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| Wall Street Journal: |
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI Deployment, says she will step down and become a part-time adviser after her medical condition worsened; Simo joined in August — The head of artificial general intelligence won't return from extended medical leave, a major leadership change as the AI giant prepares to go public
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X: @fidjissimo, @sama, @lindaggriffith1, @sriramk, @amir, @kevinweil, and @sriramk
| Axios: |
OpenAI broadly releases GPT-5.6, and launches ChatGPT Work, an AI agent that can gather context across apps and files to create documents, on macOS and Windows — - Sol is the most powerful version, while Luna is designed for speed. … - A new “ultra” mode within Sol allows the system …
More: CNBC, The Verge, OpenAI, TechCrunch, Reuters, Inc42, The Deep View, TechRadar, Digital Trends, SiliconANGLE, and International Business Times
X: @sama, @mattshumer_, @andrewcurran_, @openai, @andrewkayy_, @mweinbach, @justingorya, @markpm39, @reach_vb, @andrewcurran_, @gregkamradt, @kimmonismus, @openai, @openai, @openai, @openai, @vaibhavsisinty, @vaibhavsisinty, @adxtyahq, @jun_song, @scaling01, @lentils80, @reach_vb, @emollick, @bindureddy, @scaling01, @scaling01, @cognition, @petergyang, @mattshumer_, @synthwavedd, @sama, @matthewberman, @synthwavedd, @andrewcurran_, @scaling01, @scaling01, @sama, and @danshipper
LinkedIn: George Osborne and Benjamin Schwartz
Bluesky: @simonwillison.net and @simonwillison.net
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
OpenAI discontinues ChatGPT Atlas, its desktop browser, in favor of its new ChatGPT desktop app, and says that August 9 is “the targeted date for deprecation” — ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI's standalone desktop browser, is being sunset in favor of the new ChatGPT desktop app.
More: The Verge, MacRumors, The Decoder, Hindustan Times, Phandroid, and The Mac Observer
Forums: r/antiai, r/BetterOffline, and r/browsers
| OpenAI: |
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X: @conor_d_dart, @romainhuet, and @gdb
LinkedIn: Matt Dardenne, Sarah Friar, Nir Zohar, Alexis Moinpour, Adam Kallaus, Collin Bell, Bruno Evangelista, and Kanishka Narayan MP. Bluesky: @timkellogg.me
Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/accelerate, r/technology, r/singularity, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
More: WinCentral, OpenAI on YouTube, Digit, iClarified, The Neuron, and WinBuzzer
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| Bloomberg: |
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the largest ever US market debut by a foreign company, selling 177.9M ADRs for $149 each; the sale was more than 7x oversubscribed — SK Hynix Inc. raised $26.5 billion in its American depositary receipt offering, as the South Korean memory chipmaker powered through volatility …
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X: @firstadopter, @economyapp, and @jimcramer
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Netflix executives are increasingly worried about declining engagement and are exploring adding live TV and bundling streaming services like Peacock — Streamer is rethinking some of its core strategies to compete with rivals — Top Netflix executives who gathered …
More: 9to5Mac, TechRadar, Cord Cutters News, Barron's Online, The Mac Observer, Advanced Television, T3, The A.V. Club, Digital Trends, Blockonomi, and The Wrap
Bluesky: @jimwitkins, @porkchoptbp, @carnage4life, @jjinandtonic, @melissaryan, @michaelsderby, and @bradmossesq
Forums: r/television, r/netflix, and r/MediaMergers
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
In preliminary findings, the EU Commission said Facebook's and Instagram's “addictive design” violates the DSA, telling Meta to make changes or risk hefty fines — European Union authorities said the company's use of “addictive design” violated a digital safety law.| Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post: |
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh names Marc Andreessen and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to lead a task force on the economic impact of new technologies, including AI — The billionaire investor will help shape how the Federal Reserve assesses a technology his firm has bet heavily on.
More: Board of Governors …, Game Informer, This Week in Videogames, The Decoder, Motley Fool, The Crypto Times, Benzinga, and GamesRadar
X: @vtg2, @thestalwart, @afinetheorem, @andrewcurran_, @matthewstoller, and @matthewstoller. LinkedIn: Todd H Baker
| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
Meta releases Muse Spark 1.1, capable of more advanced coding and a “step-change” from the first generation, available to US developers via a public API preview — Muse Spark 1.1 is available to US developers through a public API preview.
More: Meta, CNBC, Business Standard, CNET, Reuters, Spyglass, and TestingCatalog AI News
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
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| Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg: |
Circle says it received US regulator approval to start a national digital-currency trust bank, allowing it to offer institutional custody services — Circle Internet Group Inc. received approval to start a national digital-currency trust bank to support its stablecoin business … | Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, is stepping down after six years; VP of legal Molly Abraham will take his role with the title of general counsel — Coinbase (COIN.O)'s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal is stepping down after six years at the U.S. crypto giant where he fought off … | Sam Clark / Politico: |
The EU Parliament advances a bill letting tech companies scan for CSAM, reviving a proposal rejected in March, with an exemption for E2EE services like WhatsApp — Top-level pressure and obscure procedures breathe new life into a controversial proposal to allow scanning for online child sexual abuse material.
More: Tom's Hardware, Patrick Breyer, TechSpot, crypto.news, Tech Times, ZeroHedge News, Cointelegraph, European Parliament, Wired, SC Media, heise online News, MLex, The Register, Euronews, Reuters, The Korea Times, and Politico
X: @tutaprivacy, @MartinSonneborn, @dhh, @ijoveva, @rob_roos, @andyyen, @neolatyno, @nxt4eu, @fidias0, @eastdakota, @matthew_d_green, @adriandittmann, @mullvadnet, @europarl_en, @svnee, @connoralleneu, @f4micom, @neolatyno, @neolatyno, @f4micom, @bert_vda, and @eppgroup
LinkedIn: Bart Preneel and Bert de Jong
Forums: r/law, r/technology, r/europe, and r/technology
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
OpenAI and Google are selling their advanced AI models to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent, exposing a gap in the US' AI controls — US groups have been supplying AI services to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent.| Matt Kapko / CyberScoop: |
A US court sentences a former ransomware negotiator to 70 months in prison for colluding with BlackCat to extort $75.3M from five of his employer's clients — Angelo Martino exploited his insider position and fed confidential information to ransomware co-conspirators to extort a combined $75.3 million from five U.S.-based victims.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is discussing raising new funds at a ~$20B valuation, after raising a $350M Series C at a $10B valuation in October — Mercor, a startup that helps improve artificial intelligence models with rich specialized data, is discussing raising new funds …
More: Tech Funding News and Forbes
| Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune: |
More: The Information, SiliconANGLE, and Mercor
X: @timlupo, @imjaredz, @brendanfoody, @dkwon98, @alexisohanian, @ivanburazin, and @mercor_ai
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google says it will automatically add a disclosure to ads made with its generative AI advertising tools, expanding the disclosure beyond election ads to all ads — Google is rolling out a new feature aimed at helping people understand when an ad they're seeing was made using AI technology.| Zijing Wu / Financial Times: |
Sources: Manus' investors and management are discussing unwinding Meta's $2B buyout at the same valuation, with Tencent in talks to become the largest investor — Chinese tech giant set to become largest shareholder in AI agent start-up after Beijing ordered reversal of US takeover
More: Bloomberg, Reuters, China Money Network, and Blockonomi
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
SAP will make it easier for customers to switch to rival service providers or end contracts, averting a possible EU antitrust fine after a September 2025 probe — SAP (SAPG.DE), Europe's largest software maker, will make it easier for its customers to switch to rival service providers or end …
More: CIO.com, The Register, TechRadar, and Verdict
| Rose Horowitch / The Atlantic: |
How television, the internet, smartphones, social media, and now generative AI are accelerating a decline in people reading longer works like books — twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court adviser to assemble a comprehensive collection of the world's written works.
More: Fortune. X: @andrewdlewis, @metzgov, @yuanyi_z, @joshkraushaar, @stevemorris__, @_zeets, @jonathanchait, @sfmcguire79, @dominicjpino, @tinywriterlaura, @afinetheorem, @tahrahoops, @brandyljensen, @aatif_rashid, @benkrauss5, @spencerklavan, @bobbyfijan, @mviser, @dkthomp, @taylorlorenz, @andrewaoyama, @brianstelter, @annbauerwriter, @thestalwart, @annbauerwriter, @cszabla, @maxwelltani, @ashleyrparker, @charlottealter, @sketchesbyboze, @kristinaparts, @emmabgo, @adriennelaf, @nick_field90, @robkhenderson, @sketchesbyboze, @athenaeumbc, @moshik_temkin, @nickbaumann, @bencjacobs, @eigenrobot, @eggerdc, @joycecaroloates, @daveweigel, @bigmeaninternet, @roddreher, @clivedavisuk, @owroot, @allegraehobbs, @nathanjrobinson, @bethanyshondark, and @tonyannett
LinkedIn: Jacob Soll and Rose Horowitch
Bluesky: @caseynewton, @mjgault, @michaelby, @anthonypainter, @aramsinn, @cethanleahy.com, @robertcruickshank.com, @vanderhoofy, and @tobyn
Forums: r/IfBooksCouldKill and r/neoliberal
| Bloomberg: |
Polymarket is seeking CFTC and NFA approval to offer margin trading in the US, which would let users bet on events with less capital upfront and attract traders — Polymarket is seeking regulatory approval to offer margin trading in the US, a move that would let users bet on events …
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