Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.

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The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.

The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. "They will not always agree, and they will likely change their minds, as more data and information comes to light at the fast-moving frontier."

An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up.

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Wall Street bounced back on Thursday as easing oil prices, dropping US Treasury yields and solid labour data helped markets move beyond the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in more than three years. All three major US stock indexes closed sharply higher, driven by a broad, tech-led rally that put the Nasdaq out front. "We're seeing interest in the areas of the market that have been hit hard in anticipation of this Fed rate hike," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut. "And people sort of stepping in, doing a little bit of buying on the pullback." Crude prices dropped, touching a one-week low after supply disruption fears were calmed by reports of Saudi oil moving through Oman. Energy prices have soared since the onset of the US-Israeli war against Iran, feeding into broader global inflationary pressures. On Wednesday, Fed policy makers voted unanimously to raise the Fed funds target rate for the first time since July 2023. The central bank's statement said the Fed was dedicated to bringing about a "timelier return" to its 2-percent inflation goal, setting the table for more tightening this year. "The market is a bit relieved at the Fed's coherence in that they all voted in the same way," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky. "Fed Chair Warsh re-emphasised the Fed's independence." Financial markets are currently pricing in a 53.1 percent likelihood of another 25-basis-point rate hike at the Fed's next meeting in October, up from 27.2 percent a week ago, according to CME's FedWatch tool. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stated at his press conference on Wednesday that the US economy is strong, and ensuring price stability need not harm the job market, a view sustained by the Labour Department's weekly jobless claims report, which showed initial claims dipping to near-1969 lows. The CBOE Market Volatility Index, often called "the fear index," touched its lowest level in over a week, moving in concert with easing crude prices. "When you have an oil shock this lengthy, it's bound to start to seep in prices all across the economy. It's really the only major headwind facing the global economy right now," Mayfield added. "And to get any sort of relief or resolve there is a tailwind for consumers, it's a tailwind for corporates, and it allows the Fed to be less hawkish." The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317 points, or 0.6 percent, to 51,779, the S&P 500 gained 85 points, or 1.1 percent, to 7,637 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 439 points, or 1.7 percent, to 26,418. Gold and silver miners and chips were among the clear outperformers, both advancing more than 3 percent. Homebuilders gained 1.1 percent after housing data showed single-family housing starts and pending home sales increased last month. Crypto-linked stocks rose after the US Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a five-year exemption for tokenised stock trading. Circle Internet Group and Robinhood rose 5.8 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively, while Coinbase advanced 5.8 percent. CoreWeave fell 4.2 percent after it announced plans to raise capital via stock and convertible bond offerings. Fluence Energy tumbled 15.4 percent after lowering its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2026. (Reuters) Edited by Cecil Wong

A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies.

As companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight problem: Agents can act faster, longer, and at greater volume than humans can realistically review.

OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.

Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.

Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety.

The fuel poured from a storage tank at a large data center in Secaucus, N.J., into a tributary of the Hackensack River.

The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.

Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.

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King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the U.K. government.

Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.

Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting, and more in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved inspiration into purchases.

The Coast Guard confirmed evidence of malicious cyber activity on the VL Prosperity, but has not attributed the attack to Iran. The post Cyberattacks on Two Oil Tankers Prompt Coast Guard, FBI to Board Vessels appeared first on SecurityWeek.

An experiment with roots at M.I.T. used A.I. and satellite images to grow a coastline in the Maldives. More projects are planned for Boston and Miami.

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OpenAI published a framework for disclosing model misalignment alongside six reports describing problematic behavior. The post OpenAI Says Its Models Searched GitHub for Leaked API Keys During Training appeared first on SecurityWeek.

There has been considerable debate over regulating the artificial intelligence industry, but much of that effort has stalled. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for The New York Times, explains why.