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Elon Musk Tried to Hire Sam Altman for Tesla Before Leaving OpenAI

Court documents reveal Elon Musk tried to recruit Sam Altman to lead an AI lab at Tesla and offered him a board seat, months before Musk left OpenAI's board in 2018. The case shows Musk wanted to absorb OpenAI into Tesla and control it, while OpenAI's leaders chose a different path. The lawsuit centers on whether OpenAI breached promises to Musk, and has exposed competing visions for how AI research should be organized.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·5h ago·11 sources

Elon Musk Tried to Hire Sam Altman for Tesla Before Leaving OpenAI

How a Quick Pitch Landed a Startup Backing to Fix Your Home

Pronto, an Indian home services app, secured investment from experienced startup backer Lachy Groom after a brief pitch. The company is rapidly expanding across major Indian cities by focusing on neighborhood-level service areas rather than spreading thin across entire cities. Growth in this space reflects rising middle-class incomes and increased smartphone use in India.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·5h ago·3 sources

How a Quick Pitch Landed a Startup Backing to Fix Your Home

Google Is Turning Its AI Assistant Into a Robot That Uses Your Computer

Google is reorganizing its AI assistant to work like a digital robot that can use your computer. The company is integrating technology from an experimental project called Mariner into its main Gemini 2 chatbot and Chrome browser, allowing AI to complete routine web-based tasks on its own.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·5h ago·3 sources

Google Is Turning Its AI Assistant Into a Robot That Uses Your Computer

Meta Tries to Stop Kids from Using Fake Mustaches to Bypass Age Checks

Meta has launched new AI tools to identify children on its platforms, but a UK study reveals that kids still find simple ways to bypass age checks—including drawing fake mustaches with pencil. The research shows that one-third of UK children have successfully fooled these systems, highlighting the limits of technology-only solutions.

Martin Holloway·5 min read·5h ago·6 sources

Meta Tries to Stop Kids from Using Fake Mustaches to Bypass Age Checks

Why a Major Investor Is Backing This Online Nutrition Doctor Service

Investment firm Technology Capital Ventures is backing Nourish, an online nutrition platform that connects patients with dietitians through insurance coverage. The company addresses a key barrier to nutrition care — cost — by getting insurance companies to pay for services instead of requiring patients to pay out of pocket.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·5h ago·2 sources

Why a Major Investor Is Backing This Online Nutrition Doctor Service

How Using AI to Solve Problems May Make You Worse at Solving Them

Recent studies show that using AI tools for just 10 minutes can noticeably reduce your ability to solve problems when the AI is no longer available. Brain scans reveal that relying on AI changes how your brain handles thinking and memory. While AI makes tasks easier now, it may weaken your problem-solving skills over time.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·9h ago·10 sources

How Using AI to Solve Problems May Make You Worse at Solving Them

Microsoft Rethinks Clean Energy Goal as AI Demand Surges

Microsoft is reconsidering its 2030 goal to run entirely on renewable energy as AI demand grows faster than renewable power plants can be built. The company is exploring new technologies and working with utilities, but faces a timing mismatch between how quickly AI scales and how long it takes to build renewable energy projects.

Martin Holloway·5 min read·9h ago·14 sources

Microsoft Rethinks Clean Energy Goal as AI Demand Surges

xAI Lets Another AI Company Use Its Giant Computer Superpower

xAI has made its Colossus supercomputer available to Anthropic, the company behind Claude. This partnership lets Anthropic use one of the world's largest computers for AI training without building their own, while xAI makes money to support its huge infrastructure investment.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·9h ago·2 sources

xAI Lets Another AI Company Use Its Giant Computer Superpower

Robinhood Lets Regular People Invest in Private Companies Like OpenAI

Robinhood launched a new investment fund that lets regular people invest in private companies like OpenAI for the first time. Previously, only wealthy investors could access these opportunities. The $75 million OpenAI investment shows the fund is real, but experts warn that private company investing carries more risk than buying regular stocks.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·9h ago·12 sources

Robinhood Lets Regular People Invest in Private Companies Like OpenAI

SpaceX Plans Massive $55 Billion Computer Chip Factory in Texas

SpaceX is filing plans for a $55 billion computer chip factory in Texas. The factory would make specialized computer chips for satellites, artificial intelligence systems, and robots—all things SpaceX currently needs for its business. This is part of a broader trend of large tech companies building their own chips rather than buying them from other manufacturers.

Martin Holloway·4 min read·9h ago·4 sources

SpaceX Plans Massive $55 Billion Computer Chip Factory in Texas