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OpenAI Group PBC co-founder and President Greg Brockman today disclosed in an ongoing landmark trial that his stake in the company is worth close to $30 billion, a windfall Elon Musk has invoked in his argument as proof the company sacrificed its …
Senate votes to ban its members and staff from using prediction platforms
Following concern over insider trading, the U.S. Senate today voted unanimously to ban its members and staff from using prediction markets that can be used to make anonymous bets on future events, including geopolitical events involving the U.S. This comes a week …
EU investigators say Meta isn’t doing enough to keep children off its platforms
European Union regulators today said that Platforms Inc. has violated the Digital Services Act by failing to keep kids under 13 years old from accessing its platforms. The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, said in a preliminary investigation …
Hundreds of Google employees sign letter urging CEO to reject US military AI use
About 600 employees at Google LLC have signed a letter urging Chief Executive Sundar Pichai not to make the company’s artificial intelligence tools available to the Pentagon in classified settings. The open letter, signed mostly by staff working with Google’s AI systems, …
US special forces soldier charged for making insider bet on Maduro’s removal
A U.S. special forces soldier who was part of the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested and charged for allegedly betting on the operation in the prediction market and winning more than $400,000. Federal investigators said Master Sgt. …
Kalshi suspends three congressional candidates for making bets on their own elections
Prediction market platform Kalshi said today that it has suspended and fined three congressional candidates from Minnesota, Texas and Virginia for “political insider trading” relating to wagering bets on their own campaigns. The three men are Mark Moran, a former Virginia Democratic …
Florida attorney general issues subpoenas in ChatGPT probe over FSU shooting
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier today said that the state has opened a criminal investigation into ChatGPT and its parent company, OpenAI Group PBC, over whether the company bears any criminal responsibility for a shooting that happened last year at Florida State …
Seriously? Footwear brand Allbirds says it has just transformed into an AI business
In a surprising and perhaps ridiculous turn of events, the struggling sneaker company that once tried to make shoes eco-sustainable announced today that it has metamorphosed into artificial intelligence firm. The San Francisco-based company, once valued at $4 billion, said it would …
Florida AG opens probe into ChatGPT alleging connection to FSU shooting
Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier announced today that his office will open a probe into OpenAI Group PBC over a number of concerns including alleged harm to children, threats to national security, and a possible connection to a mass shooting at Florida …
Appeals court rejects Anthropic’s bid to block Pentagon blacklisting
A federal appeals court in Washington DC today rejected Anthropic PBC’s request for a stay in its lawsuit against the Department of Defense. A panel of three judges said the artificial intelligence company had failed to meet the strict requirements for an …