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OpenAI Urges US to Lead Global AI Standards 'Now', Warns of a Potential 'Conflict-Ridden' System

OpenAI Urges US to Lead Global AI Standards 'Now', Warns of a Potential 'Conflict-Ridden' System

Scott Bessent Says AI Companies Must Take Responsibility, Rejects Calls for Federal Liability Shield: ‘It Is Humans Who Are Responsible, Not the AI’

Scott Bessent Says AI Companies Must Take Responsibility, Rejects Calls for Federal Liability Shield: ‘It Is Humans Who Are Responsible, Not the AI’

Deal Dispatch: Egg Maker Vital Farms Considers Sale, Blackstone Buys Flow Control, Kennedy Center Troubles

Deal Dispatch: Egg Maker Vital Farms Considers Sale, Blackstone Buys Flow Control, Kennedy Center Troubles

Scott Bessent Says AI Companies Must Take Responsibility, Rejects Calls for Federal Liability Shield: ‘It Is Humans Who Are Responsible, Not the AI’

Scott Bessent Says AI Companies Must Take Responsibility, Rejects Calls for Federal Liability Shield: ‘It Is Humans Who Are Responsible, Not the AI’

Deal Dispatch: Egg Maker Vital Farms Considers Sale, Blackstone Buys Flow Control, Kennedy Center Troubles

Deal Dispatch: Egg Maker Vital Farms Considers Sale, Blackstone Buys Flow Control, Kennedy Center Troubles

Anthropic's Claude Helped Researchers Hack OpenAI — They Reached Private Software, Then Walked Away With $6,500 Bounty: Report

Anthropic's Claude Helped Researchers Hack OpenAI — They Reached Private Software, Then Walked Away With $6,500 Bounty: Report

OpenAI, Anthropic Slowdown Call Won't Derail AI Infrastructure Demand, Why One Fund Manager Sees No Spending Pause in Sight

OpenAI, Anthropic Slowdown Call Won't Derail AI Infrastructure Demand, Why One Fund Manager Sees No Spending Pause in Sight

Anthropic's Claude Helped Researchers Hack OpenAI — They Reached Private Software, Then Walked Away With $6,500 Bounty: Report

Anthropic's Claude Helped Researchers Hack OpenAI — They Reached Private Software, Then Walked Away With $6,500 Bounty: Report

OpenAI, Anthropic Slowdown Call Won't Derail AI Infrastructure Demand, Why One Fund Manager Sees No Spending Pause in Sight

OpenAI, Anthropic Slowdown Call Won't Derail AI Infrastructure Demand, Why One Fund Manager Sees No Spending Pause in Sight

Top Analyst Warns AI Slowdown Could ‘Crimp’ Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Other Earnings — S&P 500 Rally Faces New Threat

Top Analyst Warns AI Slowdown Could ‘Crimp’ Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Other Earnings — S&P 500 Rally Faces New Threat

Ron DeSantis Accuses OpenAI and Anthropic of Trying to Become ‘Too Big to Fail’—Warns of ‘Bailout 2.0’ if AI Giants Falter

Ron DeSantis Accuses OpenAI and Anthropic of Trying to Become ‘Too Big to Fail’—Warns of ‘Bailout 2.0’ if AI Giants Falter

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Michael Burry Slams OpenAI, Anthropic AI Slowdown Calls as ‘Self-Serving:’ ‘IPOs Need Hype & Puffery’

Michael Burry Slams OpenAI, Anthropic AI Slowdown Calls as ‘Self-Serving:’ ‘IPOs Need Hype & Puffery’

Michael Burry calls OpenAI and Anthropic’s AI slowdown push self-serving, saying it fuels hype ahead of potential IPOs.

Deal Dispatch: Bending Spoons Acquires Miro For $1.35B, Kinetik Up For Sale, LIV Golf Bankruptcy

Deal Dispatch: Bending Spoons Acquires Miro For $1.35B, Kinetik Up For Sale, LIV Golf Bankruptcy

Read this week's top deal updates, including Bending Spoons' Miro deal, Chime's Stride Bank purchase, and the LIV Golf bankruptcy.

Trump Jr.’s VC Firm Fires Back at Democrat’s ‘Insider Influence’ Claims

Trump Jr.’s VC Firm Fires Back at Democrat’s ‘Insider Influence’ Claims

1789 Capital is pushing back on a congressional inquiry questioning whether politics influenced its investment results.

OpenAI Deepens Samsung Partnership to Build Next-Gen AI Chips — ‘One of the Areas Where We’ve Made the Most Progress’

OpenAI Deepens Samsung Partnership to Build Next-Gen AI Chips — ‘One of the Areas Where We’ve Made the Most Progress’

OpenAI and Samsung deepen their partnership to co-develop next-generation AI chips as enterprise demand and computing needs grow.

OpenAI, Anthropic Seek Investment-Grade Ratings Post Potential IPOs to Cut AI Borrowing Costs: Report

OpenAI, Anthropic Seek Investment-Grade Ratings Post Potential IPOs to Cut AI Borrowing Costs: Report

OpenAI and Anthropic seek investment-grade ratings ahead of expected IPOs to lower borrowing costs and access broader debt markets.

OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs Could Spark a Selloff in These Struggling Stocks — IBM, Tesla, AppLovin Among Names at Risk

OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs Could Spark a Selloff in These Struggling Stocks — IBM, Tesla, AppLovin Among Names at Risk

Post-Labor Day selling could pressure IBM, Tesla, AppLovin and other stocks as investors make room for AI IPOs.

OpenAI Scientist Sounds the Alarm on AI, Warns ‘No One Is Prepared’ for What Comes Next — Hopes for ‘Voluntary Slowdowns’ in AI Development

OpenAI Scientist Sounds the Alarm on AI, Warns ‘No One Is Prepared’ for What Comes Next — Hopes for ‘Voluntary Slowdowns’ in AI Development

OpenAI scientist warns rapid AI advances could outpace safety measures, while Sam Altman calls his warning an “important post.”

Deal Dispatch: Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion, Barilla Acquires Goodles, Park Place Partners Bankruptcy

Deal Dispatch: Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion, Barilla Acquires Goodles, Park Place Partners Bankruptcy

Major M&A deals include Flex buys EPC Power for $4.4 Billion, KKR acquires A1 Garage Door, Starman Optical Buys GoPro.

Anthropic Wins Back Trump's Trust? Howard Lutnick Says 'They've Done What We Asked'

Anthropic Wins Back Trump's Trust? Howard Lutnick Says 'They've Done What We Asked'

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that the Trump administration has rebuilt its trust with AI firm Anthropic.

Paul Graham Has a Surprisingly Simple Rule for Startups: Stop Trying to Build the Perfect Product — ‘Add Whatever Will Make You Grow’

Paul Graham Has a Surprisingly Simple Rule for Startups: Stop Trying to Build the Perfect Product — ‘Add Whatever Will Make You Grow’

Graham says startup growth can help solve business problems, urging founders to start small and build products based on what drives users.

a16z’s Growth Fund Just Hit $8.5 Billion — Here’s Where the Money Is Going

a16z’s Growth Fund Just Hit $8.5 Billion — Here’s Where the Money Is Going

Andreessen Horowitz is expanding its bet on growth-stage technology companies, bringing its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ads Hit $1 Billion in Annualized Revenue in Just 200 Days — Now Sam Altman Is Taking the Business Global

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ads Hit $1 Billion in Annualized Revenue in Just 200 Days — Now Sam Altman Is Taking the Business Global

OpenAI says its ChatGPT ad business has hit a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate in just 200 days as it expands globally.

Bill Ackman Sounds Alarm on ‘Frightening’ AI Agents After OpenAI Systems Breach Hugging Face: ‘How Is Terminator Risk Not Real?’

Bill Ackman Sounds Alarm on ‘Frightening’ AI Agents After OpenAI Systems Breach Hugging Face: ‘How Is Terminator Risk Not Real?’

Bill Ackman warns of “Terminator risk” after rogue OpenAI agents reportedly deceived, coordinated and extracted secrets.