Yoshua Bengio launches LawZero, a nonprofit AI safety lab

June 3, 2025

Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio is launching a nonprofit AI safety lab called LawZero to build safer AI systems, he told the Financial Times on Monday. LawZero raised $30 million in philanthropic contributions from Skype founding engineer Jaan Tallinn, former Google chief Eric Schmidt, Open Philanthropy, and the Future of Life Institute, among others. The […]

I’ve Been Studying Ultra-Successful Businesspeople for Over 30 Years. Here’s What Truly Sets Them Apart.

June 3, 2025

Here’s a look at the qualities that set billionaires apart from regular entrepreneurs, including relentless drive, emotional intelligence and a strong tolerance for risk.

Microsoft Is Laying Off More Workers as AI Continues to Trim Workforces

June 3, 2025

The tech giant laid off another 305 workers this week after cutting more than 6,000 roles in May.

Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less)

June 3, 2025

Meta and Constellation Energy said the deal would help keep the Clinton Clean Energy Center running through 2047 without ratepayer support.

TikTok rolls out AI-powered Smart Keyword Filters to limit content you don’t want to see

June 3, 2025

TikTok is rolling out AI-powered Smart Keyword Filters to allow people to limit content they don’t want to see on their For You page, the company announced on Tuesday. While TikTok already allows users to use keyword filters to restrict specific content from appearing in their feeds, the new Smart Keyword filters will use AI […]

Klarna Introduces a Debit Card, Allowing Users to ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ on the Spot

June 3, 2025

Five million customers are already on the waitlist for the Klarna Card.

DeepSeek may have used Google’s Gemini to train its latest model

June 3, 2025

Last week, Chinese lab DeepSeek released an updated version of its R1 reasoning AI model that performs well on a number of math and coding benchmarks. The company didn’t reveal the source of the data it used to train the model, but some AI researchers speculate that at least a portion came from Google’s Gemini […]

Snapchat adds new tools for building Bitmoji games

June 3, 2025

Snapchat is launching new Lens Studio tools that AR creators and developers can use to build Bitmoji games.

Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms

June 3, 2025

The company said the cyberattack destroyed its servers and customer data.

iOS 19: All the rumored changes Apple could be bringing to its new operating system

June 3, 2025

As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new name for the operating system, an entirely new design inspired by the Vision Pro, and more. Here’s a roundup of the most notable features rumored to be coming to iOS 19. New name Sources […]

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