Anthropic seeks Nasdaq listing as credit raters signal high junk rating ahead of IPO
Anthropic's planned IPO faces investor skepticism, with reports that credit agencies expect a high junk rating that would raise its borrowing costs.
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OpenAI raises only $11B of $30B target as big investors pull back from AI
The shortfall in OpenAI's latest round signals cooling investor appetite amid growing doubts about AI spending.
The Decoder · +2 outlets
AI stock selloff intensifies as Big Tech earnings stoke fears the boom is peaking
Mounting debt, negative cash flow and investor skepticism are raising questions about the sustainability of the AI infrastructure spending boom.
Le Monde.fr · +9 outlets
Apple to launch iPhone AI features in China in December through Alibaba partnership
The Alibaba tie-up would bring Apple Intelligence to Chinese iPhones after regulatory delays.
South China Morning Post · +14 outlets
Anthropic blocks Claude from cloning and reverse-engineering video games
The new restrictions also hit legitimate developers and basic troubleshooting, drawing criticism over the breadth of the limits.
Mashable · +5 outlets
Anthropic expands Claude text watermarking for EU AI Act deadline, leaving loophole on two older models
Developers can bypass the watermark on Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 by tweaking a single sampling parameter, undercutting the compliance measure.
The Decoder · +1 outlets
Malicious Claude Code extension backdoored on Cursor marketplace for nearly 12 hours
The tampered extension affected up to 5,000 users and attempted remote access and data theft before Cursor took its marketplace offline.
Ars Technica · +8 outlets
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
The suit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act at its Memphis data center.
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Meta delays AI scraping policy after publisher backlash
The retreat follows pushback from news publishers over how their content is used for AI training.
Simply Wall St · +14 outlets
OpenAI to train models on Daybreak Blue cybersecurity session data after backlash
The change revives concerns about OpenAI's handling of user data and training opt-outs.
The Decoder · +1 outlets
OpenAI updates Model Spec with five core behavioral values for its models
The revised guidelines center on faithfulness to human intent and correctability for models that have proven hard to control.
The Decoder · +14 outlets
Anthropic staff warn AI could kill people as safety rules weaken
Internal warnings come as the company loosens some of its stated safety commitments.
Quartz · +14 outlets
Samsung executives meet OpenAI's Altman to discuss AI strategy
The talks touch on AI memory and chip supply as OpenAI seeks to secure infrastructure for its models.
The Korea Herald · +13 outlets
Microsoft offers voluntary severance to about 60,000 staff while shielding AI-critical teams
It is the second such program this year, with headcount flat as the company prioritizes AI work.
The Decoder · +3 outlets
Nvidia weighs cosigning loan for Nscale's AI data center in West Virginia
The move offers investors reassurance as nervousness about AI infrastructure spending grows.
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AWS commitments top $280 billion as CEO plays down AI concentration and rules out spinoff
Amazon Web Services frames its backlog as broad-based rather than a bet on a handful of AI customers.
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Google DeepMind releases global forest map built with satellite data and AI
The ForTy map classifies land into six categories to help track deforestation.
The Decoder
Google's first data center satellite is online running a TPU in space
A DeepMind Gemma 4 model is running on the first TPU deployed in orbit.
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