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Bond wants AI to cure your doomscrolling, then monetise your memories


In short: Bond, a new “post-feed” social network founded by former Index Ventures principal Dino Becirovic and ex-Google DeepMind researcher Arthur Brazinskas, launched on 21 April with no infinite scroll and no algorithmic feed, instead using AI trained on users’ photos, videos, and audio to recommend real-world activities. The app enters a growing “healthier social […]



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These Trump Allies Are Now Apologizing for Supporting Him and Aiding the National Decline

Former MAGA Architects and Loyalists Admit Their Support Fueled a National Crisis

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Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands

Anthropic's Mythos AI model, a powerful cybersecurity tool that the company said could be dangerous in the wrong hands, has been accessed by a "small group of unauthorized users," Bloomberg reports. An unnamed member of the group, identified only as "a third-party contractor for Anthropic," told the publication that members of a private online forum […]

Meta projected $16 billion in scam ad revenue. Now the lawsuits are piling up.


In short: Meta faces a convergence of lawsuits across the US, Australia, and the UK alleging the company knowingly profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, with its own internal documents projecting that 10% of 2024 revenue, roughly $16 billion, came from fraudulent advertising. The cases span a $500 million pump-and-dump scheme, deepfake celebrity […]



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OpenAI to commit up to $1.5B of its own capital to DeployCo, a joint venture with PE firms valued at $10B


The FT reports that OpenAI’s $500M initial equity stake, with an option for $1B more, will go into a Delaware LLC designed to accelerate AI adoption across PE portfolio companies. OpenAI is guaranteeing backers a 17.5% annual return. A close is expected in early May. OpenAI is set to commit up to $1.5 billion of […]



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