Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice
How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity Source: Original News
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Dozens of Polymarket Bets Show Signs of Insider Trading, The Times Finds
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination. Source: Original News
A Start-Up Aiming to Make Geothermal Energy Mainstream Goes Public
Fervo Energy, which uses drilling techniques from the oil and gas industry to produce power from the earth’s heat, raised $1.9 billion in an initial public offering. Source: Original News
Perfect Timing, Big Payouts: Insider Trading Red Flags Emerge on Polymarket
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination. Source: Original News
Notable Researchers Join $4 Billion Effort to Build Self-Improving A.I.
Recursive Superintelligence, founded by former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers, is part of a growing effort to automate the creation of artificial intelligence. Source: Original News
Silicon Valley’s A.I. Lobbying Blitz Reaches a Fever Pitch
OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers. Source: Original News
Anduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion
The start-up, which makes A.I.-backed weapons, was valued at $61 billion in the financing round, double what it was a year ago. Source: Original News
Nvidia C.E.O. Jensen Huang Hitches Ride With Trump to China After Last-Minute Invite
Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska, joining a delegation of more than a dozen business leaders accompanying President Trump on his trip to Beijing. Source: Original News
Anthropic in Talks to Raise Funding at a $950 Billion Valuation
The start-up, which recently released a powerful A.I. model called Mythos and is separately battling with the Pentagon, was previously valued at $380 billion. Source: Original News
Is Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Really a Cybersecurity Risk?
Anthropic said that Claude Mythos was too dangerous to release to the public. That claim has reopened an old debate over cybersecurity. Source: Original News