Anthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscription

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new, very expensive subscription plan for its AI chatbot Claude: Max. An answer to OpenAI’s $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro tier, Max comes with higher usage limits than Anthropic’s $20-per-month Claude Pro subscription, as well as priority access to the company’s newest AI models and features. A bit confusingly, […]

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The AI Agent Era Requires a New Kind of Game Theory

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Zico Kolter, a Carnegie Mellon professor and board member at OpenAI, tells WIRED about the dangers of AI agents interacting with one another—and why models need to be more resistant to attacks.

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How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts.

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Stanford’s 2025 AI Index Reveals an Industry at a Crossroads

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Stanford University’s 2025 AI Index shows an industry in flux, with models increasing in complexity but public perception still sometimes negative.

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Kalshi CEO: ‘State law doesn’t really apply’ to us

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Last week, prediction market startup Kalshi sued New Jersey and Nevada after they tried to shut down its recently launched sports trading operation. In the lawsuit, Kalshi claimed that, since they’re a federally regulated platform, state gaming commissions don’t have the authority to set rules for them. “We’re not necessarily very concerned [because] we are […]

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MIT study finds that AI doesn’t, in fact, have values

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

A study went viral several months ago for implying that, as AI becomes increasingly sophisticated, it develops “value systems” — systems that lead it to, for example, prioritize its own well-being over humans. A more recent paper out of MIT pours cold water on that hyperbolic notion, drawing the conclusion that AI doesn’t, in fact, […]

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Apple bounces 3% after worst losing streak since 2000

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Apple shares rallied more than 3% Tuesday after the iPhone maker posted its worst four-day stretch in more than two decades.

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US may fine TSMC $1B over chip allegedly used in Huawei AI processor 

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may have to pay a fine of $1 billion or more to resolve a U.S. export control investigation related to a chip it made that was used in a Huawei AI processor, according to a report by Reuters. TSMC did not provide any further comments as it is now “in […]

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Tired of doing laundry? These startups want to help.

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Doing laundry can be a chore. It takes time and is tedious. Few of us like to do it. So it’s no surprise that startups have emerged to take that load off your back — literally. And investors are lining up to fund new and older players alike.  Eleven-month-old NoScrubs has just raised $2 million […]

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WordPress.com launches a free AI-powered website builder

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Hosting platform WordPress.com on Wednesday launched a new AI website builder that allows anyone to create a functioning website using an AI chat-style interface. The feature, which is being made available to WordPress users for free, is targeted at entrepreneurs, freelancers, bloggers, and others who need a professional online presence, the company says. At this […]

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