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XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation
The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.
OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
Cotton Eases Lower into Labor Day Weekend
Wheat Bulls Take Money Off the Table Ahead of the Holiday Weekend
From 59½ to 63, Retirees Can Pull From an IRA With No Penalty and No Medicare Lookback. Most Wait, and Pay for It at 65.
360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy
AI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing
Nscale, which recently struck a $45 billion deal with Anthropic, is in talks to raise additional funds in anticipation of an upcoming IPO.
Elon Musk is beefing with…an online chess site?
Elon Musk said that chess would be "solved" with artificial superintelligence. Chess.com said: "Good luck."
Judge weighs how to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charge against Olympian
President Trump has said damage to the Reflecting Pool was due to vandalism, not to a flawed installation of a new liner as prosecutors say.
Trump says he will spend up to $500 million of 'my money' to help Republicans in midterms
Trump's pledge would dramatically increase MAGA Inc.’s spending after the Trump-aligned PAC kept most of its $403 million war chest on the sidelines.
Is Russia Escalating? George Friedman Breaks Down the Threat
It’s been an interesting few days for US-Russia relations. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the CIA Director’s trip to Moscow, the drone plot in...