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Listen Labs’ $1.5 Billion Funding Round Collapsed as Salesforce Acquisition Talks Advanced

AI research startup Listen Labs scrapped a $125M round as Salesforce acquisition talks advanced, raising its potential valuation to $2B.

OpenAI adds AI safety researcher Paul Christiano to its foundation board as the company faces fresh scrutiny over frontier model security.

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns AI safety may face a decisive 1-2 year window as labs race toward more powerful systems.

Suno’s AI music model v6 adds label-backed training, new editing tools and multimodal prompts, but still lacks human-like imperfections.

Massachusetts issues clean power rules for data centers over 25 MW, adding new limits, transparency demands and cost protections.

San Francisco is demanding answers from Meta after researchers found hundreds of AI child abuse ads running across its platforms.

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OpenAI’s math breakthrough on Navier-Stokes is drawing scrutiny over scooping claims, data access and academic trust.

Apple says its new Audio Intelligence features use on-device processing and Secure Exclave hardware to protect privacy without storing raw audio.

Apple Watch AI features add listening and transcription tools, raising new questions about privacy, consent, and always-on wearables.

Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, new Watches, AirPods 5 and a smarter Health app at its fall event.