Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and OpenAI are explicitly targeting AGI development, while nearly 70,000 experts signed a statement warning about superintelligence risks. The future of humanity might depend on who gets there first – and what they do with it.
Microsoft’s first in-house AI image generator is now live in Copilot with no waitlists. The model, called MAI-Image-1, specifically targets photorealistic outputs and fixes common AI art flaws like messed-up hands. Early users are calling it a huge improvement over previous systems.
Fossil fuel leaders are celebrating what they call a “big shift” in energy discussions. At the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi, OPEC’s secretary-general said the conversation has moved from eliminating fossil fuels to a “balanced approach” that includes them long-term.
Beta Technologies successfully debuted on the NYSE, raising $1 billion and closing at $36 per share. The Vermont-based electric aviation company priced above its expected range and took an unconventional path to going public, bypassing traditional venture capital.
Palantir Technologies saw its stock skyrocket nearly 2,000% from its $10 opening price over five years. The company reached a staggering $493 billion market cap before Tuesday’s post-earnings selloff sent shares tumbling from above $200.
Norges Bank Investment Management, which holds a 1.16% stake in Tesla, announced it will reject Elon Musk’s potentially trillion-dollar pay package. The fund cited concerns about the award’s size, dilution effects, and key person risk management.
U.S. Steel has detailed its massive $11 billion investment strategy through 2028 under new owner Nippon Steel. The plan focuses on modernizing century-old facilities while protecting American jobs and reducing emissions.
The Department of Energy is consolidating six specialized advisory committees into one Office of Science Advisory Committee. Scientists fear this move reduces their influence over the $8.24 billion research budget. The change appears part of a broader administration strategy to shift control toward
AOC is pushing refresh rates into completely new territory with a monitor that hits 1,000 Hz. The 27-inch display can run at 500 Hz at 1440p or crank all the way to 1,000 Hz at 1080p resolution. But here’s the catch – we don’t even know if it’s using OLED technology yet.
Pay3 just launched a platform that allows AI agents to autonomously execute financial transactions using stablecoins. This comes as Gartner predicts 33% of enterprise software will include agentic AI within three years. Meanwhile, stablecoins face a serious illicit activity problem.
