Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acqui-hire |

In Brief Posted: 1:01 PM PDT · August 23, 2025 When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of…

OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments |

In Brief Posted: 1:26 PM PDT · August 23, 2025 In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI…

Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5 |

In Brief Posted: 7:00 AM PDT · August 24, 2025 Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok — specifically,…

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is probably the biggest movie in theaters |

12:59 PM PDT · August 24, 2025 A singalong version of the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” is on-track to earn $18 million to…

Former Meta exec Nick Clegg offers careful criticism of ‘cloyingly conformist’ Silicon Valley |

In Brief Posted: 1:32 PM PDT · August 24, 2025 Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes…

Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations  |

8:50 AM PDT · August 16, 2025 Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in…

AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids |

In Brief Posted: 12:39 PM PDT · August 16, 2025 Do AI chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for…

Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’ |

1:32 PM PDT · August 16, 2025 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group…

Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood |

In Brief Posted: 9:34 AM PDT · August 17, 2025 While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo…

‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix |

1:07 PM PDT · August 17, 2025 Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits. Earlier this week, Variety and…