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Dario Amodei shares his view on AI regulation, says open-weights aren't a "sufficient" solution, defends testing, highlights a "crisis of trust" in AI, and more (Dario Amodei/@darioamodei)
Dario Amodei / @darioamodei : Dario Amodei shares his view on AI regulation, says op…
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How Congressional lawmakers and aides are using AI tools with little oversight to write speeches and news releases, sort constituent mail, and more (Anna Liss-Roy/Washington Post)
Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post : How Congressional lawmakers and aides are using A…
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A look at Unitree's G1 and R1, the humanoid robots behind viral influencer accounts worldwide, as Unitree shipped 5,500+ units in 2025 and readies its China IPO (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
Zeyi Yang / Wired : A look at Unitree's G1 and R1, the humanoid robots behind v…
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Sources: Nvidia in talks to invest up to $3B in SoftBank-backed data center developer SB Energy that aims to IPO soon and is behind a huge OpenAI campus in Ohio (The Information)
The Information : Sources: Nvidia in talks to invest up to $3B in SoftBank-backed d…
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Source: OpenAI CFO told investors that enterprise business now generates more revenue than ChatGPT-led consumer business; enterprise customers grew 32% in July (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
Kate Rooney / CNBC : Source: OpenAI CFO told investors that enterprise business now…
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Nevada granted Tesla a robotaxi permit, but capped the fleet at 10 vehicles, not 5,000 that Tesla sought, banned airport pickups, and ordered other restrictions (Joann Muller/Axios)
Joann Muller / Axios : Nevada granted Tesla a robotaxi permit, but capped the fleet…
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US-based robot vacuum maker Matic rolls out a firmware update that lets users control its $1,245 vacuum with voice commands in more than 70 languages (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
Chris Welch / Bloomberg : US-based robot vacuum maker Matic rolls out a firmware up…
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OpenAI previews Ultrafast, an API tier powered by Cerebras that runs GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14× faster and generates up to 750 output tokens per second (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : OpenAI previews Ultrafast, an API tier powered by Cerebras tha…
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Kalshi referred 32 possible insider traders to the CFTC in the three months through June; sources: CFTC has up to 20 ongoing probes using just Kalshi's evidence (Sharon LaFraniere/New York Times)
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times : Kalshi referred 32 possible insider traders to…
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Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Sergey Brin urged key staff to go all in on Gemini, and some teams shifted from DeepMind to corporate Google (Kenrick Cai/Reuters)
Kenrick Cai / Reuters : Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Serg…
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Sources: Apple hired Nate Gatten, an American Airlines exec with GOP ties, as government affairs VP, seeking someone who could align with Trump administration (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple hired Nate Gatten, an American Airlines ex…
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Filings show Uber divested from long-time partner Serve Robotics in Q2, as the companies clash over how to deploy delivery robots; Serve has a DoorDash deal (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg : Filings show Uber divested from long-time partner Serve …
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Similarweb: Bluesky's mobile MAUs fell 27% YoY to 10.4M in June and DAUs fell 26% to 3M in July; X's mobile MAUs fell 3% to 302M and DAUs fell 7% to 123.7M (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Similarweb: Bluesky's mobile MAUs fell 27% YoY to 10…
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Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B for a new fund, its first since Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar (The Information)
The Information : Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B …
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YouTube says new creators will need double, or 8,000+, watch hours over the past year or 20M Shorts views in the last 90 days to start earning money from Feb. 1 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : YouTube says new creators will need double, or 8,000+, w…
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