Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek has resigned
Music Streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO and will become the company’s executive chairman by the end of the year. The company is replacing EK with two co-CEOs selected by the House of Representatives. Gustav Söderström, Co-President, Chief Product and Technology Officer, and Co-President and Chief Business […]
California Governor Signature Landmark AI Safety Bill SB 53
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, the country’s first legislation to set new transparency requirements for large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large AI labs, including Openai, Humanity, Meta and Google Deepmind, to be transparent about safety protocols. It also guarantees the protection of whistleblowers […]
AI recruiter Alex raises $17 million to automate your first job interview
Job seekers in all fields can expect to do more initial screening interviews soon. It may sound like positive news, but that doesn’t mean there’s a sudden, more open position. Instead, recruiters often get stuck deciding which applicants are eligible for the next round, but outsource routine screening tasks, including background, payroll needs, and availability […]
DeepSeek releases a “sparse warning” model that cuts API costs by half
On Monday, researchers at DeepSeek released a new experimental model called V3.2-EXP, designed to dramatically reduce inference costs when used in long context operations. Deepseek announced the model in a post about Face’s hugs and posted an academic paper linked to Github. The most important feature of the new model is called DeepSeek Sparse Anterest. […]
Openai takes on Google, Amazon with new agent shopping system
US ChatGpt users can make Etsy and Shopify purchases within their conversations, marking the next step towards the future of online shopping. It is both a platform that controls consumers and product discovery, recommendations and payments. In other words, Openai may be on the path of someone who holds the power of e-commerce. Openai’s new […]
Vibe coding startup Something seeks a $100 million valuation after hitting a $2 million arr in the first two weeks
It’s no secret that using AI-powered coding tools to build apps and websites via natural language prompts – is exploding in popularity. In July, the Swedish vibe coding startup hit $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just eight months after its launch. It plans to close the year at $250 million, and expects it […]
Humanity launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, the best AI model for coding
On Monday, humanity launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5. It claims to provide cutting-edge performance in code benchmarks. The company says that Claude Sonnet 4.5 not only represents a leap in reliability from previous AI models, but also allows you to build “production-ready” applications rather than just a prototype. Claude Sonnet 4.5 […]
Trump’s energy department prohibits staff from saying “climate change” or “green”
The Energy Department has enacted a long list of words that were banned at the direction of Trump appointees, including those that many consider politically neutral. “The Words to Avoid” was emailed to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office (EERE) on Friday, according to Politico, who saw the note. “Make sure that every member […]
Openai deploys a safety routing system and controls the parent of ChatGpt
Openai began testing its new safety routing system with ChatGpt over the weekend, and introduced parental controls to Chatbot on Monday. A mixed reaction was elicited from the user. Instead of redirecting harmful conversations, the safety features are provided in response to numerous incidents in a particular CHATGPT model that validates the delusional thinking of […]
X says it will fight Indian court ruling on content takedown system
Social Network X said on Monday it would appeal to an Indian court that it called government-run businesses “secret” and upheld a content takedown system that claims “no legal basis.” The platform said last week’s decision by the Karnataka High Court would prompt the police to issue “any” content removal orders through an online portal […]