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| Kanishka Singh / Reuters: |
Trump releases a voluntary AI accord with tech leaders, asking companies to partner with external auditors and set up internal controls to monitor AI alignment — President Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence …
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Forums: r/agi, r/ArtificialInteligence, and r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
After lunch with AI leaders, Trump rejects new federal AI rules, says “we automatically have regulation” via DOJ and FBI but “self-regulation is very important” — President Donald Trump shot down the idea of new federal regulations on artificial intelligence …
More: NBC News, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Politico, Oman Observer, The Deep View, Seoul Economic Daily, Newsweek, The Asia Business Daily, Superpower Daily, and New York Post
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Trump says the AI accord with tech leaders is “morally binding” and the administration is considering a 10-person committee to oversee the AI industry — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he signed a “morally binding” artificial intelligence document with tech leaders following …
More: BBC, Business Standard, and Gizmodo
Forums: r/politics, r/antiai, r/InterstellarKinetics, and r/politics
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI launches Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra with their own cloud computer, in ChatGPT for Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users — OpenAI has unveiled an always-on artificial intelligent agent that's designed to proactively tackle work on a user's behalf …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/OpenAI, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
OpenAI says users can message Dots through ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams and join a waitlist to text via iMessage or RCS messaging on Android — OpenAI's Dots are powered by the startup's GPT-6 Astra model. A core selling point is their “always-on” design—unlike a single-turn chatbot experience …
More: Moneycontrol, The Information, The Decoder, Livemint, Tom's Guide, Newser, MediaPost, Nikkei Asia, Mashable, and Implicator.ai
| Michael Shepard / Bloomberg: |
President Trump signs an executive order requiring federal government agencies to refer to AI as “Super Intelligence” or “SI” in all official communications — President Donald Trump sees artificial intelligence as suffering from a branding problem …
More: The White House, CNBC, The Information, Livemint, Business Standard, The White House, Business Today, Politico, Forbes, Deadline, TESLARATI, HuffPost, Quinnipiac University Poll, Cointelegraph, The Verge, Nextgov/FCW, LADbible, RedState, PCMag, USA Today, National Review, The Independent, and Marcus on AI
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Forums: r/ChatGPT and r/moderatepolitics
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex — Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price We're introducing GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that nearly matches GPT …
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Bluesky: @davidcrespo and @minimaxir
Forums: Hacker News, r/accelerate, r/claude, r/ChatGPTPro, r/codex, and r/OpenAI
| Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder: |
More: The GitHub Blog, TechCrunch, Tech Times, and Superpower Daily
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic says GLM-5.3 can autonomously build end-to-end cyber exploits, like Claude Mythos Preview, but was released without robust safeguards against misuse — GLM-5.3 can develop working exploits end to end — Five months ago, we announced Claude Mythos Preview, the first AI model …
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Bluesky: @mackuba.eu and @scarnecchia.net
Forums: Hacker News, r/Anthropic, r/SillyTavernAI, r/technology, and r/ZaiGLM
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI announces new features for Codex, including reusable cloud development environments, a refreshed Codex CLI, a new code review experience, and more — OpenAI introduced new capabilities for its software engineering agent Codex, making it more useful beyond a developer's laptop …
More: Amazon Web Services, OpenAI, ChatGPT Learn, ChatGPT Learn, ChatGPT Learn, SiliconANGLE, and Engadget
X: @openaidevs, @openai, @openaidevs, @borismpower, @quinnypig, @mweinbach, and @openaidevs
| Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack: |
More: Help Net Security. X: @thsottiaux, @jjacky, @wesbos, @airesearch12, @marlene_zw, @dejavucoder, @brianyu8, @iannuttall, @mvanhorn, @enunomaduro, @rudrank, @borismpower, and @bendee983
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More: Moneycontrol, The Decoder, OpenAI, Digital Trends, Forkast, and chatgpt.com
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| Dannie Herzberg / Baseten: |
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
More: TechCrunch, Thurrott, chatgpt.com, ChatGPT Learn, and OpenAI
X: @minchoi, @thsottiaux, @testingcatalog, @firstadopter, @danshipper, @chatgpt, and @cgtwts
| OpenAI on YouTube: |
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Forums: Hacker News, r/accelerate, and r/OpenAI
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI unveils a $500/month Pro plan, offering its highest usage allowance and access to its new Ultrafast tier, with up to 8x faster token generation in Codex — The company also announced a new version of its Sol model. — Announced during the company's DevDay event today …
More: OpenAI and Business Insider
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Forums: Hacker News and r/OpenAI
| Paul Sawers / The New Stack: |
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| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
X: @thsottiaux, @thsottiaux, @mattshumer_, @theo, @synthwavedd, @forloopcodes, @thsottiaux, @youssofal_, @haider1, @giadotai, @tekbog, @ai_for_success, @youssofal_, @imjustnewatai, @ns123abc, @kunchenguid, @pradeepxkapoor, @quinnypig, @imjustnewatai, @ns123abc, and @scaling01. Bluesky: @kylehugh.es. Forums: Hacker News
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI aims to raise at least $30B at a pre-money valuation of around $1.4T, meant to be a bridge round to provide it with capital in place of an IPO — OpenAI aims to raise at least $30 billion from investors in a new round of funding, according to people familiar with the matter …
More: The Information, TechCrunch, StrictlyVC, TheEnergyMag, and CoinGape
| Madison Mills / Axios: |
More: Reuters, The Information, PYMNTS, and Bloomberg
| Mallory Wilson / The Hill: |
Trump officially launches America.gov, an AI-powered single access point for federal government services and information led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia — President Trump launched a website Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans navigate the federal government and find information and services.
More: Google, Engadget, The Register, CNBC, U.S. General Services …, Quartz, New York Times, The Washington Sun, The White House, Bloomberg, Newsweek, FedScoop, Wall Street Journal, Australian Financial Review, Yahoo Finance, Dallas Express, International Business Times, ZeroHedge News, Tom's Guide, Government Technology …, and Associated Press
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Forums: r/accelerate and r/fednews
| Elizabeth Dias / New York Times: |
Interviews with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah and 20 religious and philosophical leaders about their summits to investigate consciousness in Claude — “To be clear,” Christopher Olah told me, “we don't know if A.I. models are conscious. I don't know. I'm genuinely uncertain.| New York Times: |
Sources: OpenAI repeatedly dismissed internal warnings about inadequate monitoring of testing, prioritizing fast releases without additional security protocols — Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening …
More: Help Net Security, Politico, The Verge, and OpenAI
| Dean Takahashi / GamesBeat: |
General Intuition, which trains AI agents in spatial reasoning via gameplay footage, raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation, for $650M+ in total funding — General Intuition has raised another $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation as the company starts making models available for training AI.| Dhruv Mohan / The Economic Times: |
Apple Pay launches in India, letting eligible Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cardholders add their cards to Apple Wallet on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch — Apple Pay has finally launched in India, more than a decade after its US debut. The service is initially available on iPhone …
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X: @mastercardindia, @jagmeets13, @gregjoz, @axisbank, and @razorpay
| Reuters: |
IPO filing: Anthropic routed 47% of its sales, or ~$2.16B, in 2025 through cloud partners Amazon and Google; analysis: it paid ~$351M back in distribution fees — Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows how much it depends on a small group of customers and tech giants, highlighting key risks … | Reuters: |
Robinhood plans to let users trade some US stocks round-the-clock during weekends, wager on specific corporate earnings metrics, and trade perpetual futures — Robinhood said on Tuesday it will let users trade some US stocks round-the-clock during weekends, marking its latest effort to keep …
More: Robinhood, CoinDesk, The Block, CoinDesk, Bruce Markets, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, and Barron's Online
X: @robinhoodapp, @robinhoodapp, and @robinhoodapp
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: John Ternus is overhauling Apple to release products more often and create a leaner organization with a greater focus on engineering — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Ternus, just weeks into the role, is moving to overhaul the iPhone maker in an effort to accelerate product development …
More: Business Today, Reuters, Gizmodo, and Yahoo Finance
X: @autismcapital, @parkerortolani, @markgurman, @markgurman, @susanlitv, @markgurman, and @markgurman. LinkedIn: José Benitez Cong. Bluesky: @carlquintanilla
Forums: r/enshittification, r/Apple_Employees, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
AI infrastructure company Accelevation and backer Olympus raise $540M in a US IPO after selling 30M shares for $18 each, below its marketed $20-$24 range — Accelevation Holdings Corp., a data center infrastructure company, and backer Olympus Partners raised $540 million …
More: Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Accelevation
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Efficient Computer, which uses dataflow architectures to develop faster and more energy-efficient chips, raised a $97M Series B at a $650M valuation — Efficient Computer, a chip startup spun out of Carnegie Mellon University, on Tuesday said it has raised $97 million in additional funding, bringing its valuation to $650 million.
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