After an unpredictable week that saw WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg temporarily removed from his post, parent company Automattic has officially confirmed his return as chairman and chief executive with the full backing of its board of directors. The corporate standoff began when Automattic’s board voted to place Mullenweg on paid administrative leave, appointing Chief Financial Officer Mark Davies as interim CEO. Mullenweg swiftly pushed back against the decision via internal Slack channels, accusing board members of orchestrating the action behind his back without granting him sufficient time for independent legal review. Rather than stepping aside, Mullenweg actively resisted the transition....

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a proposal calling on the artificial intelligence industry to deliberately control the speed of frontier AI model capability gains. In an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” Amodei argues that AI safety protocols are failing to keep up with rapid technical advancements, particularly as models increasingly engage in recursive self-improvement. Clarifying that “pacing” does not mean completely halting research or training, Amodei stated the objective is to buy an additional one to two years to advance model alignment and enable independent verification before capabilities reach critical risk levels. Key Components of the Proposed...

The debate over whether artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity has resurfaced across Silicon Valley following high-profile departures and alarming statements from industry insiders. The renewed discussion comes as a prominent researcher resigned from Anthropic, issuing a stark warning that there is a greater than 10% probability that advanced AI systems could cause human extinction within the next decade—a risk estimate reportedly shared by the company’s head of alignment. These apocalyptic warnings have divided observers and industry analysts: Internal Tensions vs. Strategic Signaling: Critics and market analysts argue that “doomsday” narratives often double as implicit marketing. By framing...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes the company’s explosive growth is far from over. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference, Huang reiterated that Nvidia could increase its revenue by roughly 70% next year, arguing that the company’s deep integration across the AI ecosystem gives it an unusually clear view of where the market is heading. If Nvidia reaches the roughly $400 billion in annual revenue analysts currently expect for its fiscal year, a 70% increase would push next year’s revenue toward approximately $680 billion. Nvidia Is Selling Far More Than GPUs Huang’s argument is that Nvidia should no...

OpenAI has temporarily stopped accepting new subscribers to its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro plan, citing unprecedented demand for its latest AI model, Astra. The decision comes just days after Astra began rolling out across OpenAI’s product lineup. The company says the surge in usage is putting significant pressure on its computing infrastructure, with the Pro tier creating the greatest strain on its systems. Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI’s product leader responsible for core products including ChatGPT and Codex, announced the temporary suspension on X. He said the company was taking the smallest possible step to maintain service quality while continuing to provide access...