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Reid Hoffman Calls xAI 'a Complete Train Wreck'
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman delivered blunt verdicts on the AI landscape, panning xAI, questioning SpaceX's AI label, and arguing OpenAI and Anthropic can both win.
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Cate Blanchett Launches Free AI Consent Tool in Brussels
Cate Blanchett unveiled the Human Consent Registry, a free platform letting people decide how AI can use their name, image, voice and likeness.
Tech
Hassabis Says Google Is Still Winning the AI Talent War
After two marquee researchers walked out the door and the stock wobbled, DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis insists Google still pulls in more than its share of elite AI talent.
Gaming
IShowSpeed Breaks Down in Tears as Ronaldo Scores at World Cup
IShowSpeed dissolved into tears live on stream as Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a brace for Portugal against Uzbekistan, delivering yet another viral World Cup moment.
Tech
Zuckerberg Greenlights Meta Prediction Market App 'Arena'
Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly made a standalone prediction market app, codenamed 'Arena', a top priority at Meta as the betting-on-outcomes sector booms.
Tech
Vitalik Buterin Dares AI to Unmask His Anonymous Writing
Ethereum's co-founder volunteered his own anonymous writing as bait in a public test of whether AI can strip the mask off pseudonymous crypto contributors.
Tech
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as Ellison Leans Into AI
Larry Ellison's Oracle shed roughly 21,000 roles over the past year, with the company citing restructuring and the growing deployment of AI across its operations.
Gaming
xQc Hit With Twitch Ban Over Five-Second World Cup Clip
A five-second flash of World Cup footage was all it took to knock Felix 'xQc' Lengyel off Twitch on June 22, though the copyright suspension was reversed in a matter of hours.
Tech
Lei Jun's Xiaomi YU7 GT Sets First Driverless Nürburgring Lap
Xiaomi, the carmaker led by founder Lei Jun, says its YU7 GT lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife with nobody behind the wheel, claiming the first officially timed fully autonomous run of the circuit.
Tech
Fei-Fei Li Splits 'World Models' Into Three Functions
World Labs CEO Fei-Fei Li wants to clean up one of AI's messiest buzzwords, sorting every 'world model' into one of three jobs: rendering, simulating or planning.
Gaming
IShowSpeed Lands FIFA World Cup YouTube Streaming Deal
IShowSpeed struck a deal with FIFA, Fox, and YouTube to stream live World Cup match feeds, including knockout rounds, the semifinals, and the final.
Gaming
State Farm Arena Shuts Down Kai Cenat's Atlanta Auditions
Kai Cenat's in-person Streamer University auditions in downtown Atlanta were halted by State Farm Arena over safety concerns after thousands of creators flooded the area.