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Can Cursor Remain a Platform for OpenAI and Anthropic’s Models Inside SpaceX?

Following SpaceX's acquisition of Cursor, a key open question is whether the AI coding assistant can continue serving as a multi-model platform after the deal closes later this year. Cursor has historically allowed users to choose from mode

WIREDJul 2
Regulation Jul 2

OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom

OpenAI has floated giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake as a way of easing tensions with the Trump administration and blunti

The Verge
Startups Jul 2

Indian tech tycoon commits $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office

Indian tech entrepreneur Turakhia, 46, is bootstrapping $30 million of his own money to build Neo, an enterprise work platform designed as a

TechCrunch
Industry Jul 1

SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sounds phone-like

SpaceX reportedly developed an AI device prototype that resembles something between a small touchscreen phone and a Rabbit R1, and showed it

TechCrunch
Industry Jul 1

NYC educators and industry leaders convened at Google offices to shape the future of AI in classrooms

The New York Jobs CEO Council and Urban Assembly hosted an AI summit for 150 education and industry leaders, aiming to drive knowledge shari

Google AI Blog
Tools Jun 29

OpenAI is teasing new hardware for Codex, built with Work Louder

OpenAI is releasing a device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. A video posted to X on Monday shows a square-shaped

The Verge 2 sources
Tools Jun 30

OpenClaw finally lands on Android and iOS

OpenClaw, the free, open source AI agent that went viral earlier this year, is now available as an app on iOS and Android. OpenClaw announce

TechCrunch
Industry Jun 30

How ChatGPT adoption has expanded

New OpenAI Signals data shows that people are using ChatGPT more often and for a broader range of tasks over time, while its user base is be

OpenAI Blog
Industry Jun 30

Unlocking Britain's next era of productivity: Building a nation of AI trailblazers

Google UK & Ireland, working with Public First on one of the most comprehensive UK AI adoption studies to date, reports that workplace AI ad

Google AI Blog
Research Jun 30

Introducing GeneBench-Pro: A research-level benchmark for judgment-heavy AI analysis in computational biology

GeneBench-Pro is a research-level benchmark designed to test whether AI models can handle the judgment-heavy analysis that real-world comput

OpenAI Blog
Regulation Jun 29

Tidal demonetizes AI-generated music but won't ban it outright

Tidal announced new policies on AI-generated music aimed at protecting artists and informing listeners. Starting today, tracks the platform

The Verge
Industry Jun 29

Ask an AI expert: What exactly is the full stack?

Google expert Richard Seroter, who leads developer experience at Google Cloud, explains that a "full-stack" AI approach integrates every lay

Google AI Blog
Industry Jun 27

SoftBank's CEO isn't alone in questioning Elon Musk's orbital data center hype

At a shareholder meeting, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son argued that building data centers in space won't meaningfully cut costs and will take t

TechCrunch 2 sources
Models Jun 28

China's Z.ai claims it matches Mythos on cybersecurity

Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers claim the model matches Anthropic's Mythos in bug-finding and cyberse

The Verge
Industry Jun 28

Ford rehires veteran 'gray beard' engineers after AI quality systems fall short

Ford is rehiring experienced engineers—some former employees and others from suppliers—after artificial intelligence and automated systems f

TechCrunch
Models Jun 26

OpenAI debuts GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama

OpenAI unveiled a limited preview of its GPT-5.6 model suite on Friday, less than 24 hours after reports that the company would stagger the

The Verge 2 sources
Models Jun 26

Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol: a next-generation model

The provided source text contains no readable content, offering only non-textual characters and noise rather than substantive details about

OpenAI Blog 2 sources
Industry Jun 27

Margaret Atwood says the problem with AI is ‘garbage in, garbage out’

Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin, criticized AI during an interview at the Babell Literary and Cultural

The Verge
Industry Jun 27

Apple Vision Pro executive reportedly leaving for OpenAI

An Apple Vision Pro executive is leaving the company to join OpenAI's hardware team, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The executive als

TechCrunch
Industry Jun 27

Why is Apple raising prices to cover Big Tech's AI obsession?

Apple has raised prices across multiple products, with the 16-inch MacBook Pro increasing by $300, the 11-inch iPad Air jumping from $599 to

The Verge
Regulation Jun 27

Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos for use by more than 100 US companies, agencies

The Trump administration is softening its stance on Anthropic, allowing the company to make its cybersecurity-oriented model Mythos 5 availa

TechCrunch
Regulation Jun 26

Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse

Two weeks after the Trump administration issued a Friday evening ultimatum, Anthropic has kept its Mythos-class models offline and provided

The Verge
Tools Jun 24

Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators

Meta is testing a new AI companion app for Facebook creators, currently available to a select group. The app integrates Facebook's recently

TechCrunch 2 sources
Industry Jun 26

Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe

Anthropic simultaneously warns about AI's catastrophic risks and pushes capabilities forward, ranking among the top developers of cutting-ed

WIRED
Regulation Jun 25

White House asks OpenAI to slow roll release of new model over safety concerns

According to The Information, OpenAI is limiting the release of its new model to a select group of close partners because the Trump administ

TechCrunch
Startups Jun 25

Patronus AI lands $50M Series B to build digital worlds that stress-test AI agents

Patronus AI, a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2023 by former Meta AI researchers Anand Kannappan and Rebecca Qian, announced a $50 m

TechCrunch
Industry Jun 25

Amazon commits fresh $13B to AI infrastructure in India, bringing total pledges to $48B

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and announced a $13 billion investment to expand Amazon Web Servi

TechCrunch
Industry Jun 25

World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, teams are turning to AI and data analysis to find a competitive edge, with Stats Perform—led by chief scientist

WIRED
Tools Jun 23

Anthropic's Claude Tag learns your company one Slack message at a time

Anthropic is rolling out Claude Tag, a new Slack-integrated feature available in beta for Claude Enterprise and Claude Team customers. The t

TechCrunch 2 sources
Regulation Jun 24

Congresswoman denies staff used AI to write defense funding amendment

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says her staff used AI only for "spellcheck" in an amendment summary for the 2027 National Defense Authorizati

The Verge
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