Instagram is cracking down on AI influencers who don't self-identify as AI
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Sam Altman's 'last resort' is now minting money for OpenAI
OpenAI said its ads business hit a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate: "Advertising is one pillar of OpenAI's diversified business model."
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Here's where some of the biggest labor unions stand on data centers
Some major unions have become Big Tech's allies in the battle over data center construction, even as the broader public rejects them.
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Singapore's developer scene was broken, not cracked. Vibe coding fixed it.
AI Tinkerers Singapore has been running demo nights, workshops, and hackathons that draw more than 100 people each time.
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Meta goes on a PR blitz and updates privacy settings as venues restrict smart glasses
Meta is trying to calm the public's nerves around its smart glasses.
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Sony accuses Anthropic of 'brazen campaign' to train Claude on its music — and wants up to $150,000 a song
In a new lawsuit, Sony Music and Warner Chappell say Anthropic used "thousands upon thousands" of songs to train Claude, including "Eye of the Tiger."
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I manage 10+ agents at Cisco. It doesn't mean longer hours, but the work can feel more intense.
Sergio Freitas said that using agents to do more work results in more code that need to be reviewed by engineers.
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I didn't tell my Y Combinator batchmates I had a kid. I worried they'd think I wasn't hardcore enough.
Nicholas Charriere had a kid before starting at Y Combinator. "Saying 'I just had a kid and I love spending time with them' is not the vibe," he said.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says China isn't behind the anti-data-center debate
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his data center pivot was driven by legitimate concerns from Texans, not by Chinese propaganda.
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OpenAI says it's ending its deal with Cursor because Elon Musk's companies violate contracts
OpenAI said it doesn't trust SpaceX to comply with its terms of service, citing past conduct by xAI, another of Elon Musk's companies.
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I used Claude to solve a problem that data centers helped cause for my photography business. It's saved me thousands.
After spending $20,000 on drives in 2025, photographer Allen Cooley used Claude to organize old storage and avoid buying more.
A startup founded by ex-DeepMind engineers wants to turn its customers into robot teachers
The CEO of robotics firm Reimagine Robotics said that the startup plans to build actually useful robots by turning its customers into teachers.
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Many of the Chinese bots X says posted anti-data-center content had no followers or engagement, a researcher found
A Clemson researcher found that at least 59 of the bots had no followers or engagement and only posted a few times before they were suspended.
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Dario Amodei says Anthropic is ‘not interested in destroying anyone’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the AI startup is not out to destroy traditional software companies.
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Elon Musk's X says it found a China-backed, anti-AI plot — on Elon Musk's X. Did it actually influence Americans?
More fuel for the "anti-AI is a psyop" crowd. Will that help them change minds?
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A researcher joked that working at OpenAI ages you. Now colleagues are posting their before-and-after photos.
A viral post about OpenAI's breakneck pace sparked a mini trend of AI lab staff sharing before-and-after photos.
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Minecraft's reclusive billionaire creator has gone from ‘reject AI’ to vibe coding: 'Time to eat some crow'
Minecraft creator Markus Persson said AI coding advocates were "incompetent or evil" in January. By July, he said it was "time to eat some crow."
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Everything we know about Z.ai, the Chinese company behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
Z.ai revealed that mystery AI model Ox Alpha was GLM-5.3-Flash, which it had anonymously tested on OpenRouter and OpenCode.
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OpenAI issues call for 'collective action' on cyber defense: 'We have a limited window'
More than 100 organizations, including Anthropic, joined OpenAI's call for action.
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Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Nvidia had talks to acquire Hugging Face for $13 billion, Business Insider reported. It could boost Nvidia's open-source strategy, challenging OpenAI.
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Meta memo reveals what its new 'Hatch' AI agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
Meta told staff its Hatch AI agent "can do anything you can do online" and will be highly personal to the user.
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Jensen Huang says AI data centers can fix the very grid they’re straining
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the US can't afford to miss out on AI advancements.
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Mountie bears and battle-ready beavers star in a viral AI-made Canadian trade-war anthem
A YouTube creator used consumer AI tools to turn Canada's tariff fight with the US into a furry, maple syrup-soaked online anthem.
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VC founder says product managers will be hot hires in the AI era
Nicolas Sauvage, founder and president of TDK Ventures, said product managers will provide judgement and taste.
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He left OpenAI to become a filmmaker. He said AI coding was 'lonelier' and 'mentally draining.'
Kasra Kyanzadeh worked at OpenAI for two months in what he called an "experiment." His conclusion: AI coding might have "gone too far."
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Sam Altman knows people hate data centers
"Clearly, people hate data centers—right now, at least," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
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The cow comes home: China’s Internet celebrates Z.ai claiming ownership of Ox Alpha
Chinese fans rejoiced at Z.ai claiming ownership of Ox Alpha, lauding the startup's new model and its use of domestic AI chips.
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Nvidia has been in talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion
Nvidia has held talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion as the chip giant expands its AI dealmaking.
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Marc Benioff goes on the offensive: 'This is not the SaaSpocalypse'
Salesforce's Marc Benioff dismissed fears of SaaSpocalypse after the company's latest earnings report.
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Amid warehouse staffing shortages, AI-powered drones and Meta glasses help visually impaired workers get the job done
Amid e-commerce growth, Bosma hires visually impaired workers for warehouses, using AI tools like drones and Meta glasses to overcome staffing issues.
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ChatGPT expands its foothold in the nation's classrooms
OpenAI expands its school offering in a bid to woo more teachers to ChatGPT. More than 2 million students are now in a district with the tech.
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Mystery solved: Chinese lab Z.ai says it’s behind the Ox Alpha model that wowed Silicon Valley
The free AI coding model sparked widespread interest among developers after appearing anonymously on OpenRouter.
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Amazon is shutting down a go-to option for gig workers. It's the latest casualty of AI growth.
Amazon is shutting down its Mechanical Turk platform by September 30, impacting gig workers as AI increasingly handles simple tasks.
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3 key takeaways from Bill Gates’ stark warning about AI and jobs
Bill Gates warned in a new essay that a coming robotics boom could reshape construction, hospitality, and the social contract.
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What is a 'meat proxy'? The new term for coworkers who blindly share AI output
"Meat proxy" refers to someone who sends outputs straight from Claude or ChatGPT without analyzing them. It's caught on with techies on X.
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Google is taking on Anthropic and OpenAI in the legal AI race
Google unveils Gemini Enterprise for Legal, targeting law firms with AI tools like agents for contract review and regulatory tracking.
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Anthropic tells San Francisco staff to work from home due to possible security team strike
Anthropic staff were told they should not come to the AI company's San Francisco offices on Monday and Tuesday in case a security strike took place.
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America's robotics industry sees a familiar 'Made in China' problem
Physical Intelligence cofounder Sergey Levine said US robotics research relies on outsourcing cheap but reliable parts from China.
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Microsoft employees reveal how much cash they're burning on AI
The figures offer a rare glimpse into how AI is being used inside Microsoft.
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Leaked Microsoft pay data shows how much hundreds of employees report making in AI, cloud, and other teams
Business Insider analyzed a spreadsheet some Microsoft employees are using to share their compensation.
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Amazon plots a new 'Tetromino' warehouse where robots tackle work that's notoriously hard to automate
Amazon's Tetromino project aims to automate delivery stations using AI and robotics, significantly enhancing package processing speed.
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The AI race is moving fast. What does that mean for employees' summer vacation?
After former OpenAI staffer Miles Brundage argued that "rest is important," AI employees weighed in on PTO online.
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LinkedIn's 'seems like AI slop' button is a hit
Over a million people have hit LinkedIn's "seems like AI slop" button. The platform is starting to share feedback to posts widely suspected to be AI.
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Workers are rewriting their LinkedIn histories to add AI skills. Here's what they're dropping.
Stanford and Revelio researchers analyzed 29.4 million LinkedIn profiles and found users added AI skills and dropped remote-work and DEI language.
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Thomson Reuters built its own AI model off Chinese tech to rely less on Claude
Thomson Reuters launches its first AI model, Thomson-1, as it seeks to rely less on Anthropic for its AI solutions.
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How much should you be using AI in your job search? Recruiters and career coaches weigh in.
HR pros say job seekers don't need to hide their AI usage, as long as they can back up the claims they make.
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The CEO of the unicorn AI accounting startup, Rillet, says AI is changing who consulting firms hire
Rillet, the AI-powered accounting unicorn, is riding the AI boom and the accountant shortage. CEO Nicolas Kopp says it could change consulting, too.
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A struggling Brooklyn bakery was months from closing. Then a Meta engineer made it go viral.
Shuayb Qureshi, a software engineer at Meta, said he lost a lot of his "social flow." Now the 31-year-old Manhattan resident is getting it back.
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Few tech IPOs to list this year as Anthropic, SpaceX steal the spotlight
Two mega-IPOs are making 2026 look like a banner year for tech listings. Strip them out, and the IPO market is shaping up to be another dud.
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