users  —  When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. … - This new ChatGPT feature helps organize interactions with the AI chatbot.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Larry Dignan / Constellation Research:
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
Elon Musk says the US SEC sent him a “settlement demand” after its Twitter buyout probe, asking him to agree to a fine within 48 hours or face numerous charges  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing “numerous counts” against Elon Musk, according to a letter …
Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Sources: ServiceTitan's IPO brought big windfalls for early investors, including returns of $1B+ for Iconiq Growth and $800M+ for Bessemer Venture Partners  —  - Venture firms are celebrating reprieve from IPO drought  — Bessemer also said to reap over $800 million on the bet
Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times:
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Cantor Fitzgerald settles US SEC charges for $6.75M over disclosures before its SPACs merged with smart glass maker View and geospatial data company Satellogic  —  WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald …
Ashley Tang / Reuters:
Malaysia, which has secured billions in AI and cloud infrastructure investments over the past year, launches a national AI office for policy and regulation  —  Malaysia launched on Thursday a national artificial intelligence office aimed at shaping policies and addressing regulatory issues …
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Dell's evolution under Michael Dell, who has transitioned the company from a nostalgic mid-90s PC maker into a leading AI infrastructure provider  —  The man who founded Dell in a Texas dorm room has transformed his company.  It's not just about PCs anymore.
Kristen Altus / Fox Business:
OpenAI confirms that Sam Altman plans to personally donate $1M to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, as opposed to having OpenAI send the gift  —  The tech titan says he's ‘eager to support’ Trump's efforts to lead US into ‘the age of AI’  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining …
Jennifer Hughes / Financial Times:
As Nvidia's stock price growth slows to just 3% over the past six months, experts say investor attention is likely to spread to companies actually using AI  —  Investor attention is likely to spread to companies actually using the technology  —  Whisper it softly, but is some of the investor …
Yuji Nitta / Nikkei Asia:
Vietnam and Indonesia have imposed restrictions on Chinese e-commerce companies like Temu and Shein, seeing cheap imports as a threat to homegrown industries  —  HANOI — Southeast Asian nations are imposing restrictions on Chinese e-commerce companies like Temu and Shein, seeing cheap imports as a threat to homegrown industries.
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
How Anthropic's Claude became the chatbot of choice for AI industry insiders, who say its responses feel more creative and empathetic and less gratingly robotic  —  A.I. insiders are falling for Claude, a chatbot from Anthropic.  Is it a passing fad, or a preview of artificial relationships to come?
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