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Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude family of models, accidentally published the full source code of its Claude Code software tool. A debug file containing roughly 512,000 lines of code was included in a software update package and made publicly available before Anthropic removed it. The code was quickly copied and shared across the …
OpenAI has closed a funding round totaling $122 billion, giving the company a post-money valuation of $852 billion. The round is the largest in Silicon Valley history, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank anchored the deal with $110 billion in combined commitments. The remaining $12 billion came from a broader group …
Wikipedia has updated its guidelines to prohibit editors from using artificial intelligence to write or rewrite article content. The English-language version of the site introduced the change after months of editors struggling with a rise in AI-generated articles. The new policy stems from a finding that text produced by large language models (LLMs) frequently breaks …
The European Parliament has voted to simplify parts of the Artificial Intelligence Act and push back key deadlines for compliance. The European Parliament writes in an official press release the vote passed by 569 votes in favour, 45 against, and 23 abstentions. The most significant changes affect when companies must comply with rules governing high-risk …
Val Kilmer will appear in the upcoming film “As Deep as the Grave” through generative AI, despite never having filmed a single scene before his death in 2025. Coerte Voorhees reports for Variety that the late actor was originally cast as Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, but throat cancer prevented him …
The UK government has abandoned its plan to let AI companies use copyrighted works without explicit permission. Graham Fraser reports for the BBC that the original proposal would have allowed an opt-out system, meaning creators would have needed to actively prevent AI firms from using their work for model training. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced …
About 10,000 authors have published a book with no content to protest against AI companies using their work without permission. Dan Milmo reports for The Guardian that contributors include Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman. The only content in “Don’t Steal This Book” is a list of the contributors’ names. Copies are …
AMI Labs, the startup founded by former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, has raised more than $1bn in its seed round, making it the largest seed funding round ever secured by a European company. Sifted reports that investors include chip giant Nvidia, Singapore’s Temasek, French firms Cathay Innovation and Daphni, German VC HV Capital, …
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, an AI tools company founded by actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck, who will now serve as a senior adviser to the streaming giant. Todd Spangler reports for Variety. The full 16-person team of engineers, researchers and creatives will join Netflix as part of the deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. InterPositive, …
OpenAI has closed a $110 billion funding round, valuing the company at $730 billion. Amazon contributed $50 billion, Nvidia $30 billion, and SoftBank $30 billion. Additional investors are expected to join. The round is the largest private financing in history, surpassing OpenAI’s own $40 billion round from the previous year. Amazon’s $50 billion commitment begins …