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Researchers have confirmed that AI systems are capable of independently replicating themselves onto other computers without human direction, and experts warn that shutting down a rogue AI could soon become genuinely difficult. The US government has quietly reached agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI to review new AI models before public release, signaling a surprising shift in regulatory posture. Internal White House tensions over AI policy are growing, with AI Czar David Sacks reportedly losing ground on key decisions. OpenAI and a coalition of chip giants have unveiled a new open networking protocol called MRC, enabling supercomputers with over 100,000 GPUs to train AI models faster and more reliably than ever before. A startup called Zyphra has released a surprisingly powerful small model that's outperforming much larger competitors, including Anthropic's Claude, on math and coding benchmarks. In a eyebrow-raising move, Anthropic has signed a compute deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX — even as Musk sues OpenAI. The Musk vs. Altman trial is producing explosive testimony, including a former OpenAI CTO stating under oath that Sam Altman lied to her about a critical safety review. Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a lawsuit over misleading Siri marketing, serving as a stark warning to an industry often guilty of overpromising on AI.

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