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XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation
The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.
OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control …
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After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
"Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
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AI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing
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Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
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