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The Briefing

SpaceX’s Musk Lauds Its Soaring Cloud Business and Possible Tesla Merger

By Nick Wingfield · Oct 20, 2026 5:01pm PDT
SpaceX put on a bit of a show for shareholders today—and I’m not referring to the sizzle reel of rocket and space videos it showed on its earnings call. No, the big attention grabber was the update from CEO Elon Musk on the progress of SpaceX’s contemplated merger with Tesla and just how involved—or not involved he is in the whole affair. ... SpaceX put on a bit of a show for shareholders today—and I’m not referring to the sizzle reel of...
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AI Agenda

What’s Wrong With AI Safety Testing, and How to Fix It

By Rocket Drew · Oct 5, 2026 7:00am PDT · 1 comment
The idea that Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies could “embed” researchers from outside safety groups into their operations has been all the rage in recent weeks. But the devil is in the details.AI safety researchers worry that embedded evaluators won’t have the access they need to provide meaningful oversight.“I've become very cynical... The idea that Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies could “embed” researchers from outside...
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The Briefing

The Ellisons’ Hollywood Adventure Is About to Scale Up

By Martin Peers · Oct 4, 2026 3:00pm PDT
This is a big week for Larry Ellison. His family’s yearlong pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, owner of one of Hollywood’s most iconic film studios, comes to a conclusion on Tuesday when the Ellison-controlled Paramount Skydance is scheduled to complete the $110 billion purchase of WBD. It’s been barely a year since the Ellisons got control of... This is a big week for Larry Ellison. His family’s yearlong pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery,...
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AI Agenda

OpenAI, Anthropic Should Cap Compute for R&D, Say AI Safety Advocates

By Tiffany Li · Oct 21, 2026 7:00am PDT
Ideas are flowing fast and furious on how AI labs can “pace” AI development so safeguards keep up with the technology’s smarts. Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out three scenarios he said have been considered in the industry, including merging all of the AI labs into a single entity to develop new AI safely or creating a global regulatory... Ideas are flowing fast and furious on how AI labs can “pace” AI development so safeguards keep up...
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Exclusive

Cursor Staff Investigated Whether Confidential Data Reached SpaceX for AI Training

By Grace Kay · Oct 15, 2026 6:00am PDT
In the weeks before SpaceX’s AI unit in August introduced Grok Bot, its version of a personal AI agent, engineers at Cursor discovered a potential problem. Cursor, the AI coding startup SpaceX was then in the process of acquiring, was developing Grok Bot, and as part of that process, employees across Cursor were using the tool extensively for... In the weeks before SpaceX’s AI unit in August introduced Grok Bot, its version of a personal AI...