Amazon faces UK merger probe over $4B Anthropic AI investment
Microsoft and OpenAI face similar scrutiny as Europe and the UK seek to identify the line between investment and acquisition. Go to Source
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XBOW automated AI hacker matches 20-year veteran pentester in 28 minutes
An AI-powered penetration tester solved 88 out of 104 benchmark tests in 28 minutes. It took the best pentester 40 hours. Go to Source
EU watchdog sues Elon Musk’s X over alleged AI data violations
As recently as July 25, the DPC seemed to believe the matter would be resolved without court actions. Go to Source
Egyptian AI Startup Gets $2M for GCC, Africa Expansion
Egyptian artificial intelligence firm Synapse Analytics has secured $2 million to expand into the Gulf Cooperation Council region and Africa. The company has partnered with major banking product providers such as AWS, Crealogix, and TUMM. Using AI to Simplify Access to Finance The Egyptian artificial intelligence (AI) firm, Synapse Analytics, recently secured $2 million to … Read more
OpenAI co-founder leaves for AI rival Anthropic
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he’s leaving OpenAI to focus more intently on AI alignment and “hands-on technical work” at rival firm Anthropic. Go to Source
Microsoft declares OpenAI both ‘strategic partner’ and ‘competition’ in SEC filing
The two companies face antitrust probes in the US and EU over their partnership. Go to Source
Google’s new Gemini AI model dominates benchmarks, beats GPT-4o and Claude-3
This is the first time Google’s taken the top slot on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard. Go to Source
Regulators are misguided in efforts to restrict open-source AI
Lawmakers in Europe and California are worried about that open-source AI is “dangerous.” On the contrary — there is nothing dangerous about transparency. Go to Source
Only Congress and DARPA can rein in the dangers of AI
AI is stretching the boundaries of existing internet protocols. A working group between DARPA, NIST and other federal agencies could help. Go to Source
Bitcoin price closes in on all-time high as political and TradFi tone and tenor shift
BTC price rallied as an improved regulatory outlook in the US and a series of improvements in the Bitcoin ecosystem altered investor expectations. Go to Source
