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š¤ OpenAI faces backlash after failing to alert authorities before mass shooting
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to a Canadian community after revelations that the company flagged and banned a shooterās ChatGPT account but did not notify law enforcement.
š Cohere and Aleph Alpha merge to push sovereign AI in Europe
Cohereās acquisition of Aleph Alpha aims to create a nonāUS, governmentābacked alternative for enterprises seeking sovereign control over AI models and data.
š§ Anthropic experiments with AI agents buying and selling from each other
Anthropicās Project Deal tested a marketplace where AI agents acted as buyers and sellers, successfully completing real transactions with minimal human oversight.
š AI agents spread across blockchain forensics and crypto ecosystems
From Chainalysis adding AI agents to fight crypto crime to BNB Chainās explosive growth in AI-agent activity, blockchains are rapidly becoming platforms for autonomous AI.
https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2gFBVV95cUxNMkFrMlk4aWw5N0duSkZpcEFpSDJnbzhiOC1EWDFYWWRYZnEwYUhXS29yX1dTdm1FcmJSSmY5aTUyUThiUXQ0OW5wREhYWENnWTdiMjRGY2RHdnpQZU5DWHY3QlR6amN4dDlEcVEzcWlLZFpoSFV0X2NSX293NHRzeXlySjZvRmQzUVNVVXRLTi1lWWJrQTFPeV91ejhiRHA5VWNXSHQ4M3EtUDhuRld2dnFib1VxRURHOVA3SmJidUZPRjFydHdhWTVicnN6MS1lek5WVjJFc3BPQQ?oc=5
šļø US states clash over data center expansion amid AI boom
Maineās governor vetoed a proposed moratorium on new data centers, highlighting growing political tension around infrastructure needed to support AI growth.
š» Developers use AI coding assistants to revive abandoned projects
Personal developers report that tools like Claude Code can dramatically speed up unfinished side projects, despite mixed feelings about tool quality over time.
https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/its-ok-to-use-coding-assistance-tools-to-revive-the-projects-you-never-were-going-to-finish/
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