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OpenAI IPO filing preparations - OpenAI is reportedly preparing a confidential IPO draft with U.S. regulators, working with major underwriters. The move could reshape public-market AI exposure and intensify scrutiny of OpenAI financials and competition.

AI makes a new math proof - OpenAI says a reasoning model produced an original proof that disproves a famous Paul Erdős discrete-geometry conjecture from 1946. Mathematician feedback included in the release raises the stakes for AI-assisted discovery and validation.

Google’s ERA auto-writes research code - Google researchers published ERA in Nature, an AI system that generates and iterates scientific software for measurable “scorable tasks.” It reportedly improved models in areas like hospitalization forecasting and neuroscience, potentially shrinking research coding bottlenecks.

LLMs pass persona Turing tests - A UC San Diego study suggests modern language models can pass a three-party Turing test when guided with persona prompts. The result sharpens concerns about deception, fraud, and online trust as bots become more convincingly humanlike.

AI watermarking expands beyond Google - Google says SynthID has watermarked massive volumes of AI media and is expanding via partnerships, including Nvidia and OpenAI. Watermarking plus C2PA provenance signals a growing push for AI content labeling across the ecosystem.

Meta and Cloudflare reshape workforces - Meta cut roughly a tenth of its workforce while shifting thousands into AI roles, and Cloudflare’s CEO argued big layoffs can happen even amid strong growth due to AI-driven restructuring. Together they point to AI changing org charts, not just tools.

Singapore signs major AI partnerships - Singapore signed separate agreements with OpenAI and Google to accelerate AI across public services and industry, including an OpenAI applied lab and workforce initiatives. The deals reinforce Singapore’s strategy as a global AI deployment hub.

GitHub hit by extension supply-chain attack - GitHub says an employee-installed trojanized VS Code extension led to access and exfiltration of thousands of internal repositories. The incident highlights ongoing supply-chain risks in developer tooling and marketplaces.

Apple pushes Siri privacy controls - Apple is expected to add auto-delete options for Siri conversation history in a future iOS update, emphasizing privacy-first positioning. The change underscores the tradeoff between personalization and data minimization in consumer AI.

Foldable iPhone hinge delays rumored - Leaks claim Apple’s foldable iPhone has a nearly crease-free display in testing, but hinge durability remains a blocker. The rumor suggests the hinge—not the screen—could determine launch timing.

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