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OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

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Current is a new RSS reader that’s more like a river than an inbox

Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download.

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Bug in student admissions website exposed children’s personal information

Ravenna Hub, which lets parents apply and track the status of their kids' applications across thousands of schools, allowed any logged-in user to access the personally identifiable data associated with any other user, including their children.

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Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory

Reload announces a $2.275 million raise in a round led by Anthemis and the launch of its first AI employee, Epic.

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Rivian owners will soon be able to access vehicle controls using their Apple Watch

Rivian is launching a companion app that pairs with Apple Watch in the coming week.

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OpenAI, Reliance partner to add AI search to JioHotstar

The rollout includes two-way integration that surfaces streaming links directly inside ChatGPT.

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Co-founders behind Reface and Prisma join hands to improve on-device model inference with Mirai

Mirai raised a $10 million seed to improve how AI models run on devices like smartphones and laptops.

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These former Big Tech engineers are using AI to navigate Trump’s trade chaos

Amari AI is making custom AI-powered software that helps customs brokers modernize and minimize constantly shifting trade policies.

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OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

The viral agentic AI tool is known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.

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Rare gifted word-learner dogs like to share their toys

"It raises the possibility that social motivation plays a role in why some dogs end up learning object names."

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Dinosaur Food: 100M year old foods we still eat today

Article URL: https://borischerny.com/food/2022/01/17/Dinosaur-food.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074869 Points: 8 # Comments: 0

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Article URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/google/model-garden/gemini-3.1-pro-preview?pli=1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074735 Points: 27 # Comments: 9

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America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Economic Shocks

Article URL: https://www.governance.fyi/p/america-vs-singapore-you-cant-save Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074389 Points: 67 # Comments: 36

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Against Theory-Motivated Experimentation

Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26339137261421577 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074083 Points: 14 # Comments: 6

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Measuring AI agent autonomy in practice

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/measuring-agent-autonomy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073947 Points: 12 # Comments: 5