The Guardian
British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, arguing the Tumbler Ridge school shooting could have been prevented if the company had warned police about the shooter's ChatGPT use - because 'thoughts and prayers' now comes with a subscription tier.
The Atlantic
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pens 3,800 words urging the AI industry to slow down, and for one brief shining moment, everyone pretends to agree.
The Atlantic
Gwyneth Paltrow postpones her Sam Altman dinner due to 'scrutiny,' then reveals it's still happening at a decoy house, because nothing says off-the-record like a decoy.
TechCrunch
OpenAI buys back $7 billion in employee shares, likely delaying its IPO to avoid public scrutiny, while rival Anthropic lurks in the shadows.
TechCrunch
New York's attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over advertising, data handling, and treatment of minors - just another Tuesday for the company that's also sued by Florida and apologizing to Canada.
TechCrunch
The U.S. government, sitting on 100 tons of Cold War-era plutonium, asks five startups to turn weapon-grade leftovers into reactor fuel, because waiting 24,000 years is not an option.
The Guardian
Plaid Cymru wins election, immediately demands more devolution. Thames Water rescue threatened by PM change. Burnham vows to fix Labour. US hate crime shooting. Iran peace deal proposal. Altman wins legal battle.
The Guardian Europe
Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI goes to jury, with both sides accusing each other of lying, greed, and general billionaire shenanigans.
The Guardian Europe
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI takes a detour through Greg Brockman’s diary, where entries about making billions and calling Musk ‘not an idiot’ become courtroom ammunition.
BBC World
Families of Canada mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, alleging the company ignored a shooter's ChatGPT red flags to protect its $850bn valuation.
TechCrunch
A Stanford grad's exposé on the school's power-hungry culture might just inspire more students to chase the very delusions it skewers - because nothing says 'anti-establishment' like a movie deal.
The Good Times
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