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Wed, Sep 30
The Trump administration launches America.gov, an AI chatbot front door to federal services
Putting AI on the front line of public services tests "who is responsible when it's wrong" more than any industry, and the answer will become the template for other agencies.
Tue, Sep 29
Manus unveils Manus 2.0 and the Cue personal-agent app, giving each agent its own email, phone number, wallet and computer
Once an agent has money and a phone number, how much power users are willing to hand over becomes the dividing line between products.
Mon, Sep 28
Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan an industry safety body to set their own testing and incident-reporting rules
Self-regulation is the easiest route and the hardest to trust; whether this body has teeth depends on whether it makes members disclose their own incidents.
Trump hosts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday after saying he won't slow AI for safety
One dinner won't change a policy stance; what Anthropic has to prove is that it can argue for regulation and still win over the White House.
Thu, Sep 24
Altman and Amodei urge the UN Security Council to build shared AI safety standards, as Trump calls the idea a "globalist scheme"
The two biggest frontier labs asked the Security Council for regulation, but their own government openly opposes it, so these proposals will stay speeches for now.
Sat, Sep 19
Manus Reportedly Seeks About $500 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation After Resuming Independent Operations
Outside Meta, Manus’s most valuable asset is whether its roughly $400 million revenue run rate can become durable, renewable business.
Wed, Sep 16
OpenAI reportedly discusses funding at a $1.2 trillion valuation, seeks private capital before IPO
The trillion-dollar valuation remains under preliminary discussion; the round's practical scale depends on the amount raised, closing conditions and timing of cash receipts.
Musk proposes mutual model testing by US and Chinese AI companies, says rivals have not agreed
Musk's cross-company testing proposal remains subject to negotiation; Chinese participation and implementation rules have not been agreed.
Mon, Sep 14
Anthropic reportedly posts a second straight adjusted operating profit, while its 80%-plus gross margin excludes training and partner costs
Anthropic is beginning to show operating profit, but where training expenses sit will shape how investors judge the quality of those earnings.
Thu, Sep 10
DeepSeek plans to route V4 Pro requests to V4.1 Flash after launch and charge Flash rates
Backend substitution reduces migration work but leaves developers needing version identification and regression tests. Lower bills and stable task performance need to be accepted together.
Mon, Sep 7
US and China said to discuss AI safety risks in mid-September; a White House official denies any meeting is scheduled
Washington wants both countries' labs to police themselves, which is itself an admission that governments have no enforceable tool yet.
Mon, Aug 31
Musk says SpaceX is casting its own blades, pulling gas turbines forward by 18 months
Only one bottleneck separates building rockets from casting turbine blades; the AI capacity race has reached heavy industry.
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