OpenAI wants to give Uncle Sam a 5% cut of the AI revolution, presumably on the theory that nothing says 'we're definitely not going to enslave humanity' quite like making the government a business partner. Sam Altman's pitch that public ownership will ease tensions feels a bit like offering your neighbor equity in your loud garage band.
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In a stunning display of how mandatory AI mentions have become, Jersey Mike's—a sandwich shop—somehow worked artificial intelligence into their IPO paperwork. Because apparently investors now need to know that your turkey club comes with a side of machine learning buzzwords.
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Google finally built a smart speaker worthy of the AI hype train, but forgot to make sure Gemini could actually handle basic smart speaker tasks without having an existential crisis. It's like buying a Ferrari and discovering the engine is still in beta testing.
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Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.
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After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back online. In a post on X, Anthropic said it plans to begin restoring access Wednesday to users globally on Claude platforms, and that the company would re-enable access on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft […]
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The news comes about a week after OpenAI announced its own custom AI chip in a partnership with Broadcom.
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