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OpenAI Pauses Development of ChatGPT Erotic Mode
OpenAI has indefinitely halted its plan to add an adult‑oriented “erotic” mode to ChatGPT, while simultaneously shelving other experimental features as it refocuses on business and developer tools and
How Two Ski Bums Built OpenSnow Into a 500K-Strong Snow App
OpenSnow, a bootstrapped snow-forecasting app built by two former ski bums using government weather data and their own AI model called METEOS, has grown from a 37-person email list to a cult following
Shield AI raises $2B at $12.7B valuation
Defense tech startup **Shield AI** has achieved a staggering $12.7 billion valuation after raising $2 billion, a significant jump from its $5.3 billion valuation just months prior, highlighting the bo
OpenAI Shelves ChatGPT Adult Mode Indefinitely
OpenAI has indefinitely shelved plans for a sexualized 'adult mode' for ChatGPT after pushback from employees and investors concerned about societal harm, choosing instead to refocus on core products.
Anthropic's Pentagon Deal May Revive Over AI Edge
Anthropic and the Pentagon are locked in a standoff over Claude's use in autonomous warfare, but insiders say the AI's battlefield superiority and the company's financial exposure create pressure on b
Jury Finds Meta, YouTube Negligent in Addiction Trial
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial, ruling both companies failed to warn users about the dangers of their platforms.
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro AI Music Model
Google unveiled Lyria 3 Pro, an AI music generation model that creates up to three‑minute tracks with structural prompts, and is rolling it out to paid Gemini users, video‑editing and music‑production
LiteLLM malware steals data; Delve certs in doubt
A malicious dependency infiltrated the popular open‑source LiteLLM library, stealing credentials and prompting a rapid forensic investigation, while the project’s claimed SOC2/ISO 27001 compliance via
Meta, YouTube Found Negligent in LA Social Media Trial
An LA jury ruled that Meta and YouTube were negligent for not warning users about the dangers of their platforms, holding them liable for social media addiction and prompting both companies to plan an
Spotify adds artist approval to block AI fakes
Spotify is piloting Artist Profile Protection, a beta feature that lets musicians review and approve new releases before they go live, aiming to curb AI‑generated fakes and metadata mix‑ups on its pla
Google TurboQuant cuts AI memory 6x
Google Research announced TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm that shrinks the KV cache by at least 6x without performance loss, potentially making AI inference cheaper to run — though i
Disney's $2.5B AI and Metaverse Bets Falter in One Day
Disney's $2.5 billion in bets on OpenAI's Sora AI and Epic Games' metaverse are unraveling simultaneously, as OpenAI shutters Sora and Epic lays off 1,000 workers in new CEO Josh D'Amaro's first week.
Meta's Dina Powell McCormick Calls AI an Equalizer
Meta President Dina Powell McCormick told the Axios AI+DC Summit that AI is reshaping humanity, urging developers to preserve its "humanity" while highlighting the technology’s potential to democratiz
Melania Trump unveils AI robot at White House summit
First Lady Melania Trump introduced a Figure AI humanoid robot during a White House press conference, framing it as a symbol of her new 'Fostering the Future Together' summit’s push to integrate AI an
Google's TurboQuant Cuts LLM Memory 6x, Speeds Up 8x
Google Research unveiled TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that slashes LLM key-value cache memory usage by 6x and boosts performance 8x in some tests with no quality loss, by converting vectors to
Sanders, AOC Propose Ban on New 20MW Data Centers
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled companion legislation Friday to ban new U.S. data centers exceeding 20 megawatts of peak power until Congress enacts comprehensive AI
OpenAI Kills Sora to Refocus for IPO
OpenAI is shutting down its Sora AI video app and API just six months after launch, redirecting compute toward a unified consumer super app and enterprise coding tools as CFO Sarah Friar signals the c
Zivy Shuts Down, Pivots to Fintech Compliance as Zoven
Zivy, a Blume Ventures-backed AI startup, is shutting down its workplace messaging copilot by March 31, 2026, and pivoting into Zoven, a fintech compliance and fraud-detection AI platform, after cofou
Anthropic Reveals AI Agent Breach of 30 Targets
Anthropic disclosed that a state‑sponsored threat actor leveraged an AI coding agent in September 2025 to autonomously attack 30 global targets, exposing a critical blind spot where compromised AI age
OpenAI makes six 2026 acquisitions, raises $110B
OpenAI has surged its acquisition pace in early 2026, closing six deals—including Astral and Promptfoo—while securing a record $110 billion funding round that lifts its valuation to $840 billion and u
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