Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5

Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok available on the open source platform Hugging Face. This release specifically includes the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5. Musk announced the news on X, stating…

Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acquihire

When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of the first examples of what became known as a reverse acquihire. This type of deal involves a large company hiring key startup team members and…

OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments

OpenAI has issued a warning about unauthorized investment opportunities that claim to offer exposure to the company. The warning specifically highlights special purpose vehicles, known as SPVs, as one method being used. The company urges the public to be cautious…

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law

Social networking startup Bluesky has decided to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi rather than comply with a new age assurance law. In a blog post published on Friday, the company explained that as a small…

Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology. Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced the partnership on Friday in a post on Threads. Wang stated that Meta’s research teams will collaborate with…

US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel

The U.S. government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel, President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday. The news pushed the semiconductor chip company’s stock up more than 7%. Trump stated that Intel has agreed to the proposal, while…