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OpenAI’s Altman Says No IPO in 2026, Firm to Prioritize Safety
OpenAI will not pursue an initial public offering in 2026 because the company is prioritizing safety concerns related to artificial intelligence technology. CEO Sam Altman made this statement in an interview with Fortune.
4 things you can do to protect yourself from the rising threat of AI
AI is increasingly integrated into home appliances, work products, and messaging systems while simultaneously gathering data from user behavior. Traditional cybersecurity threats like stolen passwords and phishing attacks have become more sophisticated, requiring four specific protective habits to reduce digital risk.
Don’t trust AI companies with your content. Verify them instead
Three major music publishers sued Anthropic for allegedly using torrented music and lyrics to train AI models without permission, following a similar January lawsuit from Universal. Anthropic previously settled a 1.5 billion dollar case over pirated books and declined detailed comment on the music allegations.
What happened when Meta tried to collect employee data
Meta planned to collect employee keystrokes and mouse movements to train AI models through its Model Capability Initiative, but canceled the mandatory program within two months after internal backlash and a data privacy leak. Employees circulated an online petition opposing the plan, and Meta's cybersecurity concerns were dismissed by CTO Andrew Bosworth.
Why Bridgewater’s CIO Says AI’s Human Extinction Risk Is Real
Greg Jensen, Bridgewater's managing CIO and early backer of OpenAI and Anthropic, has expressed concern that AI poses genuine human extinction risks. He argues that current AI discourse mirrors early 2020 pandemic discussions and that governments must establish meaningful regulations immediately.
Netflix hit with major lawsuit over alleged secret tracking of families and children
Florida accused Netflix of deceiving customers by promising ad-free privacy while secretly collecting behavioral data on families and children, including location, searches, and content viewed. The state alleges Netflix designed its product to keep kids watching and then commercialized that information to launch an advertising business it promised never to build.
Amazon Quick is now available on desktop, with a new mobile activity feed
Amazon Quick, a desktop AI assistant for enterprise use, is now available on macOS and Windows, running inference within European AWS regions. The tool positions itself as a governed alternative to shadow AI but remains unavailable on the sovereign AWS cloud in Brandenburg.
Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox
Roblox introduced AI-powered game-creation tools at its developer conference that simplify building games on the platform. The company also enabled games to be played outside Roblox on the web while expanding NPC capabilities.
Europe’s first truly driverless robotaxi is running in Croatia, on Chinese software
Fully driverless robotaxis are operating passenger rides in Zagreb, Croatia through Pony.ai and Verne software with Uber handling bookings. The companies plan to deploy over 2,000 vehicles across Europe, though EU regulations currently cap fully automated car approvals at 1,500 units annually.
OpenAI pauses $200 ChatGPT Pro sign-ups as Astra demand strains its systems
OpenAI paused sales of its $200 ChatGPT Pro tier due to overwhelming demand for the Astra model straining system capacity. European organizations cannot access Astra through any paid option because the model lacks EU data zone deployment.