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The Trump administration is considering new restrictions on the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek that would limit it from buying Nvidia’s AI chips and potentially bar Americans from accessing its AI services.
Rippling sues Revolut to verify identity of Alba Basha, who allegedly received $6,000 payment from Deel's COO's wife. Let’s dive deeper…
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Trump administration considers new restrictions on Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, limiting its access to Nvidia's AI chips and potentially blocking Americans from using its services.
Rippling sues Revolut over spying claim, amid Deel drama
Trump cybersecurity official fights federal investigation
openai new safety measures ai models
Meta CEO says Snapchat would have grown faster if it accepted Facebook buyout bid in 2013
Trump administration ordered to unfreeze EV charging program
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Artificial Intelligence
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Summary: The Trump administration is considering new restrictions on the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek that would limit it from buying Nvidia's AI chips and potentially bar Americans from accessing its AI services. This move is part of the Trump administration's effort to compete with China on AI, which has been a growing concern for several months.
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The Trump administration is considering new restrictions on the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek that would limit it from buying Nvidia’s AI chips and potentially bar Americans from accessing its AI services.
This move is part of the Trump administration's effort to compete with China on AI, which has been a growing concern for several months.
DeepSeek's popularity among U.S. AI developers has soared in recent months, and the startup's competitive pricing has forced Silicon Valley to offer frontier AI models at lower costs.
Why it matters: The move highlights the growing tension between the Trump administration and China over AI, which is seen as a key technology for the future.
Tech News
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Summary: Rippling sues Revolut over spying claim; Deel denies wrongdoing; Irish High Court gives clue that it may honor Rippling's wishes to verify Alba Basha's identity.
Key Points:
Rippling employee Keith O'Brien claimed he was paid $6,000 a month to spy on Rippling
Alba Basha Westgarth received the payment from Deel's COO Dan Westgarth's wife
Revolut has hired top lawyer in Ireland; declined to comment on the case
Why it matters: The lawsuit highlights concerns over data privacy and security in the fintech industry.
Government Tech
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Summary: Chris Krebs, former Trump cybersecurity official, vows to fight back against a federal investigation. He claims the government is using its power to punish dissent. Krebs resigned from his position at SentinelOne to challenge the investigation.
Key Points:
Krebs will resign from SentinelOne to challenge the federal investigation
The investigation claims Krebs 'falsely and baselessly denied that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen'
Krebs joins a growing list of former government officials, law firms, and universities pushing back on Trump's use of executive power
Why it matters: This article highlights the increasing trend of the Trump administration using its power to target critics and dissenters, sparking concerns about freedom of speech and government accountability.
Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures
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Summary: openai deploys new safety-focused system to monitor ai reasoning models o3 and o4-mini; system aimed at preventing advice on biological and chemical threats; test shows 98.7% decline in risky prompts; company says it will continue to rely on human monitoring
Key Points:
The new system, custom-trained to reason about OpenAI's content policies, runs on top of o3 and o4-mini.
The system aims to identify prompts related to biological and chemical risk and instruct the models to refuse to offer advice on those topics.
OpenAI had red teamers spend around 1,000 hours flagging 'unsafe' biorisk-related conversations from o3 and o4-mini.
During a test in which OpenAI simulated the 'blocking logic' of its safety monitor, the models declined to respond to risky prompts 98.7% of the time.
Why it matters: The new system is designed to prevent AI models from offering advice that could potentially harm humans, highlighting the importance of prioritizing safety in AI development.
Tech News
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Summary: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified during the company's antitrust trial that Snapchat would have grown faster if it had accepted Facebook's $6 billion buyout offer in 2013. The government is arguing that Meta aims to preserve its dominance in the social media landscape by acquiring rivals, rather than competing with them directly.
Key Points:
Meta offered to buy Snapchat for $6 billion in 2013
Zuckerberg testified that he thought Snapchat 'wasn't growing at the potential that it could' and that his company would have improved the app
The government is arguing that Meta aims to preserve its dominance in the social media landscape by acquiring rivals, rather than competing with them directly
Why it matters: This testimony supports the government's argument that Meta aims to preserve its dominance in the social media landscape by acquiring rivals, rather than competing with them directly.
Politics Energy
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Summary: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze an electric vehicle charging program, saying its actions were unreasonable. The program was authorized by Congress under two laws.
Key Points:
The program had already awarded grants and contracts.
The judge said the administration's actions were 'neither reasonable nor reasonably explained'.
The case is separate from another one where the Trump administration told Citibank to freeze funds already held in nonprofits' bank accounts.
Why it matters: This decision highlights the limits of executive power and the importance of upholding congressional intent.
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