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‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s newest Claude model knows when it’s being evaluated

Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 exhibits some "situational awareness"—leading to safety and performance concerns

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Why ‘the 26 words that made the internet’ may not protect Big Tech from legal liability in the age of AI

Section 230 protected social media companies from liability for harmful content. It may not apply to AI chatbot outputs, legal experts say

03.10.2025 2

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Weather forecasting is getting harder. DeepMind’s AI just passed a real test

AI is reshaping weather forecasting, giving forecasters—and businesses—critical extra time to prepare for extreme weather.

03.10.2025 10

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California governor signs landmark AI safety law, forcing major tech companies to disclose protocols and protect whistleblowers

The state’s first-in-the-nation law requires major AI companies to disclose safety protocols, report critical incidents, and protects whistleblowers

30.09.2025 2

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Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5, a model it says can build software and accomplish business tasks autonomously

Anthropic’s latest Claude model, Sonnet 4.5, shows gains in coding and autonomous task completion.

29.09.2025 2

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HSBC claims a quantum computing breakthrough in bond trading: ‘we are on the cusp of a new frontier’

HSBC says trials with IBM’s latest quantum processor offer the first empirical evidence that quantum hardware can deliver real-world value in...

25.09.2025 20

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Is AI-generated ‘workslop’ to blame for a lack of productivity gains?

New research shows that poorly used AI can create “workslop”—low-effort output that clogs workflows, erodes trust, and costs companies millions...

23.09.2025 3

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Why OpenAI’s $300 billion deal with Oracle has set the ‘AI bubble’ alarm bells ringing

Oracle’s $300B deal with OpenAI drove a stock surge, but investors worry both companies could fail to deliver

16.09.2025 4

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT dominates personal uses, while Anthropic’s Claude has the edge in business, dueling usage studies show

Dueling AI usage reports show ChatGPT dominates personal tasks while Claude leads in coding and business automation.

15.09.2025 30

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AI chatbots are harming young people. Regulators are scrambling to keep up.

Many teens are turning to chatbots for companionship. But experts and regulators say that emotional attachment to the chatbots can leave children...

14.09.2025 10

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OpenAI’s deal with Microsoft could pave the way for a potential IPO

OpenAI has reached a preliminary deal with Microsoft that paves the way to convert its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC).

12.09.2025 3

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Anthropic reaches $1.5 Billion settlement with authors in landmark copyright case

Anthropic’s deal with authors may accelerate a shift toward licensing copyrighted material needed to train AI models, legal experts say

06.09.2025 30

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British lawmakers accuse Google DeepMind of ‘breach of trust’ over delayed Gemini 2.5 Pro safety report

An open letter signed by 60 U.K. politicians accuses Google DeepMind of breaking international AI safety commitments by delaying the release of Gemini...

29.08.2025 30

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Nvidia’s growth is strong, but investors aren’t celebrating

Nvidia’s latest earnings show the AI boom has room to run, but the market reaction may point to a vibe shift in how investors are viewing the wider...

28.08.2025 10

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Anthropic’s settlement with authors may be the ‘first domino to fall’ in AI copyright battles

Anthropic has settled a copyright lawsuit that risked exposing the company to billions of dollars’ worth of damages.

27.08.2025 5

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Thousands of private user conversations with Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot have exposed on Google Search

More than 370,000 Grok chats have been indexed by search engines, exposing sensitive queries that include intimate medical and psychological...

22.08.2025 4

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Microsoft AI CEO Suleyman is worried about ‘AI psychosis’ and AI that seems ‘conscious’

Forget doomsday scenarios of AI overthrowing humanity. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman fears the impact of AI that seems convincingly alive.

22.08.2025 3

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U.S. tech stocks slide after Altman warns of ‘bubble’ in AI and MIT study doubts the hype

Investors’ long-running enthusiasm for artificial intelligence showed signs of faltering on Tuesday as tech stocks tumbled.

20.08.2025 6

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Wall Street isn’t worried about an AI bubble. Sam Altman is.

Wall Street analysts are confident the artificial intelligence boom still has room to run. Even if Sam Altman, the OpenAI chief executive at the...

19.08.2025 10

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AI is gutting the next generation of talent: In tech, job openings for new grads have already been halved

For many new graduates, the first rung of the corporate ladder is getting harder to reach.

15.08.2025 8

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Elon Musk broadens his long-running feud with OpenAI’s Sam Altman by bringing in a third party: Apple

Musk is unhappy with how Apple is promoting ChatGPT which is a rival to his own Grok.

14.08.2025 7

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AI-driven layoffs are shrinking the job market for recent grads

AI is becoming a major driver of workforce reductions, with over 10,000 job cuts in 2025 directly linked to automation, according to new data.

08.08.2025 10

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AI is already upending the corporate org chart as it flattens the distance between the C-suite and everyone else

AI isn't just a new tool for the modern workplace; it's quietly reshaping how companies are organized.

07.08.2025 10

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Some Silicon Valley AI startups are asking employees to adopt China’s outlawed ‘996’ work model

Some Silicon Valley startups are embracing China's outlawed "996" work culture, expecting employees to work 12-hour days, six days a week, in pursuit...

01.08.2025 7

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Apple’s blowout earnings marred by tariff fears, a slow AI rollout, and the stock barely moves

On tariffs, "We estimate the impact to add about $1.1 billion to our costs," CEO Tim Cook said.

01.08.2025 7

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Zuckerberg says Meta needs to be ‘careful about what we choose to open source,’ citing risks from superintelligence

Zuckerberg makes a case for a type of “personal superintelligence” that people can use to achieve their individual goals. 

31.07.2025 5

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Apple risks $12.5 billion revenue hit as judge weighs Google antitrust remedies, JPMorgan warns

The worst-case scenario is that Apple loses 15% of its earnings per share.

30.07.2025 20

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A copyright lawsuit over pirated books could result in ‘business-ending’ damages for Anthropic

The lawsuit centers on Anthropic’s use of books to train its LLM, Claude, and could leave the company on the hook for billions of dollars worth of...

28.07.2025 6

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Trump says he wanted to break Nvidia up—until he learned who Jensen Huang was

Nvidia recently became the first company to reach a $4 trillion market valuation, driven by its near-monopoly in AI chip technology.

25.07.2025 30

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Researchers from top AI labs including Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic warn they may be losing the ability to understand advanced AI models

Researchers are urging developers to prioritize research into “chain-of-thought” processes, which provide a window into how AI systems make decisions.

22.07.2025 4

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Elon Musk released xAI’s Grok 4 without any safety reports—despite calling AI more ‘dangerous than nukes’ 

Samuel Marks, an AI safety researcher at Anthropic, called the lack of safety reporting from xAI "reckless".

20.07.2025 10

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UK health service AI tool generated a set of false diagnoses for one patient that led to him being wrongly invited to a diabetes screening appointment

An NHS official said the incident was a one-off human error, but the organization is facing scrutiny over how AI tools are used and regulated.

20.07.2025 20

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OpenAI warns that its new ChatGPT Agent has the ability to aid dangerous bioweapon development

The tool is designed to automate everyday tasks, but safety researchers found the model could also potentially help novices create biological threats

18.07.2025 10

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Google DeepMind has grand ambitions to ‘cure all diseases’ with AI. Now, it’s gearing up for its first human trials

“One day we hope to be able to say — well, here’s a disease, and then click a button and out pops the design for a drug to address that...

06.07.2025 10

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An over-employed engineer was caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once—picking up salary offers of up to $200K per job

The saga began on Wednesday when the engineer started going viral on social media as startup founders discovered he had worked for multiple companies.

04.07.2025 10

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Sam Altman scoffs at Mark Zuckerberg’s AI recruitment drive and says Meta hasn’t even got their ‘top people’

Sam Altman is pushing back on Mark Zuckerberg's aggressive AI recruitment drive after the Big Tech company poached several key researchers from...

02.07.2025 20

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Meta stock hits a record high as Mark Zuckerberg reveals poached new recruits from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google

Meta's stock soared to a record high Monday after the company unveiled new hires for its “Superintelligence" team.

01.07.2025 30

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Elon Musk’s lawyers claim he doesn’t use a computer — despite the billionaire’s own X posts saying the opposite 

The filing comes as part of Musk’s broader legal battle accusing OpenAI and Sam Altman of straying from their nonprofit roots.

24.06.2025 10

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New ‘OpenAI Files’ report sheds light on deep leadership concerns about Sam Altman and safety failures within the AI lab

A new report dubbed “The OpenAI Files” aims to shed light on the inner workings of the leading AI company.

21.06.2025 6

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AI is more likely to create a generation of ‘yes-men on servers’ than any scientific breakthroughs, Hugging Face co-founder says

Hugging Face's co-founder, Thomas Wolf, is pouring cold water on the hopes that current AI systems could revolutionize scientific progress.

20.06.2025 10

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OpenAI warns its future models will have a higher risk of aiding bioweapons development

The company is boosting its safety testing as it anticipates some models will reach its highest risk tier.

19.06.2025 10

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Meta’s $100 million signing bonuses for OpenAI staff are just the latest sign of extreme AI talent war 

Big Tech companies are shelling out jaw-dropping compensation amid a fierce AI talent war.

18.06.2025 20

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Canva’s co-founder is looking to hire ‘AI natives’ and university dropouts to train the rest of the company on the tech

"They're really good hires, especially when you add them to a nontechnical team and up-skill the rest of the organization," Cliff Obrecht said....

17.06.2025 10

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he disagrees with almost everything Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says

Jensen Huang is not on board with some of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s predictions about advanced AI.

12.06.2025 9

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Ohio State University is requiring every student to use AI in class to become ‘AI fluent’

The university's "AI Fluency" initiative aims to ensure all students graduate equipped to apply AI tools and applications in their fields.

10.06.2025 5

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Elon Musk’s Starlink was installed on the White House roof—Dems say it may ‘undermine national security’ by exposing sensitive data to hackers

Elon Musk’s DOGE team reportedly installed a Starlink satellite internet system in the White House despite the objections of government security...

10.06.2025 5

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SpaceX’s valuation will likely be cut in half as Trump and Elon Musk publicly feud, longtime Tesla investor says

Elon Musk's escalating feud with President Trump could have serious financial fallout for the tech billionaire's companies.

06.06.2025 10

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Anthropic researchers predict a ‘pretty terrible decade’ for humans as AI could wipe out white collar jobs

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has said that AI may soon take over half of all entry-level office jobs.

05.06.2025 10

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A smuggled North Korean smartphone reveals how the regime censors information, including screenshotting users activities every five minutes 

Measures include automatically replacing popular South Korean words with regime-approved terms and recording screenshots of user activity for...

04.06.2025 3

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Tesla Cybertrucks are piling up in a disused parking lot in Michigan as the company deals with a stockpile of unsold vehicles

Tesla is under scrutiny for storing Cybertrucks in a disused park of a Detroit shopping center, which officials say violates local zoning rules

04.06.2025 10

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