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This week, an Anthropic researcher stepped down and issued a warning on X, stating that the company is "racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives." Notably, the company's own alignment lead co-signed the message instead of distancing from it. It's a doomer-style caution the AI industry has encountered before, but given that Anthropic is reportedly gearing up for an IPO, the timing gives it a different weight. Also in the news: Apple's first major event under new CEO John Ternus, plus other top stories from the week. Tune into the full episode for more on:

Why Apple went all-in on AI at its hardware event, and how always-on features integrated into the Watch and AirPods could prove more significant than the flashy new foldable iPhone

How Stokes Space's $1 billion raise signals a launch market that has suddenly opened up as SpaceX winds down its Falcon rockets

Why investors committed $2 billion to coding startup Cognition at a $48 billion valuation, and what that reveals about how much potential VCs believe remains in AI coding

A $50 million seed round for floating nuclear reactors, and the intensifying race to power AI data centers

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