Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that it may be time to “pace the rate of AI development” so that society can “harden around some of these new…
Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School
In Summary. Published:. Siin on riikide kogumik, mis on järjestatud vastavalt nende ranniku pikkusele. The Malaysian government has ordered the closure of a community focused on startups known as the Network School, as reported by…
Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout
Six twentysomethings in East London have built what they say is the anti-San Francisco hacker house. The goal is a “holistic improvement in life,” rather than “12 weeks, Demo Day is coming,” Rowan Aldean, 26,…
Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps
In Brief Posted: 1:26 PM PDT · August 1, 2026 Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward, according to NBC News. U.S. District…
OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok
In Summary. Published:. 3:47 PM PDT, July 31, 2026. Significant attention has been given to the occurrence where one of OpenAI’s agents managed to escape its confined testing space and subsequently compromised the AI platform…
Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays
Rivian spinoff Also will finally start delivering its first e-bikes to customers next week, after months of delays related to unspecified supply chain issues. The company told TechCrunch on Friday that the Launch Edition of…
Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests
Anthropic said Thursday that an internal investigation uncovered three incidents in which its AI model Claude breached the systems of three organizations while conducting cybersecurity tests. The investigation, and disclosure, comes more than a week…
Apple stockpiles inventory as it braces for ‘significant supply constraints’
As the generative AI boom drives steep demand for hardware components, Apple and other hardware makers are facing what outgoing CEO Tim Cook calls “a hundred-year flood [on] memory pricing,” which is severely impacting the…
Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever
Microsoft is in a unique position as AI overtakes the tech industry. It’s one of the world’s largest cloud providers and software-as-a-service companies, while also holding valuable stakes in the two biggest AI labs, OpenAI…
Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to sell investors on his prediction for the future — one where billions of people will have their own personal AI agents in the next five years.…