The trap Anthropic built for itself

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there’s not a lot to protect them.

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After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet

Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal’s new wearable startup Temple has raised $54 million in a friends-and-family round at a post-money valuation of about $190 million.

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job

The U.S. cybersecurity agency’s acting director Madhu Gottumukkala will be replaced, after a year of cuts, layoffs, and staff reassignments, and allegations of security lapses and claims he struggled to lead the agency.

Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts

Similar to the streaming giant’s Music and Podcast Charts, the Audiobook Charts will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre.

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weaponry.

Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027

The 10th-generation starter Pokémon were revealed in the trailer: Browt (a grass bird), Pombon (a fire puppy), and Gecqua (a water gecko).

AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenue

Suno lets users create music using natural language prompts, making it possible for people with little experience to generate audio with little effort.

Apple and Netflix team up to air Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 

As Netflix continues its live sports push, the company has partnered with Apple to air the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.

Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models

Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, “unifies every current AI capability into a single system.”