Today’s Menu 🥠

• Midjourney Planning Hardware Development

• OpenAI & Anthropic Must Report To US Gov

• Hollywood Studios Taking Down Pirating Sites

• Everything Else You Need To Know

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Apple & NVIDIA May Back OpenAI Next
Apple and Nvidia are in talks to join OpenAI’s next fundraising round, potentially valuing the ChatGPT creator at over $100 billion…

Bluesky Adds ‘Anti-Toxicity’ Features
Bluesky’s latest update introduces new tools to help users avoid harassment, including options to detach original posts from hostile quote posts and hide replies…

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Midjourney Plans Hardware Development

Midjourney, known worldwide for its AI image generation, is moving into hardware, led by a team with experience in design from Leap Motion and Apple.

The founder, David Holz, has been dropping tweets from his personal account this week asking for applicants, but it seems they may not be getting enough leads [which is likely why they tweeted it from the company account].

Big Brother
OpenAI & Anthropic Must Share Models With US Gov

OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to let the US AI Safety Institute access to their major AI models for safety testing before public release.

The US agency said it would provide feedback on safety improvements, in collaboration with its counterpart agency in the UK.

US AI Safety Institute director Elizabeth Kelly said in a statement that the new agreements were “just the start, but they are an important milestone as we work to help responsibly steward the future of AI.”

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Studios Taking Down Popular Pirating Sites

Hollywood studios, through the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), have intensified their crackdown on piracy by shutting down popular sites like Fmovies, Aniwave, AnimeFlix, and many others.

The closures, part of a broader effort to protect intellectual property, have resulted in arrests and signal a strong deterrent against digital piracy.

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Everything Else You Need To Know

Spotify Loses iPhone Volume Button Control
Spotify users on iPhones can no longer use physical volume buttons to control connected devices and must now use an in-app slider due to Apple restrictions.

X Blocks Links to NPR, Labels Them 'Unsafe'
X mistakenly flagged NPR's website as "unsafe," displaying warnings typically reserved for malicious links.

Ford Testing Cars On Private Off-Road Track
Ford is testing high-performance electric vehicles, including a rally variant and a 1,600-horsepower "SuperTruck," at its private off-road track in Michigan.

ChatGPT Weekly Users Double To 200 Million
ChatGPT's weekly user count has doubled to over 200 million, and its API usage has surged with the release of a more affordable model.

Oprah To Interview Tech Titans On AI
Oprah will interview figures like Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and MKBHD in an upcoming ABC special focused on AI, airing on September 12th.

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