OpenAI announced the successors to its o1 reasoning model family, o3 and o3-mini, which are not yet widely available but can be previewed by safety researchers.

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In 2024, AI companies have raised $19 billion, accounting for 28% of all venture funding. Notably, xAI secured a $6 billion round and Liquid AI received $250 million. Other AI startups raised over $100 million each, with a total of 49 US-based companies reaching this milestone so far this year.

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OpenAI's GPT-5 development is facing delays and cost concerns. Initial training runs have been slower than anticipated, raising doubts about the model's significant advancement compared to previous versions.

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, refutes Marc Andreessen's claim of a proposed plan to allow only a few AI companies to dominate the industry through collaboration with the Biden administration, stating that no such discussion occurred during their meeting.

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Canoo has placed its remaining employees on a mandatory unpaid break through the end of the year, following previous furloughs and facility idling due to lack of funding.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a new framework to allow companies to deploy autonomous vehicles without traditional manual controls, requiring AV companies to share safety data with the agency.

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A ransomware attack on Ascension, a US healthcare giant, allowed hackers to steal personal and sensitive health information on 5.6 million patients, causing widespread disruption and lapses in healthcare.

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PearAI, a startup that faced online backlash on the first day of Y Combinator's winter 2024 session, has successfully graduated from the program and raised $1.25 million in seed funding.

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Nvidia received approval from the European Union to acquire Run-ai, an Israeli GPU orchestration platform. The EU determined the acquisition wouldn't create a monopoly. However, the deal is still pending approval from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Four Rivian employees have sued the company over allegations of harassment, including some by top executives, and claim the company's leadership did not address their concerns. Rivian has also settled three other harassment and discrimination cases.

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