‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI extinction fears, calling for pacing agreements between labs.
Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant
Users can ask the assistant to do things like “Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for…
Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation
Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber’s largest fleet partner for its premium…
AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign?
Falling token costs, cheaper models, and less spend per employee—AI adoption isn’t playing out the way hyperscalers…
Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms
The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation.
Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks
Cymphony was valued at more than $100 million in a $25 million Series A co-led by Sequoia…
Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive
Scott Painter, founder of TrueCar, is still trying to build a business around vehicle subscriptions, where you…
Instacart launches an AI grocery shopping assistant called Clementine
Instacart is the latest app to bake a conversational AI assistant into its platform.
Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options:…
Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up
As it grapples with a bevy of lawsuits, Suno said its new model, Suno v6, is not…