​American Express is introducing a new framework designed to ensure AI agents only make purchases their users have authorized, potentially preventing costly mistakes and disputes as AI-powered shopping grows.  

​As AI data centers and EVs drive up demand for copper, Giraffe Bio has unearthed a $6.4 million seed round to help miners extract more of the mineral.  

​The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million.  

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​Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are larger and said to be more capable, with higher benchmark scores and better results on complex tasks like coding.  

​A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a US military contract worth almost $50 million.  

​Could AI actually make PR better?  

​Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.  

​Blueprints AI, a bootstrapped startup based in Santa Monica, developed software that produces code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF, or sketch.  

​Google’s newest wearable costs $179.99 and has a sleek feel like the Fitbit Air but with an OLED display.