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Elizabeth LopattoApr 30

We’re in break — and I just checked out something interesting.

In the document of stipulated facts — that is, what everyone has agreed on — it’s said that Musk gave Teslas to OpenAI as an in-kind contribution. In response to questioning from YGR, Musk says that he gave the Teslas to individuals, personally, and not to OpenAI: “I bought at full price and gave them to individuals. It was a reward to the individuals.”
I don’t know if this matters, but it sure is interesting.

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Emma RothApr 30

Anthropic rolls out its codebase-scanning security tool for businesses.

Claude Security uses the Opus 4.7 model to scan a business’s codebase for vulnerabilities and issue a fix. This tool is rolling out to enterprise customers globally and isn’t to be confused with Anthropic’s Mythos, a powerful AI model that can identify and exploit vulnerabilities across operating systems and web browsers.

Screenshot: Anthropic via X

Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools

Robert HartApr 30

Cricut’s Joy 2 makes creating stickers easier for beginners, and it’s on sale

Sheena VasaniApr 30

Elizabeth LopattoApr 30

Musk seems notably more subdued today.

On the cross exams by OpenAI and Microsoft, there was minimal (though still some) bickering, and we are now getting many more yeses and nos as full answers. I’m not sure whether Musk was trying to run out the clock yesterday or what, but he’s clearly rethought his strategy.

Jay PetersApr 30

Seahawks fans: Are we Cooked?

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook and current Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg are considering bids for the Seattle Seahawks, Front Office Sports reports.

Paul Allen’s estate began the sale process for the NFL team in February after this year’s Super Bowl win. (Go Hawks, that was a great game.)

Seahawks Sale Watch: Zuckerberg, Cook Among Rumored Bidders

[Front Office Sports]

Emma RothApr 30

Lawmakers advance bill that would age-gate AI chatbots.

Introduced last year, the GUARD Act would ban kids under 18 from accessing chatbots, while implementing age checks for everyone else. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill on Thursday, and now it’s headed to the Senate floor.

Senators propose banning teens from using AI chatbots

Emma Roth

Oct 28

Andrew LiszewskiApr 30

The best part of the new Mandalorian movie might be this $600 animatronic Grogu.

Ahead of The Mandalorian and Grogu hitting theaters on May 22nd, Hasbro has announced a new animatronic version of Grogu packed with motors, sensors, and the ability to shuffle around on its own two feet. CNET’s Bridget Carey visited Hasbro HQ for an early look at the toy including how it simulates using the Force.

Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down

Tom WarrenApr 30

Gemini is rolling out to cars with Google built-in

Jess WeatherbedApr 30

Microsoft’s DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld

Tom WarrenApr 30

Jay PetersApr 30

XOXO has launched a full archive of the festival.

I missed this last week, but the XOXO organizers put together a wonderful website where you can watch all the videos from past years of the conference (which held its last iteration in 2024).

I encourage you to explore the whole site, but if you watch just one talk, make it this one from Panic’s Cabel Sasser.

Launching XOXO Explore

[XOXO]

Now California’s cops can give tickets to driverless cars

Stevie BonifieldApr 30

Terrence O'BrienApr 30

Super Mario Galaxy 2 just got a weird update 16 years after its release.

Nintendo added a new epilogue to the storybook. It doesn’t tie the game to the movie or add much to the story. It’s mostly just left players confused. If you don’t feel like firing up the game to unlock the new bit, you can watch it below.