Anthropic CEO says DeepSeek was ‘the worst’ on a critical bioweapons data safety test

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei claims DeepSeek generated sensitive bioweapons data in a safety test it ran.
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OpenAI plans to open an office in Germany

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI is expanding its footprint to Germany. According to a press release issued Friday, the ChatGPT maker plans to open an office in Munich in the coming months. “Germany is renowned for its technical expertise, academic excellence, and industrial innovation,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a statement. “Opening our first office in Germany means we […]
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Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.

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iOS 18.3.1 Release Expected Within the Next Few Weeks

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Speculation about the iOS 18.3.1 release has surfaced. This includes a related Starlink connectivity rumor.

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Hims & Hers faces scrutiny from lawmakers over ‘misleading’ Super Bowl ad

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Two U.S. senators wrote a letter to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday expressing concerns about an upcoming Super Bowl ad.

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OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at $300 Billion

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank would invest up to $40 billion in the maker of the chatbot ChatGPT.

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One of Elon Musk’s young DOGE engineers explains how he won the $700K Vesuvius Challenge

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk has reportedly picked fresh-faced six engineers to run DOGE. I spoke to one of them in 2023, when his life looked very, very different.
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Andrew Ng is ‘very glad’ Google dropped its AI weapons pledge

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Andrew Ng, the founder and former leader of Google Brain, supports Google’s recent decision to drop its pledge not to build AI systems for weapons. “I’m very glad that Google has changed its stance,” Ng said during an onstage interview Thursday evening with TechCrunch at the Military Veteran Startup Conference in San Francisco. Earlier this […]
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IT Teams Worry About Increasing Cost of Cyber Tools From AI Features, While Criminals Barely Use Them

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Most IT leaders believe generative AI will increase the cost of their security tools, according to Sophos research. But, by the looks of cyber crime forums, hackers are barely using AI.

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UK’s International AI Safety Report Shows Progress is at Breakneck Speed

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The International AI Safety Report, put together by 96 AI global experts, summarises existing literature on the risks and capabilities of advanced AI systems.

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