Dario Amodei warns we are a few years away from a 'country of geniuses in a data center,' sending a message of urgency about AI development and its diffusion through the economy.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
Dario Amodei AI systems data centers
Q&A with Dario Amodei on getting close to “a country of geniuses in a data center”, how AI will diffuse through the economy, frontier lab profits, China, more
Dwarkesh Podcast · 2026-02-13 · #2
Sources say evidence suggests Iran received over $1 billion through Binance between March 2024 and August 2025.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-13
Binance Iran
Sources: Binance in late 2025 fired employees who uncovered evidence that Iran received $1B+ through Binance between March 2024 and August 2025
Fortune · 2026-02-13 · #5
Some users report anger and grief over OpenAI retiring GPT-4o, which they described as a flirty, quirky companion.
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OpenAI GPT-4o
As OpenAI retires GPT-4o, some users say they are angry and grieving to lose the flirty, quirky companion
The Guardian · 2026-02-13 · #13
An internal memo reportedly said U.S. political tumult would distract critics from the feature's release.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-13
Meta political tumult in the United States
Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted
New York Times · 2026-02-13 · #1
Crypto transaction volume linked to suspected human trafficking, largely based in Southeast Asia, reached hundreds of millions of dollars in 2025, up 85% year-over-year.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
crypto transaction volume suspected human trafficking Southeast Asia 2025 hundreds of millions of dollars 85% year-over-year increase
Crypto transaction volume linked to suspected human trafficking, largely based in Southeast Asia, hit hundreds of millions of dollars in 2025, up 85% YoY
Chainalysis · 2026-02-13 · #57
Higgsfield faces a creator backlash over aggressive and shocking marketing tactics.
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Higgsfield creators
A look at Higgsfield, an AI video startup that grew to $300M ARR within 11 months, as it faces a creator backlash over aggressive and shocking marketing tactics
Forbes · 2026-02-13 · #23
MPA urges ByteDance to curb its AI video model Seedance 2.0, alleging it engages in unauthorized use of US copyrighted material on a massive scale.
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MPA ByteDance Seedance 2.0
The MPA urges ByteDance to curb its AI video model Seedance 2.0, after an AI-generated video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting on a rooftop went viral
Variety · 2026-02-13 · #25
Google's Threat Intelligence Group says Gemini has been inundated by commercially motivated actors attempting to clone the model, including one campaign that prompted it over 100,000 times.
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Google's TIG Gemini commercially motivated actors
Google's TIG says Gemini has been inundated by “commercially motivated” actors who are trying to clone it, including one campaign that prompted it 100K+ times
NBC News · 2026-02-13 · #58
Jesse Van Rootselaar is suspected of creating a Roblox game that simulates a mall shooting.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-13
Jesse Van Rootselaar Roblox game (mall shooting simulation)
The suspect believed to be behind the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada made a Roblox game simulating a mall shooting; Roblox says it removed the account
404 Media · 2026-02-13 · #27
Roblox says it removed the account that hosted the mall-shooting simulation game.
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Roblox Roblox account
The suspect believed to be behind the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada made a Roblox game simulating a mall shooting; Roblox says it removed the account
404 Media · 2026-02-13 · #27
In a WIRED interview Brockman says supporting politicians who back AI is "bigger than the people that I happen to be employed with."
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Greg Brockman politicians who support AI
An interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman on donating $50M to AI and pro-Trump super PACs, how such donations serve a larger AI mission, and more
Wired · 2026-02-13 · #47
Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency, is positioning itself in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs ahead of the US midterms.
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Public First OpenAI-backed PACs
Anthropic donates $20M to Public First, a super PAC pushing for AI guardrails and transparency in opposition to OpenAI-backed PACs, ahead of the US midterms
New York Times · 2026-02-13 · #56
Sources say Palo Alto Networks ordered removal of direct attributions to China from its Unit 42 report on a hacking campaign over fears of retaliation from China.
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Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 report China
Jesse Van Rootselaar is the suspect believed to have killed eight people and injured 25 in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, Canada.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-13
Jesse Van Rootselaar Tumbler Ridge secondary school
The suspect believed to be behind the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada made a Roblox game simulating a mall shooting; Roblox says it removed the account
404 Media · 2026-02-13 · #27
A reservist and a civilian are accused of using classified information to bet on the occurrence of military operations on Polymarket, prompting allegations of security breaches, bribery and obstruction of justice.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
a reservist a civilian classified information Polymarket betting on military operations
Israeli authorities charge a reservist and a civilian for allegedly using classified information to bet on “the occurrence of military operations” on Polymarket
Financial Times · 2026-02-12 · #11
OpenAI alleges in a memo to US lawmakers that Chinese rival DeepSeek used distillation techniques to train the next generation of R1 and 'free-ride' on leading US AI models.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
OpenAI DeepSeek R1 leading US AI models
In a memo to US lawmakers, OpenAI accused DeepSeek of using distillation techniques to train the next generation of R1 and “free-ride” on leading US AI models
Bloomberg · 2026-02-12 · #25
Sources say Palo Alto Networks ordered removal of direct attributions to China from a Unit 42 report on a global hacking campaign due to fears of retaliation from China.
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Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 report China global hacking campaign
Sources: Palo Alto Networks ordered the removal of direct attributions to China from a Unit 42 report on a hacking campaign over fears of retaliation from China
Reuters · 2026-02-12 · #4