Hassabis Calls for U.S.-Led AI Watchdog to Screen Frontier Models
Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis is calling on the United States to establish a new AI watchdog with the power to screen the world's most advanced models — and coordinate an industry-wide slowdown if dangers mount . Hassab…
OpenAI Launches $230 Codex Micro Hardware with Work Louder
OpenAI is entering the hardware market with Codex Micro, a $230 peripheral device built for its Codex coding platform . The device is a square-shaped block of buttons developed in collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder . OpenAI desc…
Neko Health Closes $700M Series C for US Expansion
Neko Health, the preventive health-scanning company co-founded by Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, has closed a $700 million Series C funding round . The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and co-led by O.G. Vent…
DeepSeek Seeks $1.5B at $71B Valuation, Prepares Mainland IPO
DeepSeek is in talks to raise $1.5 billion in fresh capital at a $71 billion pre-money valuation, according to Bloomberg, just weeks after closing its first-ever external funding round . The Hangzhou-based AI model developer has simultaneou…
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RANKED · 6 THIS DAYPublishers Sue Google Over Gemini AI Training Copyright Claims
Three major publishers and bestselling author Scott Turow have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI models . The case, filed in…
Lawsuit Alleges Meta Used Internal AI Systems to Target Workers on Leave for Layoffs
Twenty-six current and former Meta employees filed a lawsuit on Monday in federal court in the Northern District of California alleging the company used internal AI tools to select workers for layoffs — and that the systems disproportionate…