Top Stories
President Donald Trump dismissed AI safety warnings and opposition to data centers as a “hoax,” attacking Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s proposal to slow research down. — CNBC
Anthropic launched Claude for Financial Advisors with connectors to Schwab, BlackRock, and major wealth platforms, positioning their platform as the coordination layer automating the sector. — Yahoo Finance
Microsoft published rules governing how its AI systems should behave, explicitly banning autonomous hacking, deceptive impersonation, nuclear weapons support, and resistance to human oversight as models gain more agency. — TechCrunch
Former Google DeepMind safety researcher Bilal Chughtai left for nonprofit BlueDot Impact, after warning that today’s AI trajectory could ultimately endanger humanity. — Bloomberg
Apple started shipping iOS 27 and related updates following years of delays. The new beta Siri can draw on personal context, interpret what is onscreen, and complete tasks across apps. — Apple
Top Funding Announcements
Glass Imaging — OpenAI reportedly bought the AI-powered smartphone camera startup for over $300M, gaining technology that improves images at capture time for its expanding hardware ambitions. — TechCrunch
Exein — The device-security startup raised a $270M round led by Headline to pursue acquisitions and develop an AI model that protects robots and drones. — TechCrunch
Cornelis — The Intel spinout raised $205M from IAG Capital Partners to expand its open networking fabric, which keeps AI chips fed with data while reducing dependence on Nvidia’s stack. — TechCrunch
Shield AI — The defense autonomy startup is discussing fundraising at a valuation of at least $20B. — The Information
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0:00 (Question) Jim, from the midterm Republican convention floor: is AI really going to kill us all — and is local AI the mitigation?
5:31 Where Terminator 2's logic breaks down
9:42 The threat Jason is actually scared of: slaughter drones and murder bots
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10:05 (Question) Michael Lee, who's responsible when one AI prompts another into launching a meme coin?
17:32 (Question) Lyda, calling from Greece: can an independent AI ecosystem still exist
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21:08 (Question) John Wright: do you have to carve out more time now just to keep up with the tools?
25:42 Claude's caution vs. Grok's "hold my beer"
26:33 (Question) John Wright, part two: do you expect founders to get more done now
26:55 The three buckets: 10x, 5x, and the 20% crowd
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30:01 (Question) Ray, Vortex Console: can human-in-the-loop actually work at enterprise scale?
33:25 (Question) Kristen Dahl: how do you explain AI risk to your 76-year-old mom?
35:13 Why the chaos only happens at OpenAI and Anthropic
43:36 (Question) David Rosenberg, NYU physics: what's behind the academic backlash to AI solving Navier-Stokes?
53:35 Advice for a 20-year-old: find two smart people, build weird things
54:29 (Question) David's follow-up: any chance of an All-In Summit scholarship
56:21 (Question) Mo: can a cannabis cultivation facility be converted into a data center
1:02:30 (Question) Mo's follow-up: Mark Cuban's pickleball courts and the efficiency curve
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