Silicon Valley’s rift over open source pushes back contemplated White House bans on Chinese AI

The Trump administration discussed sanctions and cloud bans targeting Chinese open-source AI models, according to the New York Times. OpenAI and Anthropic pushed for restrictions, while Nvidia, Google [...]

OpenAI flew influencers to a nature resort to fix its image. The internet called it greenwashing.

OpenAI has an image problem, and it just spent a weekend making it worse. The company flew a group of influencers to a luxury resort to soften how the public sees AI. The internet took one look and ca [...]

OpenAI's luxury influencer retreat is drawing backlash over AI ethics

Critics called the luxury "Summer Club" retreat in upstate New York tone-deaf given concerns about AI data centers and OpenAI's Pentagon contract [...]

Obsidian Security hits a $1.1bn valuation as AI reshapes the threat

Obsidian Security has become the latest cybersecurity company to be repriced upward by artificial intelligence. The SaaS-security firm has raised a fresh funding of $85 Million Series D at a $1.1bn va [...]

Ex-Nubank team raises $85m for Decade, an AI wealth adviser promising “a generation of millionaires”

Two former Nubank executives have raised $85m to build an AI wealth adviser in Brazil. Their backers call it the largest seed round in Latin American history. The startup, Decade, came out of stealth [...]

Philips Hue may be bringing its best ever lightstrip to the back of your TV —but we're primed for a painful price

Hue has mentioned a new Play Pro lightstrip for TVs that isn't currently available to buy. Could it be a TV Omniglow? [...]

Hatch's new clock skips the sleep score and tracks you at night instead - here's how

Hatch's latest clock doubles as a sleep tracker that provides you with actual ways to get a better night's sleep, not just more data. [...]

Polymarket is seeking a new funding round at a $20 billion-plus valuation

The prediction market platform is in early talks to raise about $1 billion, months after closing a $15 billion round in April [...]

This transparent CD player puts the inner workings on full display like a work of art — it's the perfect showpiece for physical media fans

Syitren's new CD player is equal parts music player and live art display, and it looks like it came straight from an art gallery. [...]