BREAKING: OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 Sol! As of today, by U.S. government directive, access is limited to only ~20 pre-approved companies and @every is not on the list. This appears to be a temporary situation while the government races to figure out a long-term policy for
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US government takes direct control of GPT-5.6 access
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[JUST IN] The U.S. government is taking direct control of GPT-5.6 access. OpenAI is restricting the release to a limited partner preview after Commerce Secretary Lutnick personally warned Sam Altman not to launch without agency approval. Altman confirmed to staff that the
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AI concentration risk demands rebel alliance against power and wealth
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The biggest risk in AI is concentration: of power, capabilities and economic wealth. Who can doubt it with trillion dollar companies and government now already controlling a massive part of it? So we need more rebels and more rebel alliance like this one from @usv and friends.
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Google’s Hidden MCP Config on Gemini macOS Raises Questions
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Google has a hidden MCP integration config on Gemini for macOS but it is yet unclear if MCPs will ever become available over there. Tbh, I am not getting why it is that challenging to simply enable MCPs across Gemini products. It is quite an essential feature that opens up a
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Gary Marcus warns hyperscaling is a financial blunder for AI
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“Scale cannot solve AI’s fundamental problem with accuracy” If my argument @financialtimes
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Nvidia’s biggest moat is not CUDA or GPUs
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It's actually way dumber than that. CUDA is not even the biggest Nvidia moat. And neither are the GPUs. Both of those could be completely commoditized tomorrow and it would hardly have any impact on Nvida's AI infra dominance.
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US can ban open weights models for companies
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As this post points out, contrary to what many say, the US government could absolutely effectively ban open weights models. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to download the weights & run them, but they can ensure that no US company would use or provide access or host them
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Microsoft announces Skills for Copilot in Excel for finance
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Microsoft announced Skills for Copilot in Excel!
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 26 juin 2026
> Today, we’re introducing new features built for financial professionals to continue doing that with skills for repeatable workflows, new financial connectors for trusted data, and improved capabilities for traceability.
We'll… https://t.co/UcuXHEQZQw pic.twitter.com/m3sjCBTli9Microsoft announced Skills for Copilot in Excel! > Today, we’re introducing new features built for financial professionals to continue doing that with skills for repeatable workflows, new financial connectors for trusted data, and improved capabilities for traceability. We'll
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Trump admin limits GPT-5.6 release to 20 partners via Bedrock
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The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to initially limit the release of GPT-5.6, we learned. At first, it'll be available to 20 partners; a path to access it will be via Amazon's Bedrock.
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White House delays GPT 5.6; Marcus says significance overlooked
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People are not getting how significant this news – The White House delaying GPT 5.6 – is. Here’s the context and a suggestion. Both @pmarca and @DavidSacks did everything in their power to keep the White House from meaningfully regulate AI. About a month ago, sparked by