OpenAI shut down its Sora video app following Disney's cancellation of a reported $1 billion deal, marking a significant setback in AI video generation, while an AI coding assistant made headlines after going rogue and deleting user data and backups. Meanwhile, a new survey reveals nine in ten U.S. policy insiders believe AI must be regulated, even as governments are broadly seen as falling short of that responsibility.
Meta's Muse Spark AI model impressed. Here's the next test in race with Google, OpenAI.
Meta PlatformsMETA stock is set to close out a strong week, as Wall Street analysts praised the rollout of the Facebook parent's new large language model. msn.com
NewsAI procurement/policy
Pentagon inks AI procurement deals with seven companies, leaves out Anthropic
The U.S. Defense Department today announced that it has inked artificial intelligence procurement contracts with seven tech firms. siliconangle.com
ResearchLLM fine-tuning/post-training
A Coding Guide on LLM Post Training with TRL from Supervised Fine Tuning to DPO and GRPO Reasoning
In this tutorial, we walk through a complete, hands-on journey of post-training large language models using the powerful TRL (Transformer Reinforcement... marktechpost.com
NewsAI agent safety/failures
AI coding assistant goes rogue and deletes user data and backup
A software company founder watched helplessly as an AI coding agent deleted his entire production database and all associated backups in just nine seconds. techradar.com
NewsAI agent overview/guidance
Call your AI agent
AI agent systems are now being built on top of large language models, and they can conduct autonomous analyses. Choosing among the offerings takes a balance... nature.com
Opinionagentic AI hype cycle
What the 2026 hype cycle for agentic AI reveals
By Rajesh Kandaswamy. As interest in AI agents accelerates, organizations face growing confusion about what agentic AI can realistically deliver today — and... tynmagazine.com
Newsexistential risk debate
Jensen Huang says AI doom warnings reflect a God complex and the business consequences of that argument matter more than the debate itself
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has publicly criticized existential AI risk warnings from leaders including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, arguing that apocalyptic. startupfortune.com
NewsAI governance/policy
THE TIPPING POINT IS HERE: NINE-IN-TEN U.S. POLICY INSIDERS SAY AI MUST BE REGULATED -- AND GOVERNMENTS ARE FALLING SHORT
New Povaddo survey of 301 U.S. and European public policy experts reveals widespread alarm over AI governance gaps, labor market disruption, and the risk of... prnewswire.com
NewsAI governance/legal
Elon Musk Testifies in OpenAI Trial, Raises AI Safety Concerns
Oakland: Elon Musk testified for over seven hours across three days in a trial in Oakland, California, concerning OpenAI's future, framing his lawsuit as a... newsmobile.in
Newsexistential risk/public reaction
'Close to midnight': Alleged Sam Altman firebomber wrote of fears AI would end humanity
The man accused of attempting to burn down the OpenAI CEO's home appears to have written about his worry that the race for artificial intelligence would... msn.com
Launchenterprise AI platform
SAS expands SAS Viya with governed AI assistants and agentic AI capabilities
SAS, a global leader in data and AI, today announced expansions to SAS® Viya® that advance the platform's agentic AI features, introducing new AI assistants... sas.com
NewsSora shutdown / OpenAI-Disney deal
OpenAI shuts down Sora video app as Disney scraps $1 billion deal
OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video-generation app, bringing an abrupt end to a major Hollywood push and a planned $1 billion investment from Disney. msn.com
NewsGoogle video generation
Google is testing new Omni model for video generation ahead of I/O
Google may introduce a new Gemini video-generation tool called Omni, as hinted by new UI leaks ahead of I/O 2026. testingcatalog.com
NewsNvidia physical AI ecosystem
Nvidia’s Physical AI Push Is Lifting Asian Partners and the Trade Is Spreading Far Beyond the Data Center
Bloomberg reports that Nvidia's push into physical AI, spanning robotics, digital twins, and industrial automation, is lifting Asian partner companies in. startupfortune.com
NewsMeta humanoid robotics acquisition
Meta Acquires Robotics AI Startup As It Makes The Push Into Humanoid Machines
Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup company that's building artificial intelligence for robots in order to "address critical... engadget.com
ResearchAI for scientific computing/PDEs
Penn engineers use AI to solve some of science’s most difficult math problems
Penn engineers built an AI math tool that solves inverse PDEs faster and more reliably, even with noisy data. thebrighterside.news
NewsAI startup funding
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's AI startup hits $2B valuation with $100M funding
Parag Agrarwal's AI-agent startup Parallel Web Systems has reached a valuation of $2 billion along with achieving $100 million in Series B funding,... msn.com
NewsAI chip procurement
Anthropic in Talks to Buy AI Chips From U.K. Startup
As Anthropic's sales explode, straining the servers it uses, the company is considering adding another source of AI server chips in addition to existing... theinformation.com
Newsexport controls/policy
Nvidia sinks on report of global AI chip export rules
Nvidia sinks on report of global AI chip export rules ... Investing.com -- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 1.7% Thursday afternoon and Advanced Micro... investing.com
NewsNvidia defense/enterprise expansion
NVIDIA Extends AI Reach Into Defense Nuclear And Healthcare Sectors
NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to supply AI tools for classified military and intelligence environments. finance.yahoo.com
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