OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Researchers as Another Quits
In five days OpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra, parted ways with three safety researchers and lost safety lead David Robinson, who says the culture is broken.
Articles Tagged "AI Industry"
Blue Cross: AI Coding Adds $942M to Hospital Bills
A Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis of claims covering a third of Americans found hospitals' AI coding tools added $942 million in costs over two years with no matching change in patient care.
Anthropic Founders Seek 50.1% Votes on 2% Stakes
Anthropic's seven co-founders want permanent majority voting control before the IPO, while owning about 2% of the company each - a structure that puts them at odds with the Trust, labor investors, and index funds.
VideoVerse's $250M Exit Collapsed Into Fraud Suits
Minute Media's purchase of AI video startup VideoVerse fell apart after the deal closed, and three separate Delaware lawsuits now accuse founder Vinayak Shrivastav of forging signatures to extract tens of millions.
OpenAI Buys NextSlide, Aims at Microsoft's Turf
OpenAI has quietly folded presentation startup NextSlide into ChatGPT, its latest undisclosed acqui-hire in a pattern that now spans hardware, security testing, fintech, and media.
DeepSeek Pauses $70B Round After Founder's Leak
DeepSeek suspended a second funding round targeting a valuation above $70 billion after comments attributed to founder Liang Wenfeng went viral, days before a planned mainland China IPO.
Apple Retakes Crown From Nvidia as AI Bets Shift
Apple closed at $4.88 trillion on July 17, ending Nvidia's 15-month reign as the world's most valuable company, as Wall Street rotates from AI infrastructure toward consumer distribution.
Patreon Blocks AI Crawlers, Demands Consent and Pay
Patreon partnered with Cloudflare to block AI training bots at the network level, moving past robots.txt requests that crawlers were already ignoring.
Anthropic, Blackstone Launch $1.5B AI Services Firm
Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman have launched Ode, a $1.5 billion AI implementation firm betting that deploying models beats building them.
Fidji Simo Steps Down - OpenAI Bets on Brockman
OpenAI's No. 2 executive Fidji Simo exits over chronic illness as Greg Brockman absorbs her role - the latest in two years of steady leadership turnover as Anthropic closes in.
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Stolen Hardware Secrets
Apple filed suit against OpenAI on July 10, alleging a coordinated scheme to steal iPhone trade secrets through recruiting tactics and unauthorized file downloads.
OpenAI Launches GPT-Live, Bets Voice Beats Text
OpenAI launched GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini on July 8, replacing Advanced Voice Mode and making an explicit bet that voice will become AI's primary interface.
