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Critics Slam Leaked Anthropic AI Regulatory Bill as Weak and Dangerous

Experts argue the company's draft legislation prioritizes corporate protection over public safety.

A leaked Anthropic draft bill is facing backlash for weakening enforcement powers and preempting state laws, with critics calling it worse than doing nothing.

Disney to Hire Majority of Character.AI Workforce Post-Bankruptcy

Major tech acquisition deal includes CTO appointment and $60M in compensation packages.

Following Character.AI's bankruptcy filing, Disney has agreed to acquire assets and hire at least 60 employees, marking a significant shift for the chatbot startup.

DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Shows Strong Open-Source Potential

Users report SoTA results on consumer-grade GPU clusters despite overthinking tendencies.

DeepSeek v4.1 Flash 1017 is being hailed as a top open-source model, delivering state-of-the-art performance when run on 4x RTX PRO 6000s or DGX Sparks.

DeepSeek 4.1 Flash Powers Agentic AI on Apple Silicon

A new benchmark shows DeepSeek 4.1 Flash handling over 100 tool calls in real-world agentic workflows.

Demonstrations reveal DeepSeek 4.1 Flash executing 100+ real-world tool calls on a MacBook Pro M4 Pro, highlighting its efficiency in autonomous AI tasks.

DeepSeek Undercuts Rivals With $0.75 Search API

New tool prices search and fetch calls at a fraction of competitors.

DeepSeek has launched its Search & Fetch APIs at just $0.75 per 1,000 calls, dramatically undercutting Google and OpenAI while offering free usage via server-side tools until late October.

Knitting in the Age of AI: Hobbyists Find Calm in Human Craft

As AI agents automate complex tasks, users report turning to tactile hobbies like knitting during downtime.

A Hacker News user reveals they picked up knitting while waiting for their AI agent to complete tasks, sparking a conversation about reclaiming time.

OpenAI Launches Rosalind Academic Plan for Labs

OpenAI has introduced the Rosalind Academic Plan, offering eligible academic research labs sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind to advance life sciences discoveries.

OpenAI Upgrades GPT-6 Astra Pro with Multi-Agent Parallelism

ChatGPT Pro users can now deploy multiple agents simultaneously.

OpenAI has rolled out an upgrade for GPT-6 Astra Pro, introducing faster responses, improved plugin support, and the ability for multiple agents to work on tasks in parallel.

OpenAI Engineers Use AI Agents for On-Call Support

The company is putting its own tools to the test during critical overnight incidents.

OpenAI engineer Ali used an AI agent to triage a 3am incident and steer a Codex thread from his phone via ChatGPT.

Inside the Viral AI Zombie Trend Taking Over TikTok

How emotional AI video generators are turning photos into zombie love stories

The AI Zombie Trend is redefining viral short-form content by pairing emotional reunion narratives with AI-generated visuals.

Microsoft Quits UK AI Datacentre Project Over Power Shortages

Nscale loses anchor tenant as grid capacity delays push operational dates to mid-2030s

Microsoft has withdrawn from Nscale’s landmark Essex AI datacentre project due to critical power supply constraints, dealing a blow to the UK’s sovereign AI ambitions.

J Mascis Addresses AI Video Controversy and Dinosaur Jr.'s Longevity

Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis admits his 'Old Friends' music video used generative AI, noting the band simply has 'nothing better to do' after 40 years.