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New York state lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that aims to prevent frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic from contributing to disaster scenarios, including the death or injury of more than 100 people, or more than $1 billion in damages. The passage of the RAISE Act represents a win for the AI safety movement, which has lost ground in recent years as Silicon Valley and the Trump Administration have prioritized speed and innovation. Safety advocates including Nobel prize laureate Geoffrey Hinton and AI research pioneer Yoshua Bengio have championed the RAISE Act. Should it become law, the…

Clay, a sales automation startup, has raised a Series C round at an approximate $3 billion valuation, led by CapitalG, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. Clay and CapitalG didn’t respond to a request for comment.  The new round comes just a month after the New York startup announced that it will allow most of its employees to sell some of their shares at a $1.5 billion valuation. That secondary deal, known as a tender offer, was led by Sequoia, which agreed to purchase up to $20 million in employee stock. While it may seem that employees…

Compared to other Nintendo consoles, the Switch 2 is an outlier. It’s the first Nintendo system that feels like a direct, no-frills upgrade to its predecessor. It looks similar, it doesn’t require new controllers, and it even plays 99% of the original Switch’s library. It’s a sequel, which is rare for such an innovation-focused company.This lack of innovation gives the Switch 2 its greatest strengths and worst flaws. On the one hand, the system carries over everything I loved about the original console, including its massive library and iconic blend of handheld and TV gaming. But on the other hand,…

2025-06-13T20:36:51Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Oracle appointed two new presidents SEC filings show. The people are considered part of a succession plan for the cloud company. Oracle shares recently reached a record high, reflecting its renewed enterprise popularity. Oracle revealed two new presidents in company filings on Friday. The move could have broader succession implications for the…

Google Search is experimenting with Audio Overviews for certain Search queries, the company announced on Friday. The feature was first introduced to NotebookLM, Google’s AI-based note-taking and research assistant. The tech giant says Audio Overviews will use its latest Gemini models to give users another way to absorb and understand information. “An audio overview can help you get a lay of the land, offering a convenient, hands-free way to absorb information whether you’re multitasking or simply prefer an audio experience,” Google explained in a blog post. The feature is available starting today in Labs, Google’s experimental program. The company says…

A farmer floating in a pool of eggs. An alien chugging beer. An older man, draped in an American flag, screaming, “Indiana gonna win baby.” The chaotic scenes are all part of a new AI-generated ad from sports betting marketplace Kalshi, which aired Wednesday during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.”The world’s gone mad, trade it,” the commercial’s tagline read, following the 30-second collection of surreal scenes.In a recent thread on X, the ad’s director explained how he made the clip for just $2,000.”Kalshi hired me to make the most unhinged NBA Finals commercial possible,” PJ Accetturo, a self-described AI…

This is the space where I usually try an AI tool. This week, though, I’m featuring an experience shared by a Tech Memo reader who got in touch after last week’s installment about AI coding services such as Replit, Cursor, and Bolt.new.This person worked at Google for more than two decades, so they know their software! They recently tried out Replit, following Google CEO Sundar Pichai saying he’s been messing around with this tool.”Like Sundar, I’ve also tried Replit to test out a cat purring app I had (lol). I poked around on some other options, but I liked Replit…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded its approval of Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine on Thursday to include adults under the age of 60 at increased risk of the disease.Previously, the vaccine, known as mRESVIA, had been licensed for use for those aged 60 and older.Approval for mRESVIA came after Moderna conducted a late-stage clinical trial showing the vaccine helped boost immune responses in younger adults.MORE: Despite ‘game-changing’ new RSV shots, uptake lagged among infants, adults: ExpertsMore than one-third of adults between ages 18 and 59 have at least one underlying condition that puts them at increased risk…

The attorney who negotiated the $2.8 billion legal settlement for the NCAA said Friday that thousands of former athletes due to receive damages could have to wait months or maybe more than a year to get paid while appeals play out.Rakesh Kilaru, who served as the NCAA’s lead counsel for the House settlement that was approved last week, told The Associated Press an appeal on Title IX grounds filed this week will hold up payments due to around 390,000 athletes who signed on to the class-action settlement.He said he has seen appeals take up to 18 months in the California-based…

Generative AI is reshaping the way people work, from full-time employees to freelancers. As coding copilots, design assistants, and AI-powered writing tools become more capable and accessible, creative and technical roles are starting to shift — if not become eliminated entirely. The pressure to adapt is growing across the board. Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman isn’t sugarcoating it. In a recent open letter to staff, he warned that AI is coming for everyone’s jobs, and the only way to stay relevant is to embrace AI tools and automation. Get better, get faster, or get left behind.  Kaufman joined Rebecca Bellan on…