IAC Warns Regulators: Generative AI May Destroy the Internet

ByteDance's visual AI head Yang Jianchao steps down due to workload and family reasons, succeeded by ex-Alibaba M6 lead Zhou Chang. ByteDance reassures stability in Seed visual model team's global R&D.....
Anthropic's valuation surges to $100B, doubling in 4 months with $4B annual revenue. Raised $3.5B, plans $5.5B more. 60% revenue from AI models & Claude chatbot, 50-55% gross margin. Claude Code has 3M downloads. Despite cloud losses, strong commercialization with $3B cash burn expected.....
German study finds AI like ChatGPT is altering human language, creating 'GPT words'. Analysis shows AI-preferred terms like 'in-depth study' surge in usage across media, revealing unconscious human mimicry of AI speech patterns and raising concerns about technology's cognitive impact.....
Tesla's Grok AI assistant will soon support 'Hey Grok' voice activation, initially for AMD-equipped vehicles. Requires premium connectivity. Functionality is limited now, but expanding.....
Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax accelerates IPO plans, secretly files for Hong Kong listing targeting $4B valuation, eyes A-share market. Raised $300M led by Shanghai state fund, backed by Alibaba, Tencent. Founded by ex-SenseTime execs, focuses on general AI platforms, recently launched new inference and video models.....
Cursor's regional restrictions drive developers to adopt Chinese AI Kimi K2, hitting 10B daily tokens. Its API is 5-25x cheaper than Claude, gaining global traction in coding and content creation.....