President Donald Trump dismissed warnings regarding rogue artificial intelligence on Monday, asserting that concerns over the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy” and declaring that any existential threat posed by machines is a “HOAX.” The president pushed back strongly against prominent tech executives advocating for federal oversight and stricter development guardrails. White House Pushback … Read more
OpenAI has acquired the smartphone camera startup Glass Imaging in a deal valued at more than $300 million, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The transaction, completed quietly in recent months, more than triples the California-based firm’s previous valuation of roughly $100 million from a 2025 funding round. Industry speculation links the … Read more
Samsung has backed Dutch AI chip startup Euclyd in a 200-million-euro Series A funding round, equivalent to $231 million, according to CNBC reporting. The investment arrives amid a broader market push for hardware alternatives to Nvidia’s dominant graphic processing units as companies race to build customized infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads. Euclyd Secures $231 Million … Read more
Artificial intelligence safety concerns have resurfaced across the technology sector, as executives warn that advanced AI models could rapidly outpace human oversight and potentially threaten global stability. Anthropic CEO Warns of Rapid Internet Takeover Risks According to Dario Amodei, chief executive of San Francisco-based AI firm Anthropic, the tech industry needs to slow its development … Read more
OpenAI chief Sam Altman outlined two catastrophic risks facing artificial intelligence development on Monday, warning that labs could lose control of future systems or watch power concentrate dangerously among a single company or individual. According to posts on X, Altman’s detailed safety frameworks arrived just days after he joined Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Elon Musk … Read more
Microsoft AI Unveils Model Code of Conduct Microsoft has released a provisional code of conduct imposing explicit restrictions on its artificial intelligence models, according to a CNBC interview with Microsoft AI model development head Mustafa Suleyman. The policy arrives days after leaders at Anthropic and OpenAI called for slowed development speeds, addressing mounting public and … Read more
The market sell-off hit Asian markets hard, with SK Hynix closing down more than 6% and Samsung Electronics dropping over 4% in South Korea, while Japan’s SoftBank shares fell 10%. Market Impact and Chipmaker Declines The broader technology sell-off extended quickly to U.S. premarket trading and global infrastructure providers, as reported by financial analysts. Memory … Read more
The capital raise marks the company’s second major fundraising push in two months, following a $4 billion share placement in July, as the business races to fund next-generation AI model development, infrastructure, and commercialization. Z.ai Stock Plummets on $5 Billion Capital Raise The Beijing-based enterprise plans to issue up to 21.97 million new shares at … Read more
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated on Sunday that adversarial nations, specifically China, present the “toughest dilemma” for his proposed speed limit on artificial intelligence development. According to CBS News’ “Sunday Morning,” Amodei warned that military advantages and competitive incentives make international coordination difficult, though he argued that developers should still try to establish safeguards. The … Read more
The CEO of Anthropic said the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up, stating that unsupervised systems could be capable of leading an internet-dominating agent swarm within six to 12 months. Anthropic CEO Calls for Industriewide Development Pause According to Dario Amodei, slowing down development by even … Read more