Anthropic CEO Warns Spies Target $100M AI Breakthroughs in Mere Code Snippets

Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, is sounding the alarm about Chinese spies possibly nabbing valuable AI secrets—think $100 million ideas in just a few code lines. Speaking at a recent event, he urged the U.S. government to boost security for AI labs, citing China’s espionage reputation and potential misuse of AI tech.

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China’s Manus AI: A Game-Changer or a Threat?

China’s Manus AI, the world’s first fully autonomous agent, is shaking things up. It tackles complex tasks—like financial analysis, hiring, and software development—without human help, running 24/7 in the cloud. It’s a wake-up call for Silicon Valley and a worry for jobs, despite server hiccups and controversies. Is this the future of work?

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OpenAI Introduces Responses API for Building AI Agents

OpenAI’s new Responses API offers tools for developers to create AI agents that tackle tasks like web searches and file scanning. Designed to simplify building production-ready agents, it builds on past ChatGPT agents like Operator and Deep Research. OpenAI plans more enhancements soon, while CEO Sam Altman teased a creative writing model.

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AI Startups Soar with Anysphere Targeting $10 Billion Valuation

AI startups are grabbing tons of venture capital, with Anysphere, the team behind the AI-powered code editor Cursor, aiming for a $10 billion valuation in its latest funding round. This mirrors a hot trend, as European players like Poolside AI and Lovable also rake in big investments, showing AI coding’s global boom.

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Microsoft’s New AI Models Challenge OpenAI

Microsoft is gearing up to rival OpenAI with its own AI models, dubbed ‘MAI,’ for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Led by Mustafa Suleyman, the team is testing these advanced models, which match OpenAI’s benchmarks, and exploring third-party options like xAI. A potential API release later this year could shake up the AI scene.

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India’s AI Boom Faces Talent Shortage, 1 Million Workers Need Upskilling by 2027

India’s AI sector could face a shortfall of over a million skilled professionals by 2027, with job openings projected to reach 2.3 million against a talent pool of 1.2 million, according to Bain & Company. The report emphasizes the urgent need for reskilling and upskilling initiatives to bridge the talent gap and support AI industry growth.

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Gmail’s New AI Feature Simplifies Adding Events to Calendar

Google’s Gemini AI now lets Workspace users add events to Google Calendar directly from emails. The “Add to calendar” button appears when calendar-related content is detected, streamlining event creation. Available in English on the web, this feature is open to Business, Enterprise, and select Google One AI Premium users. Admins can enable it through the Workspace Admin console.

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Google Launches Experimental AI Search Engine

Google has launched an experimental search engine feature, AI Mode, replacing the classic 10 blue links with an AI-generated summary. Available to Google One AI Premium subscribers for $19.99/month, it’s accessible via an “AI Mode” tab. Driven by user demand, it faces competition from OpenAI and a lawsuit from Chegg over publisher concerns.

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Flora Crafts an AI-Driven ‘Endless Workspace’ for Creatives

Weber Wong’s startup, Flora, launched this week, aiming to revolutionize AI tools for creatives. Unlike typical models, Flora offers an “infinite canvas” for generating text, images, and videos with real control. Targeting designers, it’s already collaborating with Pentagram. Wong’s goal? Empower artists to do 100X more, skipping the “AI slop.”

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Indian Business Leaders Embrace AI, but Face Talent Crunch: LinkedIn Report

Indian companies are in a rush to embrace AI, but a recent LinkedIn report points out a significant challenge: there’s a lack of skilled talent. Only about half of the applicants actually meet the job requirements, making it tough for HR to discover qualified AI and tech experts. As a result, businesses are focusing on selective hiring and upskilling their existing workforce, prioritizing a skills-first strategy to fully harness the power of AI.

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