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Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models

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AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation.

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Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World

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Meta’s former chief AI scientist has long argued that human-level AI will come from mastering the physical world, not language. His new startup, AMI, aims to prove it.

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An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor

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Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking...

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Electric air taxi maker Archer hits back at Joby in countersuit alleging concealed Chinese ties

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Archer's countersuit comes four months after Joby sued its rival for alleged 'corporate espionage.'

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Founders Fund nears $6B close for latest growth fund, sources say

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The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies....

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Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform

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Ahead of its annual developer conference, Nvidia is readying a new approach to software that embraces AI agents similar to OpenClaw.

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Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states 

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The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states.

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OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic’s defense in DOD lawsuit

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More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply-chain risk, accord...

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Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions

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Executives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk, warning that the fallout could cause a major revenue hit.

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OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government

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Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic's defense.

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Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code

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Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of code...

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down

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Graber explained that, as a more mature company, Bluesky needs a "seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution." Graber said she feels better suited to building Bluesky's technology itself.

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It looks like the DOJ isn’t going to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster

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The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of state attorneys general don't want to drop the lawsuit.

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Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier

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Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.

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OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents

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This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.

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GM figured out how to navigate EV uncertainty with the Chevy Bolt

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The 2027 Chevy Bolt might not be a groundbreaking new EV, but incremental improvements have made it better without inflating the price.

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Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation

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Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful."

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Slate Auto changes CEO months ahead of affordable EV launch

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Former Amazon Marketplace vice president Peter Faricy is the new person in charge of the company.

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Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new Star Trek  

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The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, to fund optimistic sci-fi films.

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Qualcomm’s partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning

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Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm's new IQ10 processors that were released at CES.

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Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn

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Dutch intelligence is accusing Russia-backed hackers of running a “large-scale global” hacking campaign against Signal and WhatsApp users.

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Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants. Here’s everywhere that’s been hit.

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Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.

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Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain-Risk Designation

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The Claude chatbot developer says the Trump administration overstepped by escalating a contract dispute into a federal ban on the company’s technology.

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Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B valuation

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Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion.

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