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OpenAI sued by Tumbler Ridge over shooter’s ChatGPT
Seven families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the firm ignored flagged ChatGPT activity and hid the shooter’s new account to protect its IPO, while als
ChatGPT downloads are slowing — and may cause problems for OpenAI’s IPO
ChatGPT’s growth is stalling, with April uninstalls up 413% YoY and monthly active users only 78% higher than a year ago, while rival Claude enjoys an 11‑fold surge. Sensor Tower data and internal rep
Oracle's $300B OpenAI Bet Makes It AI Bubble Proxy
Oracle has pivoted away from foundation-model development and instead wagered $300 billion on building data centers for OpenAI, making itself the cleanest public-market proxy for the AI boom.
BMW i Ventures Launches $300M AI Fund
BMW i Ventures has unveiled a $300M AI‑focused fund, expanding its portfolio to $1.1B and targeting early‑stage startups in robotics, industrial software, and advanced materials across North America a
China Halts Robotaxi Licenses After Baidu Wuhan Freeze
China has frozen new licenses for autonomous vehicles after dozens of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis ground to a halt in Wuhan traffic last month, prompting Beijing regulators to halt fleet expansion, ne
EU Charges Meta With Breaching DSA Over Underage Users
The European Commission issued preliminary findings that Meta is breaching the Digital Services Act by failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, escalating a probe th
Musk Sues OpenAI Over Charity, Judge Curb Social Media
Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its co‑founders, alleging they stole a charity and abandoned the nonprofit mission, prompting a high‑profile trial where a judge ordered both parties to curb social‑media use
Eka Robot Screws Light Bulb with Human‑like Dexterity
Eka’s robot arm can grasp, manipulate, and screw in a light bulb with human‑like fluidity, a milestone that has eluded commercial robots for years. While OpenAI and Google pour resources into scaling
Anthropic’s $30B Growth Shows AI’s Rapid, Opaque Rise
AI’s explosive growth and opaque power are reshaping markets, prompting security threats, and sparking unprecedented economic fallout, as leading firms like Anthropic and OpenAI push models that even
GM Rolls Out Gemini AI to 4 Million Vehicles
General Motors is deploying Google's Gemini AI assistant to roughly 4 million US vehicles via over-the-air updates, while also announcing that its Super Cruise driver-assist system has logged one bill
Musk Testifies Altman 'Stole a Charity' in OpenAI Trial
Elon Musk testified in his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman, telling jurors "it is not okay to steal a charity" and claiming the company betrayed its founding mission as a nonprof
Docs: OpenAI projected at the start of this year that $8/month ChatGPT Go subs will grow ~36x to 112M in 2026, while $20/month Plus subs will fall 80% to ~9M (Sri Muppidi/The Information)
OpenAI’s internal shift shows a bold pivot toward low‑cost, high‑volume subscriptions. The company now expects its $8‑a‑month ChatGPT Go to explode to 112 million users by 2026, while the $20 Plus tie
OpenAI, Anthropic Brief House Panel on Cyber AI
OpenAI and Anthropic briefed House Homeland Security Committee staff in two classified sessions on their cyber-capable AI models, while a separate jailbreaking demonstration showed members how easily
Taylor Swift Trademarks Voice Phrases to Fight AI Copies
Taylor Swift's team filed trademark applications for two spoken phrases and a stage photo, attempting to add a new legal weapon against AI-generated copycats that exploit voices copyright law does not
OpenAI Launches Bedrock Agents on AWS
OpenAI and AWS have launched Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, following an amendment to Microsoft's exclusive cloud deal that now lets OpenAI distribute across any hyperscaler while Azure re
NVIDIA Adds 12GB RTX 5070 Laptop GPU Variant
NVIDIA is launching a 12GB VRAM variant of its GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, using a different memory supply chain to address constrained VRAM availability, with partner laptops expected to ship in Jun
Cyber Command Builds Model-Agnostic AI Playbook
U.S. Cyber Command is building model-agnostic AI infrastructure to test and deploy the strongest cyber models from any vendor or country of origin, sidestepping the Pentagon's standoff with Anthropic
Nvidia Is Finally Doing Something About the RAM Apocalypse - Gizmodo
Nvidia is tackling the so‑called RAM apocalypse by launching a 12 GB RTX 5070 laptop GPU built on new 3 GB GDDR7 memory that delivers roughly a 50 % performance jump while easing supply bottlenecks. T
Anthropic Adds Claude Connectors for Photoshop Blender
Anthropic expanded Claude into the creative suite, adding native connectors for Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton, while pledging €240 k annually to keep Blender open‑source. The move, building on its r
YouTube Tests 'Ask YouTube' AI Search
YouTube launched "Ask YouTube," an experimental conversational AI search feature that returns mixed video-and-text answers with follow-up support, available to Premium US subscribers 18 and older thro
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