Uber faces nearly $1B fine from Dutch DPA over automated driver suspensions
The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second largest GDPR penalty ever, over its automated driver suspension system.
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Stripe buys OpenRouter for $7B, Anthropic turns first profit, Silver Lake circles Workday at $43B
A blockbuster week in AI deals sees Stripe acquiring API gateway OpenRouter, Anthropic reaching profitability, and Silver Lake eyeing Workday.
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Mysterious new AI model Ox Alpha sparks internet speculation
A stealth AI model called Ox Alpha has driven speculation in corners of the internet about its origins and capabilities.
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OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill SB 53
OpenAI reverses its previous opposition and now calls on California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill.
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Flock Safety CEO calls for 'compromise' amid growing backlash over surveillance tech
Flock Safety faces escalating public outcry over potential misuse of its surveillance technology, prompting its CEO to seek compromise.
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Inherent's AI 'teammate' Faraday outperforms Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research
DeepMind alumni-founded Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent that claims to outperform rivals at replicating scientific papers.
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Frontier AI labs lack documented plans for containing rogue models, study finds
A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented containment plans for rogue AI, raising preparedness concerns.
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DOJ investigates a16z over startup board seats, spooking VCs
The DOJ is investigating Andreessen Horowitz over startup board seat practices, raising questions about VC governance.
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Enterprise AI agents only as reliable as messy backend documents
Context engineering challenges mean enterprise AI agents are limited by the quality and structure of underlying documents.
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Enterprises winning with AI agents by limiting agent autonomy
Contrary to prevailing beliefs, successful enterprise AI deployments are constraining how much agents can do alone.
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Harnessing AI avatars of instructors: Harvard's $699 startup bootcamp
Harvard Business School's Foundry program uses AI avatars to give feedback on practice pitches and board meetings.
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Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It's complicated
The legality of training AI on copyrighted books remains unresolved as authors challenge the practice without consent.
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US battery startups find lifeline in defense, $500M in DOE grants
U.S. battery startups secured $500 million in DOE grants after EV incentives were slashed, turning to defense as a market.
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Flipkart quick-commerce nears 1.2M daily orders, closing in on India leaders
Walmart's Flipkart is nearly tripling its quick-commerce order volume to 1.2 million daily, catching up to rivals.
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Linkdaze smart calendar runs a household with AI meal planner, no paywall
Linkdaze launches a smart digital calendar with AI meal planning and no paywall, targeting household management.
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VCs pick out 19 startups to watch making AI more efficient
A curated list of 19 startups focused on improving AI efficiency, as identified by venture capitalists.
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Pixel 11 Pro XL review: iterative upgrade with snappier cameras and AI features
Google's Pixel 11 Pro XL offers camera and AI improvements but is viewed as an iterative upgrade.
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Everyone ends up with a sales team even in AI era, team just scales later
Replit CEO Amjad Masad notes that even AI-native companies eventually build sales teams, just later in their lifecycle.
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