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12 stories this week · ranked by system score
Sep 17
OpenAI Introduces Astra for Law
Official
OpenAI launches Astra for Law, a legal-focused offering with firm workflows, connected legal data sources, and legal-grade confidentiality controls.
Yesterday
Anthropic Confirms It Operates a Wet Biology Lab for AI-Driven Experiments
Anthropic confirmed it runs a Bay Area wet biology lab to test its AI models with real experiments, focusing on fundamental biology rather than drug discovery.
Anthropic's first embedded evaluator is Accenture, not an AI safety nonprofit
Anthropic taps Accenture's Faculty unit as its first embedded evaluator, with both firms investing at least $1B over five years.
Sep 18
AI PACs Pour Nearly $1 Million Into South Dakota Senate Race
AI-linked super PACs spent nearly $1M backing Sen. Mike Rounds in South Dakota, exceeding local donor money, as AI regulation looms.
Yesterday
Kanter: AI firms don't need antitrust exemption for safety coordination
Former DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter argues AI labs don't need an antitrust exemption to coordinate on safety, calling it a cartel risk.
India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos
India now requires caller-ID apps to feed user spam reports into telcos' blockchain anti-spam platform, and brings AI/automated calls under A2P rules.
Sep 18
Google adds Nobel laureate and top economists to AI & Economy research team
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Google expands its AI & Economy Research Program with Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion, Ajay Agrawal, and new directors Anu Madgavkar and Daniel Rock.
Yesterday
Vals AI raises $40M Series A to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking
Vals AI, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, raised a $40M Series A to build private, industry-specific AI benchmarks as a neutral standard.
Startup builder Vantora raises $100M, pivots to proprietary physical AI ventures for industrial clients
Vantora, formerly UP.Labs, raised $100M from Silversmith to build physical AI startups exclusively for industrial corporate partners.
Sep 18
Napster Pivots to AI Education With Dubai Schools Partnership
Napster, now an AI platform under Infinite Reality, partners with Gems Education in Dubai to build AI agents and digital teacher twins.