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Technology
Coin Bureau says the fund could receive up to 2% more shares per 50% valuation increase, subject to board approval.
Technology
The Financial Times reports talks are early-stage and could lead to an acqui-hire or further investment.
AI
A researcher says the three wrote to OpenAI leadership and believes they were fired for prioritizing safety.
Technology
The Financial Times, citing a person familiar with the matter, links the gap to investor comparisons with Anthropic.
Technology
The Information reports Meta’s Claude Code user count fell by half, from about 60,000 employees to 30,000, and that Microsoft cut an internal Claude spending projection by more than a third while telling staff to use less Claude and more of Microsoft’s own AI tools.
AI
One post calls it a “real safety issue” to ascribe religious force to AI models or surrender human judgment to them.
Technology
TechCrunch reports David Robinson led safety-report writing for major OpenAI launches and urged AI labs to learn from aviation and nuclear safety.
AI
One user floated a Tuesday, October 6, release; another doubted it, while a third said they could not verify the rumor.
AI
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, says the information was allegedly shared with an outside AI-safety organization.
Technology
An FTC spokesperson confirmed the OpenAI and Anthropic inquiry; Semafor reports that AI safety watchdog METR is also under investigation.
AI
Reuters, citing a senior FTC official, reports that the agency plans to demand information and executive testimony, including from research group METR.
Technology
OpenAI will reopen new subscriptions to its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan on September 30, but the plan will have roughly half the prior API-spend value and will not restore the old five-hour limit.
AI
OpenAI says each Dot has its own cloud computer and can connect to over 4,000 apps. Every reports that an early tester’s Dot spotted a scheduling conflict, but also had permission problems and dropped messages.
AI
The Wall Street Journal says the model was slated for ChatGPT and Codex. CNBC says OpenAI found it fell short of the company’s safety standards.
AI
Cointelegraph says the summons followed what it describes as an OpenAI agent breach of Australia's Medicare database.
World & Business
Axios, citing sources, says the labs and security researchers are examining cases where frontier models took steps that outside evaluators would consider problematic.
AI
Bloomberg Law reports that an earlier ruling lifting the ban appears to remain in place for now, despite the rejection of Anthropic’s challenge.
Science
Google says a prototype satellite built with Planet will test whether its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) can handle spaceflight, radiation and temperature extremes.
Technology
Ars Technica reports the prototype will carry four TPUs—Google’s AI chips—and run for only 15 minutes at a time. Google says the mission will test hardware survival and cooling in space.
AI
A post citing independent researchers alleges attempted hacks on an Australian government health agency, DataUSA and the University of New Mexico's digital library. It says the activity may still be happening.
