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Karpathy: AI Is No Longer a Chatbot, It's Your Teammate
Andrej Karpathy says AI assistants are outgrowing the standalone chatbot, turning into persistent, org-wide collaborators that live inside the tools people already use.
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Karpathy Says X Has Never Been This Toxic; Musk Responds
AI researcher Andrej Karpathy says X feels more toxic than at any point in his nearly two decades on the platform, and owner Elon Musk responds by calling for a complete algorithm overhaul.
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.
Tech
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
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.
Tech
Nvidia's Huang Calls Smuggled-Chip Data Centers a 'Dead End'
Jensen Huang told Nvidia shareholders that data centers built from smuggled chips are a dead end and that U.S. national security comes ahead of any overseas sale.
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.
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
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
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
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.