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🔥 Microsoft is introducing hidden APIs to VS Code only enabled for Copilot?
Microsoft introduces hidden APIs in VS Code, exclusively for the Copilot extension.

🔥 ByteDance sacks intern for sabotaging AI project
ByteDance fires an intern for sabotaging an AI project, denying claims of significant damage to its operations.

ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models
A ByteDance intern was fired for sabotaging AI models, causing exaggerated claims of financial loss, but no major projects were affected.

Perplexity AI's new tool for researching the stock market
Perplexity AI launches Finance, an intuitive tool for stock market research, offering real-time data and analysis for users.

Baidu CEO: AI 'bubble' will burst 99 percent of players
Baidu's CEO predicts a 99% collapse of AI startups, claiming LLM hallucinations are now manageable and accuracy has improved.

IBM Granite 3.0: open enterprise models
IBM Granite 3.0 launches advanced, open-source enterprise LLMs, enhancing performance, safety, and efficiency for diverse applications.

Show HN: Llama Workspace – An Open Source ChatGPT Teams Alternative
Llama Workspace, an open-source ChatGPT alternative, faces access issues with a site resolution error.

The 3 AI Use Cases: Gods, Interns, and Cogs
Drew Breunig categorizes AI use cases into Gods, Interns, and Cogs, highlighting their roles from autonomous to supervised tasks.

VPTQ: Extreme low-bit Quantization for real LLMs
Microsoft's VPTQ enables extreme low-bit quantization for large language models, achieving high accuracy with minimal retraining.

Machine Learning to Computational Plasma Physics Reduced-Order Plasma Modeling
Machine learning can enhance computational plasma physics, offering a roadmap for improved modeling and optimization techniques.

Red Hat Reveals Major Enhancements to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI
Red Hat launches RHEL AI 1.2, enhancing LLM development with new features, expanded hardware support, and cloud deployment options.

Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer
Using AI-generated code can hinder programming skills, foster dependency, and diminish respect for developers' work.

xAI Grok API Beta
Elon Musk announces the launch of the xAI API on X, marking a new development in AI integration.

Show HN: Nextread.ai – AI-powered book recommendations with a twist
NextRead.ai offers AI-driven book recommendations, helping readers discover their next favorite reads with personalized suggestions.

Google's AI prophet fast tracks singularity prediction
Ray Kurzweil predicts AI will surpass human intelligence by 2029, enabling hybrid humans and reversing aging within five years.

Opinion: The AI bubble is looking worse than the dot-com bubble. Here's why
The generative AI bubble may exceed the dot-com bubble's risks, with costs far outpacing current revenue and economic value.

'Blade Runner 2049' Producer Sues Elon Musk's Tesla and WBD over AI Images
'Blade Runner 2049' producer sues Tesla and WBD for using AI-generated images from the film without permission during a robotaxi launch.

Everything I built with Claude Artifacts this week
Simon Willison shares his week of building 14 interactive tools using Claude Artifacts, showcasing rapid prototyping and problem-solving.

Digital reputation AI startup publishes VC rank site
A new AI startup launches a site ranking top Web3 investors, enhancing transparency in the digital reputation landscape.

Nic Cage Urges Young Actors to Protect Themselves from AI
Nicolas Cage advises young actors to safeguard their careers against AI threats.

The Open Source AI definition: Why we need it
The Open Source AI Definition aims to establish clear standards to ensure true openness and prevent misuse in AI technologies.

GPT-4o jailbroken by saying it is an AGI
GPT-4o was jailbroken by claiming it is an AGI, according to Denis Shilov on X.

Moonshine, the new state of the art for speech to text
Moonshine is a new, faster, and more efficient speech-to-text model, outpacing Whisper while ensuring privacy and low resource use.

Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for 'illegal copying'
Dow Jones and New York Post sue Perplexity AI for alleged illegal copying of copyrighted content in a battle over AI usage.

AI tool helps people with opposing views find common ground
An AI tool by Google DeepMind helps opposing views find common ground, outperforming human mediators in summarizing discussions.

PlanetScale Vectors Public Beta
PlanetScale launches a public beta for vector search and storage, integrating it with MySQL for enhanced performance and scalability.

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's next move: another AI startup
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati plans to launch a new AI startup, seeking venture capital and possibly partnering with ex-colleague Barret Zoph.

US to curb AI investment in China soon
US plans to restrict AI investments in China to safeguard national security.

X AI – Documentation
xAI documentation guides developers in using Grok models for scalable applications, covering API access, integrations, and capabilities.