state attorneys general investigate openai
a coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into openai, seeking documents on advertising, user engagement, data handling, and treatment of minors.
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ai economics satire: circular money and inflated valuations
a satirical take on how ai investments can create circular revenue and inflated company valuations without real economic substance.
spacex ipo makes history with $75 billion raise
spacex priced its ipo at $135 per share, raising $75 billion and making it the largest ipo ever, with shares surging 19% on the first day of trading.
andrew yang sees startup gold in lowering living costs
former presidential candidate andrew yang argues that startups can profit by giving money back to consumers, especially as ai threatens jobs and wages.
us orders anthropic to block fable 5 and mythos 5 access
the us government directed anthropic to suspend all access to its fable 5 and mythos 5 models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns over a potential jailbreak.
us orders anthropic to shut off its most powerful ai models
the us government ordered anthropic to disable claude fable 5 and claude mythos 5 worldwide, citing national security concerns over a potential jailbreak.
meta applied ai team faces revolt over forced reassignments
engineers drafted into meta's new applied ai unit describe the work as soul-crushing, with one hijacking a livestream to protest conditions.
mistral ai in talks to raise €3 billion at €20 billion valuation
french ai startup mistral is reportedly seeking €3 billion in new funding, doubling its valuation to €20 billion as it positions itself as a european alternative to us ai giants.
daily brief: 2026-06-12
today's digest covers ai agent support, phishing lawsuits, evaluation tools, low-carbon computing, and more.
google sues ai-powered phishing network
google filed a lawsuit against a chinese cybercrime group using ai to run massive phishing scams via text messages and fake websites.
strategic decision support for ai agents
a framework to minimize support usage for ai agents while controlling errors when they act alone.
ai helps users name skin conditions but next steps remain hard
a study shows ai tools can triple accuracy in naming skin conditions, but deciding what to do next is still a challenge.
phone clusters as low-carbon cloud servers
researchers turn retired smartphones into a low-cost, low-carbon computing platform by clustering their motherboards for cloud workloads.
olmo-eval: a workbench for iterative llm evaluation
olmo-eval is an open evaluation workbench for comparing model checkpoints during development with per-question analysis and flexible runtime policies.
7 ways to fund your startup idea
seven funding options for startups, from bootstrapping to venture capital, with pros and cons for each.
pytorch meetup singapore draws apac ai builders
eighty engineers gathered for the first pytorch meetup singapore, covering inference, distributed training, and community governance.
run claude code with local models
how to connect claude code to ollama, lm studio, or llama.cpp for zero-cost, rate-limit-free coding sessions using local models.
cryogenic neuron chip runs near absolute zero
a silicon carbide transistor mimics brain-like spiking at millikelvin temperatures, enabling energy-efficient control electronics for quantum computers and deep-space systems.