Altman Takes the Stand—Calls Musk’s $44M a ‘Tax Deduction’ as Trial Turns Hostile
Altman called Musk's $44M a 'tax deduction' as he took the stand in Oakland. Musk called himself a 'fool' for funding an $800B company. Only 2…
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Category: Artificial Intelligence
Coverage of AI models, machine learning research, generative AI, and artificial intelligence industry developments
OpenAI Put a Restraining Order on GPT-5.5—Against ‘Goblins,’ ‘Raccoons,’ and ‘Pigeons’
A leaked system prompt reveals GPT-5.5 has explicit instructions to avoid discussing goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, and pigeons. The reason is more embarrassing than any…
Big Tech AI Researchers Are Leaving in Droves—And Taking Billions With Them
VCs funneled $18.8 billion into AI startups founded since 2025, as top researchers exit Meta, Google, and OpenAI. Ineffable Intelligence, AMI Labs, and Ricursive Intelligence lead…
1.5M AI-Linked CSAM Reports Hit NCMEC in 2025—And Investigators Are Drowning
NCMEC got 1.5M AI-linked CSAM reports in 2025—including 30K prompt-based generation attempts. California and Congress are pushing new platform liability rules.
Cursor’s AI Agent Deleted a Startup’s Production Database in 9 Seconds—Nobody Could Stop It
A Cursor agent running Claude Opus wiped PocketOS's production database and backups via a single API call. The founder says marketing promises of safety don't match…
Hackers Exploited LiteLLM’s Pre-Auth SQLi Flaw in 36 Hours—And Went Straight for the API Keys
A critical pre-auth SQL injection in LiteLLM exposed OpenAI and Anthropic API keys. Attackers hit the proxy 36 hours after disclosure with surgical precision.
David Silver Raised $1.1B to Build AI Without Human Data—And He Thinks Everyone Else Is Wrong
Former DeepMind researcher David Silver raised $1.1B for Ineffable Intelligence at a $5.1B valuation. His bet: reinforcement learning beats the LLM data treadmill — and he'll…
OpenAI Misses Revenue and User Targets—$600B Compute Bill Just Got Harder to Justify
OpenAI missed 1B weekly user and revenue goals. CFO Friar warned the company can't afford its compute contracts without faster growth. SoftBank fell 11.3%.
Google Bets $40B on Anthropic—And Gets 5 Gigawatts of Leverage in Return
Google commits up to $40B in Anthropic at $350B valuation—$10B now, $30B on milestones. The deal locks 5 GW of TPU compute, tying cloud revenue to…
GitHub Copilot Drops Flat-Rate Pricing June 1—Power Users Pay by the Token
GitHub replaces flat-rate Copilot plans with token-based AI Credits on June 1. Business users get a $30 credit buffer—until August, when the subsidy ends.