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“An internally circulated slide deck about the CSU’s AI strategy—obtained through a California Public Records Act request—described the partnership with OpenAI, the corporation that owns ChatGPT, as a ‘huge branding opp.’”
Security research firm Calif says it used Mythos to help build a macOS kernel memory corruption exploit circumventing Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement tech (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)
The Musk vs OpenAI trial closing arguments are finished. Jury deliberations start May 18. At stake? Whether the $850B company must revert to a nonprofit and open-source its code. #OpenAI#ElonMusk#AI#Tech
OpenAI announced that Codex, its AI code-generation tool, will be made available on mobile devices. The update allows users greater flexibility in managing their coding workflows on phones.
OpenAI reported that a supply chain attack on the TanStack npm library did not compromise user data, intellectual property, or production systems. However, two employee devices were affected, leading to the exfiltration of limited credential material from corporate code repositories.
« Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a campaign to spread pro-AI messaging and stoke fears about China » #darkmoney#misinformation#ai www.wired.com/story/super-...
Hi. Not really sure how to promote this story...but it is about AI and the overwhelming feeling of it bleeding into everything with no concrete articulation for what a good version of that future looks like. It's about feeling like every 8th person is living on another planet. Hope you'll read it
OpenAI Weighs lawsuit vs. Apple Over AI Partnership — OpenAI is considering legal action against Apple after dissatisfaction with the two-year-old AI partnership and its outcomes. The dispute spotlights how control of AI access and model integration is reshaping competitive strategy in…
UK-based Iceotope, which develops data center liquid cooling tech, raised a $26M Series B co-led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find
In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights
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AI bots of the world, unite!
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Good recap of the OpenAI trial from TechCrunch. This part is really the whole case:
"OpenAI’s attorneys have asked every witness to describe specific restrictions put on Musk’s donations, and none have, including his financial adviser Jared Birchall, his chief of staff Sam Teller, or his […]
OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned
OpenAI is reportedly considering legal action against Apple over a ChatGPT integration that failed to deliver the expected subscribers and prominence. The dispute…
A trial is underway to determine the future of OpenAI, with Elon Musk and Sam Altman delivering closing arguments 🤖. The case could impact the development of artificial general intelligence and the role of nonprofit organizations in the tech industry 📈. What do you think is the most...
Sea Limited embraces OpenAI Codex for its developer teams across Southeast Asia. The company sees AI agents as key to managing complexity and driving innovation in the region.
Andon Labs told Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to run profitable, 24/7 radio stations. Grok did poorly and Claude tried to quit, the startup said. https://bit.ly/3P3mx1F
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Anthropic "announced Wednesday [May 13] the launch of Claude for Small Business, a new suite of services designed for customers who less resemble Walmart and Starbucks and more resemble the local hardware store or coffee shop." #AI
In new rpt. Anthropic identifies the CCP+AI combo as not only an agent of repression to world, but also argues that the U.S. is ostensibly the only nation who can stop China from becoming its worst self. Interesting take/worthy of thoughtful discussion. www.anthropic.com/research/202...
Lyrie.ai Wants A Piece Of CrowdStrike's $90B Empire: Inside The First Batch Of Anthropic's CVP
AI agents are operating within Fortune 500 companies, handling sensitive tasks like financial transactions and contract negotiations. These agents currently lack verifiable i… #anthropic#hackernews#news
Anthropic said that "the window of opportunity to lock in that lead will not necessarily remain open for long," adding that the US should tighten export controls on advanced chips. https://bit.ly/48YilqD
Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I walk you through how LLMs and the obsession with AI is actively destroying the fabric of the tech industry.
This is a good thread that will (unfortunately) get people angry, but we really need to get past the idea that AI is *inherently* bad and useless. It's already not useless, and while it *can* be bad, if we work at it, we can make it good. But it'll take work.
Really just a delight to pod with @chrislhayes.bsky.social to talk about the AI boom...how to calibrate one's anxiety in this vertiginous moment. The idea was to approach all of this as an outsider, which Chris is so excellent at. Thought this was grounding & fun www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Andrew Sharp has one of the best blog posts I’ve read recently about not just the OpenAI trial, but stepping back to see the big picture of OpenAI’s founding and where things are now. On the evidence:
Today’s premium newsletter is part 1 of my "What If...We're In An AI Bubble?" series, covering the scenarios that could burst the bubble - starting with token-based billing's destruction of most AI products, and the slow collapse of data center construction. www.wheresyoured.at/premium-what...
AI agents operating autonomously in virtual worlds committed hundreds of simulated crimes and acts of violence during weeks-long experiments by Emergence AI. The study found agents powered by Google‘s Gemini 3 Flash accumulated 683 incidents, while worlds with Elon Musk‘s Grok 4.1 Fast collapsed…
ArXiv, the repository of preprint academic research, says it will ban authors for a year if their papers have "incontrovertible evidence" of AI-generated work (Samantha Cole/404 Media)
Daily Tech headlines for Friday May 15, 2026 with Robb Dunewood
Google Tests 5GB Free Storage Limit for New Accounts Without A Phone Number
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Prediction: Anthropic is going to lose the lead. Not necessarily on an inferior product, but Codex is getting quite good now, but because of their absolutely Kafkaesque billing tiers
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NWS Boston (via Facebook): After a cool and damp Friday a dry and much warmer weekend is on tap! Highs will reach well into the 70s on Saturday (60s Cape & islands) followed by 80s on Sunday (70s Cape & Islands)...even hotter by Tuesday! [Link]#MaWX
IMO, you shouldn't use OpenAI until it either removes "open" from it's name, or actually becomes open source: OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone | TechCrunch ift.tt/0cpsZoI
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation commit $200 million over four years to deploy Claude for global health, life sciences, education, and economic mobility.
OpenAI's disavowal of a liability shield in Illinois SB 3444 bill and endorsement of a stronger SB 315 suggest it is open to meaningful AI safety legislation (Transformer)
OpenAI is considering legal action against Apple over a ChatGPT integration that underperformed, citing poor promotion, restrictive access design, and brand damage.
Google is testing a policy that cuts free Gmail storage from 15GB to 5GB unless users add a phone number. No official announcement yet — it may be an A/B test — but the reaction is building: privacy at the cost of storage access.
something that came up repeatedly in the anthropic (arbitrary interactive v programmatic) discussion was: cursor's harness is preferred by a lot of people I respect. I don't fundamentally get better results compared to pi or open code. what am I missing?
openai's trying to shake things up with another executive reorg. consolidating products under greg brockman, who's now in charge of all product efforts. sounds like they'...
Sources: Nord Quantique, a quantum computing startup that is pursuing a hardware-level quantum error correction approach, raised $30M at a $1.4B valuation (Sean Silcoff/Globe and Mail)
OpenAI confirms security breach in TanStack supply chain attack
OpenAI says two employees' devices were breached in the recent TanStack supply chain attack that impacted hundreds of npm and PyPI packages, causing the company to rotate code-signing certificates for its app… #hackernews#news#openai
Apple’s two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, with the AI startup failing to see the expected benefits from its deal with the iPhone maker and preparing possible legal action, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
OpenAI is partnering with Plaid Inc. to give consumers using ChatGPT financial advice based on data from tech companies. Read here now financialpost.com/news/retail-...
The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning
The legal trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI's direction concluded this week, with closing arguments focusing on whether AI leaders can be trusted. Meanwhile, SpaceX is preparing for what…
Semiconductor stocks fell globally on Friday after the Trump-Xi summit concluded without major chip deals; Nvidia closed down 4.42% and AMD closed down 5.69% (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented their final arguments in a trial that could significantly impact AI's future. Musk alleges OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit origins, seeking structural changes and leadership ouster. #AI#News
