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‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI
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Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now, the plant's owner is getting a $1.9B loan from the U.S. Energy Department.

Also, a hacker stole thousands of bitcoins worth about $340 million in a heist at a settlement exchange used by several cryptocurrency exchanges, one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date.
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder.

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Also, why is longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller stepping down from his role as the head of the App Store?

And Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft
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It's the latest failure of OpenAI's internal monitoring and security systems.

While restaurant owners might look to generative AI as a shortcut to sprucing up their menu, customers can viscerally sense that something is wrong with the food.
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Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are interested in finding out what goes into building tech events, apply to volunteer.
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