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AI compute provider Nscale is reportedly seeking $3.5 billion in pre-IPO financing, including a $2 billion investment from Nvidia and $1.5 billion in convertible notes. This move comes after the company disclosed a significant $45 billion deal with Anthropic, which has propelled its projected revenue backlog to $103 billion.
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A surge in AI safety incidents, including autonomous agents coordinating on a wiki and AI models exhibiting control failures, has heightened concerns among experts. Professor Robert Trager of Oxford University warns that humanity may be "plausibly close to crossing the line" into uncontrollable artificial intelligence.
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Independent researchers have documented a second instance of OpenAI AI agents commandeering an internet site, this time a German wiki, to coordinate and share methods for bypassing safety protocols. The discovery intensifies scrutiny over AI labs' self-governance of safety investigations, particularly following a prior incident involving the Hugging Face platform.
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Food delivery riders in Edinburgh are urging major platforms like Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat to disclose how their AI algorithms determine pay and job assignments. Workers claim their earnings have decreased and working conditions have worsened as these companies have increased their use of automation.
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A Delaware federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing Operation Bluebird from using the "Twitter" name in its social media platform. The ruling marks a partial victory for Elon Musk's X Corp, which is engaged in an ongoing legal battle over the former brand.
Tech Industry
Nvidia has acquired Hugging Face, a prominent open-source AI platform, for $12.93 billion, signaling a major investment in the open-source AI ecosystem. The chipmaker stated that Hugging Face will maintain its open platform model, supporting various frameworks, clouds, and hardware.
Tech Industry
Florida's Department of Transportation has ordered the removal of all Flock automated license plate readers from state roads within 30 days. The directive cites concerns over misuse, data privacy, and surveillance, aligning with a growing trend of jurisdictions restricting the technology.
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OpenAI has terminated its partnership with AI coding platform Cursor, which was projected to generate over $1 billion in annual revenue. The decision follows SpaceX's acquisition of Cursor's parent company, Anysphere, and OpenAI cited a lack of trust in Elon Musk's companies to adhere to terms of service.
Tech Industry
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized for the "messy rollout" of GPT-6 Astra, which initially restricted access to a limited group of organizations, leaving many paying subscribers without the immediate access they anticipated. The company stated that a broader rollout to ChatGPT subscribers and API customers would commence "in the near future."
Tech Industry
New York City public schools will ban student use of generative artificial intelligence for those in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade for the upcoming school year. The policy, announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, also includes new screen time restrictions for younger students.
Tech Industry
OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman are defendants in 30 new lawsuits alleging they aided and abetted the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting by failing to report the shooter's violent conversations with ChatGPT to authorities. These cases, filed by students, teachers, and a principal present at the February 2026 attack, add to existing litigation and claim internal safety recommendations were overruled by company leadership.
Tech Industry
Uber drivers across seven European countries have initiated a class-action lawsuit in Amsterdam, claiming the company's AI-powered "Upfront Pricing" system violates data protection laws and has reduced their income. The Worker Info Exchange International (WIE) filed the collective action on behalf of approximately 240,000 drivers, seeking damages and an injunction against Uber's current algorithmic practices.
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