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- Sources: Anthropic is in talks to bring on Nvidia as an anchor investor in its IPO, seeking up to $100B at a ~$2T valuation; Nvidia may invest up to $10B (Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: Jeff Dean is raising funds again for Discovery Loop, seeking a valuation of ~$50B; Discovery Loop was raising $1B at a ~$10B valuation a few weeks ago (Ben Bergman/Business Insider) [2d]
- Researchers: OpenAI agents attacked Ruby package manager RubyGems in May; OpenAI says its agents used RubyGems to access the internet to do "benign tasks" (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Sources: US Senate negotiators are debating a bill to impose a "duty of care" for AI companies and let the government block the release of models deemed unsafe (Courtney Rozen/Reuters) [2d]
- Citrini Research founder James van Geelen has sold the firm to SemiAnalysis for an undisclosed sum; sources: van Geelen plans to launch a new fund (Bloomberg) [2d]
- FOIA docs: the CFTC launched at least three previously unreported investigations into Polymarket trading, including about Google's 2025 Year in Search Ranking (Kate Knibbs/Wired) [2d]
- LinkedIn profiles show Google appears to have completed its talent deal, reportedly for $1.5B+, with AI coding startup Mechanize (Business Insider) [2d]
- A group of 25 Fields Medal recipients says AI companies' push to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics (Terence Tao/What's new) [2d]
- The UK's Office for National Statistics cites AI as a major driver of the country's summer growth spurt, with GDP growing 0.4% in July, above expectations (Tom Rees/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Sources: Cohere is in advanced talks to raise between $2B and $3B, including financing from the Canadian government and existing backers, at a $20B valuation (Globe and Mail) [2d]
- Sources: some lawmakers urge Speaker Johnson to cancel the fall House recess until Congress passes AI safeguards, after Anthropic researcher warnings (Andrew Solender/Axios) [2d]
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- ‘Absolutely brilliant, providing 4K projection with solid edge-to-edge clarity’ — I was wowed by this Valerion 4K projector’s bold, contrasty picture but less premium-priced projectors are nipping at its heels [2d]
- Ford CEO hits back at government ‘mistruths’ about China —as its $28K electric truck prepares to take on Slate and Chinese rivals [2d]
- Ukraine's army is turning Humvees into remote-controlled vehicles connected by Starlink [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, September 12 (game #1189) [2d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, September 12 (game #923) [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, September 12 (game #1692) [2d]
- Intel says it has already passed a million High-NA EUV wafers - more than the rest of the industry combined [2d]
- Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie on the Evercade Nexus use the original Rare source code, which included 'a load of stuff' that the studio didn't even know about, Blaze Entertainment says [2d]
- Don’t waste money on an overly complex coffee maker — as a certified barista, these are the 3 best beginner-friendly machines I recommend for easy brewing [2d]
- Chuwi UniBox AI495 Pro looks a bit like the old Mac Pro and, with 192GB RAM, matches Apple's new workstation for memory [2d]
- Popular cloud storage provider iDrive wants to power the next generation of autonomous vehicles with a $1,500 learning platform [2d]
- How to watch Shelton vs Tiafoe: US Open 2026 Men's Semi-Final Live Streams, TV Channels [2d]
- IKEA fall trends for 2026: create an energizing home office with bright brass and matcha green storage and lighting, from $9.99 [2d]
- Bomb Chinese data centers to prevent development of AGI, says Former Obama Admin Official — nothing says ‘competition breeds innovation’ like blowing up your rivals [2d]
- Fool's Theory says the biggest 'challenge' developing Songs of the Past was making sure Dandelion's story didn't 'steal the show' since The Witcher 3 is about Geralt — 'There was a very big effort put into this fine balancing of the narrative' [2d]
- Heavys H1E review: Born for One Thing [2d]
- Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you [2d]
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