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  Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement

  TechCrunch - Mary Ann Azevedo

  Robinhood has agreed to fork out $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over several alleged violations, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The settlement is being made via two of Robinhood’s brokerage units. One of the violations relates to …

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  Microsoft forms new internal dev-focused AI org

  TechCrunch - Kyle Wiggers

  Microsoft has created a new engineering org aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure and software development within the company. According to Bloomberg, Jay Parikh, previously VP and global head of engineering at Meta, will lead the new division. He’ll report to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and …

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  The CIA’s first CTO, Nand Mulchandani, prepares for the Trump administration

  TechCrunch - Connie Loizos

  In April 2022, the CIA decided to swipe right on Nand Mulchandani, appointing him as its first-ever Chief Technology Officer. It was a good look for the CIA. Mulchandani, who previously served as the CTO and acting director of the Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, is …

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  OpenAI presents its preferred version of AI regulation in a new ‘blueprint’

  TechCrunch - Kyle Wiggers

  OpenAI on Monday published what it’s calling an “economic blueprint” for AI: a living document that lays out policies the company thinks it can build on with the U.S. government and its allies. The blueprint, which includes a forward from Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s VP of global affairs, asserts that the …

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  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are slamming Meta over its fact-checking policy

  TechCrunch - Dominic-Madori Davis

  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have joined the ranks of those displeased with Meta’s changes to fact-checking and have released a statement saying that the changes “directly underminds free speech.” “Meta’s changes to its ‘Hateful Content Policies’ do not protect free expression but instead foster …

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  Top New York VC Ben Lerer says more mid-sized VC firms are heading for failure

  TechCrunch - Dominic-Madori Davis

  Ben Lerer, managing partner of one of New York’s most prestigious seed-stage venture firms, Lerer Hippeau, shared some predictions with Fortune’s Leo Schwartz. He believes venture firms will continue to see a bifurcation as money pours mostly into top funds like Thrive and a16z, as well as into …