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OpenAI to open first DC office to push policy goals and show off products
The company is looking to win the hearts and minds of policymakers and expand government partnerships.
Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
How Trump’s megabill could slow AI progress in US
The elimination of federal renewable energy tax credits in the “big, beautiful” law has implications for the global AI race, and the US may be on track to lose to China.
Leah Millis/File Photo/Reuters
X lost its CEO, but it hasn’t lost Musk
The godfather of X will see the platform succeed with the help of AI, despite CEO Linda Yaccarino’s resignation.
Nathan Howard/File Photo/Reuters
The new hot job in AI: forward-deployed engineers
The role popularized by Palantir will help turn AI breakthroughs into real-world automation.
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Microsoft teams up with startup Replit to help businesses jump on vibe coding craze
The deal gives Replit a new conduit to Microsoft’s customer base, while the software giant can enable customers to build applications using natural language.
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How AI can spur a rebirth of media
The advent of AI and the related media shakeup brings a huge opportunity for entrepreneurship in local and niche publishing.
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OpenAI warns against tokenized stock offered by Robinhood
The trading platform announced it would give some users €5 “stock tokens” that track the private-market values of OpenAI and SpaceX.
Anthropic launches new effort to study AI’s economic impact
CEO Dario Amodei has warned of massive job losses because of AI and hopes research will help the world prepare.
Google search’s next cash cow
The complex ad tech industry could be replaced by a vast marketplace of information aimed at influencing AI-powered search.
Google’s head of search on the company’s AI transition
Liz Reid says the new search aims to make information come to users effortlessly, while still leaving room for the ads that keep the lights on at Google.
Quantum networking startup Qunnect adds Cisco as investor in new fundraising round
It’s the latest move in a broad effort to enable powerful quantum computers, which could transform everything from medicine to physics.
Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
AMD unveils big AI ambitions and glimpse into chip industry’s future
Moore’s Law has been replaced by an all-out effort for efficiency in the world’s largest supercomputers.
OpenAI is Dorothy: How ‘The Wizard of Oz’ helps explain the dizzying AI landscape
In the tornado of product releases, missteps, and policy measures, Semafor breaks down the major AI characters with the help of the iconic 1939 movie.
Google names new chief AI architect to advance developments
DeepMind’s tech chief, Koray Kavukcuoglu, was named to the newly created position, where he will work alongside Sundar Pichai to help speed up production.
Meta’s $15 billion investment in Scale AI comes with a hidden perk: data
Mark Zuckerberg’s firm is essentially paying in advance for expensive data creation: a crucial ingredient in the AI race
Tech got played by the Musk-Trump bromance, but average Americans will pay the price
The US innovation ecosystem has been gutted by DOGE cuts and the White House targeting of foreigners, hurting American prosperity.
Vibe coding will bring software closer to users
In a few years, creating a complex piece of software may be something third graders do. And that could mean developers will get much closer to the end-users of their products.