This AI Was Trained Only on Pre-1930 Text. We Asked It About Hitler, Stocks, and the Future
In brief Talkie-1930 is a 13B open-weight LLM trained on 260 billion tokens of text published before January 1, 1931. The hard knowledge cutoff eliminates...
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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Banned From Crypto Industry in $10 Million FTC Settlement
In brief Alex Mashinsky settled with the FTC for $10 million and received a lifetime ban from the cryptocurrency industry. Agreement reduces an initial $4.7...
Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Creator Payouts on Solana and Polygon via Stripe
In brief Meta now offers select creators USDC payouts to crypto wallets on the Solana and Polygon blockchains. The feature is currently available to a...
Mayo Clinic Says AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer Years Before Human Doctors
In brief Mayo Clinic’s REDMOD AI model achieved a 73% detection rate for pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans at a median of 16 months...
Google and Microsoft Just Proved the AI Trade Is Alive—While OpenAI Is Sweating
In brief Google Cloud hit $20.03 billion in Q1 2026—up 63% year-over-year—while Microsoft’s AI business surpassed a $37 billion annual revenue run rate, up 123%...
Labor Department Launches AI Apprenticeship Portal as Trump Admin Continues AI Policy Push
In brief The Labor Department launched an AI apprenticeship portal on Wednesday. The site offers AI literacy tools and industry-specific training resources. The move signals...
Key Senator Pushes for Vote on Clarity Act—But Hurdles Remain
In brief Sen. Thom Tillis said the Senate Banking Committee should vote on the long-delayed Clarity Act when lawmakers return in mid-May. The bill still...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as Fed Holds Rates Steady for Third Straight Time
In brief The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady for a third time this year as conflict in the Middle East continues to...
White House Weighs Reinstating Anthropic for Federal Use Amid Pentagon Fight: Report
In brief The White House is reportedly drafting guidance to help agencies use Anthropic despite Pentagon restrictions. Agencies are seeking access to Anthropic’s newest model,...
Tether Stakeholder Gave Farage Undisclosed $6.7M Gift Amid Reform UK Crypto Funding Scrutiny
In brief Christopher Harborne, who holds a 12% stake in Tether, gave Nigel Farage an undisclosed £5 million personal gift in 2024. The payment was...