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Memo: Dario Amodei said OpenAI's DOD deal is “safety theater” and the DOD dislikes Anthropic in part because it hadn't “given dictator-style praise to Trump” — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday told employees that a deal OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman struck …
More: The Information, TechCrunch, Telegraph, The Guardian, Axios, The Indian Express, Moneycontrol, Sources, Digit, DNYUZ, DatacenterDynamics, and NextBigWhat
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Forums: r/politics, r/singularity, and r/technology
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Sources: Dario Amodei has been holding talks with the DOD's Emil Michael in a bid to iron out a contract governing the Pentagon's access to Anthropic's models — Dario Amodei is meeting deputy to Pete Hegseth to reach a compromise on military use of the technology
More: The Verge, CNBC, Upstarts Media, Engadget, Moneycontrol, The Information, Benzinga, Bloomberg, International Business Times, Gizmodo, Cointelegraph, Reuters, ZeroHedge News, The Economic Times, Digit, Business Today, Crypto Briefing, Tech in Asia, CBS News, Semafor, Bloomberg Law, Deseret News, and NextBigWhat
Forums: r/singularity, r/technology, r/ClaudeAI, and r/OpenAI
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| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere — Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …
More: Android Developers Blog, Engadget, Ars Technica, The Verge, PCMag, Help Net Security, GamesIndustry.biz, Epic Games, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada, MediaNama, Digital Trends, Neowin, SammyGuru, The Register, Silicon Canals, Tech in Asia, Associated Press, CNET, GamesBeat, and courtlistener.com
X: @ssamat, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @github_skydoves, @daveoshry, @jorgecastillopr, @deantak, @timsweeneyepic, @artemr, @halfbakedsteve, @elonmusk, @attilablenesi, @timsweeneyepic, @iamcha0tik, @epicnewsroom, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @vidushi_law, @tonicdave, @pixeluibygoogle, and @assembledebug
LinkedIn: Aurash Mahbod and Lee Rawles
Bluesky: @moomanibe, @carnage4life, @nicetopatrick, and @zhugeex.com
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/Android, and Slashdot
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them — Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. … Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world.
More: Engadget, Silicon Canals, and Digital Trends
| Reuters: |
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and others sign a pledge at the White House to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their data centers — Google (GOOGL.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), Meta (META.O), Amazon (AMZN.O) and several artificial intelligence companies signed a pledge …
More: ITPro, Moneycontrol, The White House, DatacenterDynamics, Engadget, The White House, The Keyword, CNN, About Amazon, Meta Newsroom, Mashable, Capacity, Politico, Cointelegraph, Implicator.ai, Scripps News, DigiTimes, Decrypt, NewsMax.com, Benzinga, Telecompaper, SiliconANGLE, Inside Climate News, Breitbart, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, Washington Post, DNYUZ, KNOE-TV, Türkiye Today, Financial Times, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, The Hill, Barron's Online, Washington Times, NOTUS, CNBC, Tom's Hardware, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Politico, Axios, Washington Examiner, Nextgov/FCW, and New York Times
X: @xai, @senkatiebritt, @rapidresponse47, @metanewsroom, @joel_kaplan, @aripeskoe, @rapidresponse47, @rapidresponse47, @nathanleamerdc, @oracle, @rapidresponse47, @aripeskoe, @sentomcotton, @aripeskoe, @whitehouse, @quinnypig, @whostp47, @rapidresponse47, and @dinapowellmcc. Mastodon: @andrew@esq.social
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the White House's data center pledge relies on enforcement by local utilities and states via rate deals, without penalties for those refusing to comply — President Donald Trump declared the public would benefit from a commitment by the nation's largest tech companies …
More: Wired, New York Times, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, BBC, and Straight Arrow News. X: @mollytaft
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
A Europol-coordinated law enforcement operation disrupts Tycoon2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month — An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google expands its Canvas workspace to everyone in the US using Google Search's AI Mode so they can get the latest info to organize plans, draft docs, and more — Canvas in AI Mode now supports tasks related to creative writing and coding, too. … Google is bringing Canvas to everyone in the US using AI Mode in Search.
More: The Keyword, Search Engine Roundtable, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, and PCWorld
X: @wesroth, @glenngabe, @google, and @google
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Staff memo: Alibaba says it is setting up a new task force to accelerate foundation model development, after the resignation of its Qwen AI head Lin Junyang — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) said on Thursday it would set up a new task force to accelerate foundation model development …
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, The Information, South China Morning Post, Blockonomi, Tech in Asia, Reuters, and TechCrunch
X: @poezhao0605, @elliotarledge, @osanseviero, @surmenok, and @natolambert. Mastodon: @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
| Ivan Levingston / Financial Times: |
A look at Munich's UnternehmerTUM, which tops the FT ranking of Europe's startup hubs for a third straight year and has supported 1,000+ companies since 2002 — Centre tops the FT's ranking of Europe's leading start-up hubs for the third time — A trip to Stanford University …
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| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI hit $25B annualized revenue by February's end, up from $21.4B at 2025's end; OpenAI annualizes by multiplying the last four weeks' revenue by 12 — OpenAI topped $25 billion in annualized revenue as of the end of last month, according to a person familiar with the figure.
More: Benzinga, Reuters, Tech in Asia, and The Business Times
| Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: |
Apple Music introduces Transparency Tags, a metadata system for music distributors and labels to disclose AI-generated creative elements like artwork or lyrics — Apple Music is introducing a new set of metadata requirements designed to bring greater transparency around AI-generated content to the music industry.
More: TechCrunch, Engadget, MacRumors, International Business Times, Billboard, TechRadar, Digital Trends, MediaNama, Mashable, Music Ally, MacStories, Tech in Asia, AppleInsider, Happy Mag, 9to5Mac, and CNET. Forums: MacRumors Forums
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Elon Musk defends his social media posts in a Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of misleading statements about the deal before acquiring Twitter in 2022 — A defiant Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern … | Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
NYSE parent ICE invests in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation, without specifying the size of investment, and will take a seat on the company's board — Last summer, Haider Rafique flew out to Atlanta to meet with the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.
More: Bloomberg, Reuters, The Information, The Block, CoinDesk, Fast Company, and Crypto Briefing
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI releases a dedicated Codex app for Windows with native sandboxing and support for PowerShell developer environments, after launching on macOS in February — At the start of February, OpenAI upgraded its Codex coding app to give it the ability to manage multiple AI agents.
More: Digital Trends, TestingCatalog, Thurrott, PCWorld, The Decoder, The New Stack, and Neowin
| Jared Perlo / NBC News: |
Richard Branson, Steve Bannon, Susan Rice, and others are among the broad coalition of leaders signing the Future of Life Institute's Pro-Human AI Declaration — An eclectic group including Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Richard Branson, Ralph Nader, Susan Rice and Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu signed the letter.
More: Human Statement, The Verge, The National Pulse, The Deep View, and TechCrunch
X: @sensanders, @adamthierer, @allinallnotbad, @m_shalia, @realhumansfirst, @anthonynaguirre, @davidskrueger, @romanyam, @fli_org, @theaiobserverx, @tegmark, @mrewanmorrison, @jointorchbearer, @xuanalogue, @the_yanco, @justinbullock14, @perrymetzger, @heatherashleyb_, @mherskovitz, and @mikeanissimov2
Bluesky: @anildash.com and @yoshuabengio
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Jensen Huang says Nvidia's recent $30B investment in OpenAI “might be the last time” it invests in the company, because OpenAI is “going to go public” — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company's recent $30 billion investment in OpenAI “might be the last time” … | Matt Kapko / CyberScoop: |
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize its domains, and arrest multiple people allegedly tied to the cybercrime forum, which had 142K+ members — The marketplace was one of the world's largest hubs for cybercrime with more than 142,000 members.
More: Europol, The Record, US Department of Justice, BleepingComputer, Security Affairs, Infosecurity, Help Net Security, TechCrunch, DutchNews.nl, The Cyber Express, Flare, Cointelegraph, and Cyber Security News
X: @fbisaltlakecity, @rangeva, @vxunderground, @newsguyusa, @fbicyberdiv, @darkwebinformer, @dojcrimdiv, @darkwebinformer, @alvierid, and @darkwebinformer
Bluesky: @arbiteriapetus and @europol.europa.eu
Forums: r/hacking and r/cybersecurity
| Keely Quinlan / StateScoop: |
A New York bill would ban chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals like doctors and lawyers and giving “substantive response, information, or advice” — A bill under consideration in New York would provide a private right of action, allowing people to file lawsuits against chatbot owners who violate the law.
More: Law360 and Reason
X: @m_cottone, @matthew_meyers5, @akm515, @daveshapi, @moreperfectus, and @emmarosepb. Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app
| Kaan Ozcan / NBC News: |
Study: ChatGPT Health underestimated the severity of medical emergencies 51.6% of the time and overestimated the severity in nonurgent cases 64.8% of the time — Researchers tested different medical scenarios with the chatbot. In more than half of cases where doctors would send a patient to the ER …
More: International Business Times, Gizmodo, Beyond Search, Moneycontrol, and Digit
Bluesky: @cingraham, @erictopol, @urocklive1, and @drianweissman
| CNBC: |
Broadcom reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to $19.31B, above $19.18B est., AI revenue up 106% YoY to $8.4B, and announces a $10B share buyback program — Broadcom reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue and issued a strong forecast for the current period as the chipmaker continues … | Chris Metinko / Axios: |
Reclaim Security, which uses AI-driven automation to remediate threat exposures, raised a $20M Series A led by Acrew Capital and a $6M seed — Reclaim Security, which uses AI-driven automation to remediate threat exposures, has raised $26 million in total funding, co-founder and CEO Barak Klinghofer tells Axios Pro.
More: FinSMEs
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OpenAI is scaling back shopping directly inside ChatGPT via Instant Checkout by having checkouts instead take place in the specific apps that plug into ChatGPT — OpenAI is scaling back its plan to introduce shopping directly inside ChatGPT, marking a change in its high-profile effort to put checkouts inside the chatbot.| Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg: |
Nominal, which makes software for the defense, space, energy, and automotive sectors, raised an $80M Series B extension led by Founders Fund at a $1B valuation — Founders Fund is leading an $80 million investment in Nominal Inc., a startup aiming to modernize factories and make manufacturing more efficient.| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Nintendo's software sales are under threat from soaring NAND prices; in December, the average game sales per console were 2.18, down from 3.88 in 2018 — Demand for Nintendo Co.'s profit-earning game software is under threat from soaring prices for data storage … Sponsor Posts
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