On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual safety testing. The law requires companies with annual revenues of at least $500 million to publish safety protocols on their websites and report incidents to...
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$55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Biggest Buyout Ever
Jared Kushner’s private equity firm and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are some of the investors teaming up to take the video game giant private.
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Anthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30 hours on multistep tasks
On Monday, Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5, a new AI language model the company calls its “most capable model to date,” with improved coding and computer use capabilities. The company also revealed Claude Code 2.0, a command-line AI agent for developers, and the Claude Agent SDK, which is a tool developers can use to build...
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Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find brambles first.
You can’t spot a hedgehog from space, but you might be able to find where they live by looking for brambles. That’s the premise behind ongoing research at the University of Cambridge, where scientists are using satellite imagery and AI models to map potential hedgehog habitats across the UK by first identifying their favorite hiding...
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Trump Clears Way for American-Owned TikTok Valued at $14 Billion
The administration has been working for months to find non-Chinese investors for a U.S. version of the app.
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Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion in Prime Membership Settlement
The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago.
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There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined
China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker.
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Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.
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Microsoft Disables Some Services to Israel’s Defense Ministry
Microsoft said it found that Israel was violating some terms of service for its products and that it does “not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians.”
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ChatGPT Pulse delivers morning updates based on your chat history
On Thursday, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Pulse, a new “push” feature that generates personalized daily updates for users without having to ask each time. The preview feature, available now for Pro subscribers on mobile, marks OpenAI’s latest attempt to make ChatGPT proactive rather than reactive, with the AI model conducting overnight research to deliver morning updates...