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Enjoy today's news.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for an immediate slowdown in AI development, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreeing to pace progress.
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Tesla schedules the next-generation Roadster unveiling for October 1, teasing SpaceX rocket thrusters and updated styling.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rules out a 2026 IPO, prioritizing AI safety and risk mitigation.
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Apple builds iPhone game controllers with dual thumbsticks and haptics, reportedly launching them under the Beats brand.
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Product Hunt partners with OpenAI to host the GPT-6 Astra Challenge on September 18, rewarding the top launches with $10K in OpenAI API credits.
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Kalshi seeks approval for single-stock perpetual futures, expanding its prediction markets into U.S. stocks and commodities.
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ElevenLabs launches Music v2.5, a model featuring realistic instruments and richer arrangements for commercial song creation.
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DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and former Sora lead Bill Peebles launch an AI video startup, aiming to train custom models for filmmakers.
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China bans drone possession in Beijing city limits, expanding earlier restrictions after a fatal skyscraper crash.
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Revolut confirms a data breach, exposing customer IDs and documents through fraudulent government-domain email requests.
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MIT's Ad Hoc Committee reports AI erodes student mastery and confidence, recommending human-centered learning over technological surveillance.
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YC co-founder Paul Graham publishes “Making Startups Powerful”.
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CBS Sunday Morning: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sits down with Jo Ling Kent to discuss the AI industry's responsibility amid rapid development risks.
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Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell interviews OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI's extinction risk, loss of control, and OpenAI's IPO timeline.
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New David Senra episode: Bending Spoons co-founder Luca Ferrari shares how the company uses talent science, extreme ownership, relentless simplification, and operational excellence to transform acquired businesses.
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RSA Albert Medal: Google DeepMind co-founder and chair Demis Hassabis joins Hannah Fry to explore the AI revolution, human creativity, and AI’s impact on storytelling, architecture, and education.
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