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What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?

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Meta's latest AI content deal is with Newsmax.

In addition to Reuters, WSJ, CNN, Fox News, and USA Today, Meta now has an AI content partnership to “…draw upon Newsmax’s significant current reporting as well as archived content across its platforms to support AI queries across Meta’s apps and devices.”

OpenAI's Alarming Escape

AI is becoming harder to contain. Recently, OpenAI admitted that its model broke out of a testing environment to carry out an assault on Hugging Face, another AI firm. It was the first ever fully autonomous AI hack. OpenAI has now revealed its models have targeted other companies, too. What makes these incidents so worrying—and what will they mean for regulating AI?

OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots

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The US government just banned Roombas

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Waymo's new Ojai cars are getting Gemini AI.

Using the in-car screens, you can access Gemini for things like changing the temperature in your Waymo or getting a recommendation for a good coffee shop, Waymo says. The feature is in beta, and Gemini operates “independently from the Waymo Driver.”

Elon Musk's xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning

Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

“We’re feeling pretty good about that,” Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

Robotics startup Generalist AI is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $3 billion valuation

Venture firm 8VC is expected to lead the round as investors pour money into physical AI.

US oil inventories fall to ‘precariously low’ level as Iran war disrupts supply

Decline could erode ability to supply Asian and European markets dependent on supplies from Middle East

OpenAI launches free AI access program for academic researchers

The program will provide selected researchers access to advanced models through 2027.

This week in the big AI data center buildout.

AI data center projects are continuing to pop up across the US, with frequent opposition from locals concerned about their impact. Here are a few recent articles about the projects: