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It’s time to panic about AI safety

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AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust

The AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” than the humans.

AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off

Equity breaks down Sam Altman's call to slow down AI, why Anthropic signed on too, and the week's biggest tech deals from Amazon's satellite bid to DoorDash's drone push.

Gym tasks vs. work tasks.

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Suno lost a major copyright suit in Germany.

The German licensing organization GEMA filed suit in January of 2025. The court found that Suno didn’t have the rights to train its models on artists represented by GEMA, and now it has to disclose any “illicit revenue” and pay unspecified damages. The company can still appeal the ruling.

Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too

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This tattoo is permanent, pain-free, and might soon come in the mail

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Seedance is making a fresh push into education with study app Gauth

The app is partnering with the edtech app Gauth to create videos that explain concepts in stories. Both Gauth and Seedance are owned by ByteDance.

Microsoft's $450 Billion Jump

The single-day gain in market cap appears to be the largest ever.

Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon

America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again.

Microsoft blinked a little in the AI capex race. Wall Street loved it.

Wall Street sent Big Tech a new message: AI spending alone isn't enough. Microsoft's restraint sparked a massive stock rally.

How extreme weather is shaping tomorrow's electric grid

Every heat wave is becoming a stress test for tomorrow's electric grid.