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Schools avoiding AI in Search for managed K-12 student accounts would also forgo Search under Google's proposed controls.
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Three Republican House committee chairs also want details on Nvidia's safeguards for sensitive information and technology.
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The New York Times says Mayer is entering the crowded AI-assistant market and hopes to draw in more women.
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The New York Times reports that coatings on concrete and steel resist fire, rust and static electricity.
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Techmeme relays a Wall Street Journal report saying Musk discussed the issue with Trump after it became public.
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Axios reports Kaplan will stay through the 2026 midterms and into 2027 for a transition involving other executives.
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A commenter estimates the potential gift at around $10.5 billion, using what they say was Friday's $146.03 closing price.
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One user says an X post exposing a woman's address and phone numbers was viewed 1.4 million times.
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Axios reports Musk made the remark to Walter Isaacson; a user questions its 'exclusive' label.
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Ryan Mac says Isaacson had years of access to Musk and offered advice on Twitter’s paid verification pricing.
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A post says Palantir used to design T-shirts based on periodic-table elements to celebrate each new product release internally.
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Techmeme relays Elon Musk's claim that the US military and, ultimately, the president decide speed or usage limits.
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The Justice Department says the engineer allegedly hid an encrypted recorder in an executive conference room.
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In an October 7 post, a user listed Facebook, OpenAI, Holmes-Fielder and a Musk documentary as upcoming theatrical releases.
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Two supplied X posts argue Elon Musk’s views on AI look less consistent over time than his long-stated SpaceX goal, while one cites a New York Times report about a 2015 argument with Larry Page.
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Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in an X post that he was pleased to welcome Mike Isaac to The Atlantic’s editorial team. Isaac later reposted Goldberg’s message.
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Supplied post captures show Zeteo relaying Alex Gibney’s claim that Musk was an early Tesla investor, not its founder, while a reply argues that framing should not be extended to SpaceX.
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President Trump said Tuesday he would sign a document “today at about 5 o’clock” to officially rename artificial intelligence as “superintelligence,” with future U.S. documents using the new term, The Hill reported.
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The New York Times reports that OpenAI was unaware of summer 2026 activity involving the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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.
