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David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator, recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace. spr.ly/6010BHoyL0

Amazon wants to be the king of AI cloud computing and become the first $1 trillion revenue business. But to do that it will have to continue on its capex spending spree, its CEO said Thursday. spr.ly/6010BHo8WI

The success of blockbuster hits like Project Hail Mary and Verity is only part of the story, Amazon's CEO says. spr.ly/6019BHo8k7

Dream is grounded in real physics and construction standards. Just as LLMs learn from text, Dream's world model is trained on more than 100 million square feet of building data gathered from permit archives across the United States. spr.ly/6018BHWCby

Some estimates say hackers stole billions in crypto from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, during a cyberattack on Thursday. spr.ly/6011BHW7wH

Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project. spr.ly/6016BHWfyQ

The biggest ouch of the report was its negative free cash flow of $2.4 billion. spr.ly/6014BHW2ho

As part of the settlement, GM must get drivers’ express consent before it collects or shares their driving and location data. spr.ly/6019BHWFiD

Archive of Our Own, the popular online home of fan fiction readers and writers, has bad news for its community. spr.ly/6017BHW08W

Rivian doesn't disclose if the value of its $5.8 billion joint venture will expand as a result. spr.ly/6012BHWxyO

As AI transforms how people find information online, Reddit is rethinking its open-web roots to protect its audience and business. spr.ly/6016BHWaQw

Rivian is seeing strong enough sales of the new EV that it improved its guidance to Wall Street for the second time this year. spr.ly/6013BHWaV9

OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings is buying ADT in a $15.3 billion deal, with plans to bring AI to the home security business. spr.ly/6019BHWvQ3

The app connects to Instagram to build a virtual closet from photos you’ve already shared, or lets you add items manually by snapping a photo, recording a quick video, or uploading images from your camera roll. spr.ly/6016BHWS7C

Airbnb’s nonprofit held its inaugural gala on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and the internet had one reaction — the *what* gala? spr.ly/6018BHWS9s

Uno reverse! After Wispr added meeting notes to its dictation app, Granola is adding dictation to its meeting notetaker. The voice AI wars are getting interesting. spr.ly/6011BHW9NS

Mistral says its new model can afford organizations a kind of control over its cyber defenses that closed models can't. spr.ly/6019BHWe7c

A top executive of a Singapore AI cloud company that was accused of illegally selling Nvidia chips to China could also have been a Chinese spy, sources have told the New York Times. spr.ly/6015BHWZsh

SuperMe just raised $20 million to let you pester AI clones of Silicon Valley’s savviest people about your career. spr.ly/6011BHWXQ5

The update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions with the AI bot. spr.ly/6014BHWVoO