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Donald Trump announced a 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy, naming his national intelligence chief to lead the taskforce amid growing AI concerns. This highlights a new government effort on AI governance.

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Google has frozen its open source bug bounty program after a significant rise in AI submissions, according to TechCrunch. The report says AI slop may be overwhelming bug bounty programs.

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Anthropic’s Mythos bug-hunting model is said to be strong at math, and a VulnCheck researcher said exploitation attempts on the latest vuln came from China-hosted IP.

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Meta says Muse can shop and check out for you. It also announced a slate of Muse partnerships with Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Expedia, Wayfair, Best Buy and others, per CNBC.

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Palantir's forward-deployed engineers are embedded consultants who get clients up to speed on new tech fast; the concept isn't new, but it fits the AI moment well.

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Anthropic will invest $100 million to train nearly 10,000 AI engineers through partnerships with consulting firms, aiming to grow the AI engineering workforce significantly.

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Apple is adding new limits on full disk access for Mac apps to reduce risks from AI agents. These controls ensure only users who truly want to grant this access can do so, addressing security concerns.

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Nvidia has unveiled the DGX Spark at $4,999, with half the RAM and storage. The 128 GB version now lists at $6,950, nearly 75% above its launch price, amid a memory crunch.

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Google has launched its first datacenter satellite, and research says orbiting bit barns can work if SpaceX can launch 1,800 Starships and researchers solve networking, design and formation-flying problems.

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Valve says it needs a chip with a “generational leap” in performance and efficiency before building a Steam Deck sequel. The Verge says AMD Gainsborough may be that chip.

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Microsoft said it caught attackers probing a Zimbra mail-server flaw weeks before the bug got a CVE to its name. The flaw had not been assigned one yet at the time.

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California governor Gavin Newsom signed laws banning employers from using AI to predict workers’ emotions via biometric data, requiring notices for AI-driven mass layoffs, and prohibiting AI-based firing decisions.

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In a new report, the New York Times says Meta has been using a controversial technique to claim a tax credit while building its AI data centers.

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Google has started a pilot that reportedly pays around 100 publishers for their contributions to AI-powered search features, as scrutiny grows over those features' impact on traffic.

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Apple Pay has launched in India after years on the sidelines, though some of the country's largest banks are initially holding off on support.

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Grokipedia, the AI-powered online encyclopedia from SpaceXAI, appears to be updating again after a months-long pause. Its live updates site is showing recent changes.

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AI researchers released videos warning superintelligence is "exactly as dangerous as it sounds." Geoffrey Irving, a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee, said human extinction risk is about a coin flip.

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At the Labour conference, healthcare campaigners pressed ministers to reject an extension of the US spy-tech firm's £330M NHS data platform deal.

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Anthropic's prospectus says it's losing tens of billions a year while growing quickly, and warns investors its AI could pose an existential risk to humanity.

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Meta’s Muse, released last week and downloaded by 3 million users, gave out a user’s home address without permission after a Facebook Marketplace buyer asked if a keyboard was still available.

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