Google DeepMind launches framework to assess the dangers of AI models, Bumble buys community building app Geneva to expand further into friendships

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Google DeepMind launches new framework to assess the dangers of AI models. - Link

Bumble buys community building app Geneva to expand further into friendships. - Link

Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022. - Link

UK opens office in San Francisco to tackle AI risk. - Link

LG ends the XR partnership with Meta, and Amazon emerges as a new partner. - Link

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