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When it came to Cal AI's viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

Brazil's Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias

SAO PAULO — A judge of Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Thursday that Meta must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

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AI could drive a Tesla-SpaceX tie-up as soon as this fall, analysts say

A Barclays report looks at the long-speculated merger of Elon Musk's two companies — saying it could come as soon as this fall.

Abu Dhabi forms company to license app to other governments

Abu Dhabi has shown how an AI-forward government can simplify reporting potholes, starting a business or renewing ID documents.

How Codex Happened

Inside OpenAI’s comeback in coding, from a failed launch to the app that took over ChatGPT

Today’s Vergecast: Everything’s Recording Everybody. What Now?

Meta just shipped a pair of smart glasses with no camera — a change that both David and The Verge’s Victoria Song are excited about. But these glasses, like the new product from Amazon Bee and seemingly everything else now, are still ready and willing to record the world around you at all times. What do we do in a world where everything, everywhere, might be recording? And can tech companies figure out a way to make us feel better about it?

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on Apple silicon.

Bluesky’s AI tool now lets you make games and apps to share on social

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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands.

The FTC reportedly subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic for info on AI security incidents.

It also demanded documents related to the AI companies’ safety practices, consumer privacy policies, and marketing materials, as part of “a probe focused on potential consumer protection violations,” Axios reports. Its sources also say the FTC “plans to compel top AI executives to testify about their products.”

Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them.