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OpenAI CEO Apologizes to Canadian Community Over Security Failure OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued a public apology to residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, after his company failed to alert law enforcement about a mass shooting suspect. In a letter to the community, Altman said he was "deeply sorry"
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Cohere and Aleph Alpha Merge to Build a Stronger AI Company for Regulated Industries Cohere, a Canada-based AI company, announced Friday that it's merging with Aleph Alpha, a German AI startup. The combined company aims to serve businesses and governments in regulated industries—like healthcare, finance, and law—
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Noscroll Wants to Free You From Doomscrolling—Here's What It Does A new AI tool called Noscroll is trying to solve a problem that plagues millions: mindless scrolling through news feeds. Instead of you spending hours sifting through social media, Noscroll's AI bot reads the internet
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X's AI-Powered Custom Feeds Are Here—And They Come With New Ad Slots X is rolling out AI-curated custom timelines powered by its Grok chatbot, replacing the platform's Communities feature. The new feeds automatically surface content based on your interests, and X is introducing additional ad
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Anthropic's Security Tool Allegedly Breached—Here's What You Need to Know An unauthorized group claims to have gained access to Mythos, a cybersecurity tool developed by Anthropic (the company behind Claude AI). According to a TechCrunch report, Anthropic is investigating the claims but says there'
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Google Brings Gemini AI Assistant to Chrome in 7 Asian Markets Google is launching its Gemini AI assistant directly into Chrome browsers across Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The rollout includes both desktop and iOS versions in all countries except Japan, where it's
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The 12-Month Window: Why AI Startups Need to Move Fast AI startups are racing against a ticking clock. Most companies built on top of large language models like ChatGPT exist in what founders call "the 12-month window" — a temporary gap before the big tech companies add similar features
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AI Company Anthropic Bridges Gap With Trump Administration Despite Security Concerns Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by former OpenAI executives, is actively engaging with senior members of the Trump administration even after being flagged as a potential supply-chain risk by the Pentagon. The designation raised eyebrows in tech circles,
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Tinder's New Verification Tool: What Small Business Owners Should Know About the Orb Trend Tinder is partnering with Worldcoin's identity-verification technology—a facial recognition "orb" co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman—to let users prove they're real people. Those who visit an
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Gucci and Google Team Up on Stylish Smart Glasses Coming in 2027 Google is partnering with luxury fashion brand Gucci to create AI-powered smart glasses that actually look good. The collaboration, announced through Gucci's parent company Kering, will launch sometime in 2027. This marks a shift for Google&
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AI Shoppers Are Flooding Retail Sites—And Spending More Money Traffic from AI tools to U.S. retail websites skyrocketed 393% in the first quarter of 2024, according to new data from Adobe. In March alone, AI-driven traffic jumped another 269%. But here's the really interesting part: these
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AI Data Center Startup Fluidstack Eyes $1 Billion Funding Round at $18 Billion Valuation Fluidstack, a startup that rents out computing power for artificial intelligence companies, is in talks to raise $1 billion at an $18 billion valuation, according to reports. The jump represents a significant increase from the company&
