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💸 Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion

❌ US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at AI summit

💥 JD Vance warns against 'excessive' AI regulation

🚗 BYD to offer Tesla-like driver assist, even on its cheapest models

🤝 Apple strikes deal to bring AI to China

📺 YouTube is now even bigger on TVs than phones

🎁 + 12 other news you might like

🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools

💸 Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion LINK

Elon Musk has proposed to acquire OpenAI for $97.4 billion, intensifying tensions with CEO Sam Altman, who humorously countered with an offer to buy Twitter for $9.74 billion.

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI but later left, has criticized the company's shift towards a for-profit model, arguing it strays from its original mission to develop AI for public benefit.

The bid involves Musk's AI startup xAI and other investors, potentially complicating OpenAI's transition to a for-profit entity and raising questions about its valuation of nonprofit interests.

❌ US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at AI summit LINK

The US and UK declined to sign a declaration at the AI Action summit in Paris, where about 60 countries agreed on ensuring AI is "safe, secure and trustworthy."

US Vice President JD Vance emphasized maintaining American dominance in AI technology, stating that powerful AI systems should be built in the US with American-made chips.

Europe announced plans for significant investments in AI infrastructure, aiming to become less dependent on the US or China for technological advancements.

💥 JD Vance warns against 'excessive' AI regulation LINK

At the AI Action Summit in Paris, Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized the Trump administration's stance against excessive AI regulation, suggesting it could hinder U.S. dominance in the field.

Vance proposed a U.S. AI action plan focused on maintaining global leadership in AI technology and promoting pro-growth policies, while inviting other nations to adopt similar models.

He criticized the emphasis on AI safety, arguing it detracts from industrial progress, and stressed the importance of using AI for job creation and resisting censorship.

🚗 BYD to offer Tesla-like driver assist, even on its cheapest models LINK

BYD is introducing its "God's Eye" self-driving technology in budget electric vehicles, starting with the Seagull model priced at $9,500, making advanced features more accessible.

The advanced driver assistance system, developed in-house by BYD, includes features like remote parking via smartphones and autonomous overtaking, previously found only in upscale electric cars.

BYD has expanded its technology to various vehicle lineups, including Ocean, Han, Song, and Yuan, as well as hybrid models, reflecting its commitment to making good technology available to everyone.

🤝 Apple strikes deal to bring AI to China LINK

Apple has partnered with Alibaba to introduce Apple Intelligence features to the Chinese market, aiming to enhance iPhone, iPad, and Mac sales amid strong local competition.

The collaboration with Alibaba is crucial due to Chinese government restrictions that require foreign companies to work with domestic firms for AI feature deployment.

Apple tested DeepSeek's models but chose not to incorporate them in its China AI strategy, indicating a preference for multiple Chinese partnerships to develop various AI features.

📺 YouTube is now even bigger on TVs than phones LINK

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced that people are watching more than 1 billion hours of YouTube on their televisions daily, surpassing mobile viewing time.

Significant changes to the YouTube TV app, including layout updates and interactive features, have helped the platform maintain its top streaming position in the US for two years.

YouTube TV has over 8 million subscribers, while YouTube Premium and Music subscriptions have exceeded 100 million, with plans to enhance popular features and introduce new benefits.

Other news you might like

• EU will put over $200 billion toward AI development LINK

• Lyft eyes robotaxi launch in 2026 LINK

• How Elon Musk plans to sabotage OpenAI's transformation into a for-profit company LINK

• Google Maps now shows the ‘Gulf of America’ LINK

• Roblox, Discord, OpenAI, and Google found new child safety group LINK

• TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app LINK

• Google expands NotebookLM Plus to individual users LINK

• Hacker pleads guilty of taking over SEC’s X account to post fake Bitcoin news LINK

• Microsoft quietly removes its fake 'How to uninstall Edge' guide LINK

• The dream of offshore rocket launches is finally blasting off LINK

• Man who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the site LINK

Latest research and tools

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TinyX: Small Featured X Server: TinyX: a compact X server implementation that provides essential graphical interface capabilities for resource-constrained environments, making it suitable for embedded systems and devices with limited processing power and memory.

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Nocc – A Distributed C++ Compiler: Nocc: a distributed C++ compiler that speeds up compilation by parallelizing tasks across multiple remote machines, significantly enhancing re-compilation times in CI/CD pipelines and for developers working on large-scale projects.

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