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China Curbs Humanoid IPOs After Unitree’s Volatile Debut

Chinese regulators are tightening the approval for humanoid startups seeking to go public after a volatile debut by industry leader Unitree Robotics, as they aim to cool down a sizzling sector rife with copycats but little real technological breakthroughs. The Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission recently gave its informal “window guidance” to some investment banks and investment firms that it is raising the bar for granting approval of humanoid IPOs, according to people with...

U.S. Accuses DeepSeek, Alibaba and Other Chinese AI Firms of Large-Scale Distillation

The latest allegations against DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.ai come amid growing U.S.-China tensions over AI.

OpenAI Says Its AI Agents Solved Prize Math Problem

The breakthrough announcement was surrounded by accusations of academic impropriety from NYU mathematics professor Tristan Buckmaster.

Cognition Raised Over $2 Billion at a $48 Billion Valuation

The AI application provider is generating around $900 million in annualized revenue, or $75 million per month.

Chime Strikes Deal to Buy Stride Bank

Chime on Tuesday said it will buy Stride Bank for $590 million.

Meta Launches Its First Consumer AI Agent ‘Muse’

The product, which had been codenamed ‘Hatch’ internally, comes after months of employee testing that uncovered unauthorized actions and sensitive data exposure

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White House Declines Senate Democrats’ Request for AI Policy Clarity

In a letter sent last week, a White House representative evaded questions demanding answers on the Trump administration’s AI framework.

OpenAI CFO Touts User Growth Resulting From Lowering Prices

OpenAI's chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, said the company was investing in AI-powered chip design capabilities to help optimize model efficiency.

Malaysia Eyes Huawei Chips for Sovereign AI Program Despite U.S. Warnings

The potential deal would give China’s AI chip industry a win abroad while challenging Washington’s plan to promote U.S. technology globally.

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Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft Over Copyright Claims

Lawsuit is similar to claims New York Times that the companies improperly used article content to develop models

Huawei’s New Smartphone Chip Tests a Path Around U.S. Restrictions

The new chip, Kirin 9050 Pro, uses a design based on the Tau Scaling Law Huawei presented in May.

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OpenAI Pledges New Rules for Reporting Troubling Behavior by Its AI Agents

Company confirms it knew about incident in which its AI agents turned a German wiki site into their own message board

OpenAI Agents Took Over German Website Earlier This Year, New Report Finds

The agents coordinated to turn the largely defunct wiki site into a message board for their own use in an incident predating the Hugging Face attack, report says.

Abu Dhabi’s G42 Considers US Ownership to Safeguard AI Chip Access

The company has spent years trying to get out from under US suspicion over its China ties.

DeepSeek Plans Major Huawei Chip Order in New AI Data Center

However, component shortages could limit Huawei’s production output and extend the timeline for when DeepSeek can receive the chips.
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