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Meta AI chief and Turing Award winner Yann LeCun says he has zero concerns that artificial intelligence will wipe out humanity, and called Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei deluded for his doomer warnings. LeCun also dismissed recent reports of AI models acting in rogue ways as not evidence of existential risk. His comments put him at odds with prominent safety advocates in the AI field, renewing debate between pioneers who see catastrophic risk as real and those who consider such fears overblown.

Annie Altman has filed an amended lawsuit accusing her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, of sexual abuse. The suit has already been dismissed once by a judge and refiled with changes, keeping the legal battle between the siblings active. The case has drawn wide attention given Altman's prominence as head of OpenAI.

Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg says plans to expand the World Test Championship to twelve teams are close to becoming reality. The proposal would broaden Test cricket's premier competition beyond its current field, giving more nations a path to the final. Officials and fans are now weighing what a larger format would mean for scheduling and competitiveness.

The film 'Artificial' is drawing attention for its unsparing portrayal of the people behind the AI boom. It mocks OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other industry figures—down to their awkward social mannerisms—while accusing them of recklessness in developing powerful technology. Beyond the satire, the movie carries a dark warning about the dangers AI could pose, prompting discussion about how the industry's leaders are being depicted on screen.

Leading American chief executives are working together to develop cross-industry crisis plans addressing cyber risks linked to artificial intelligence, according to The Wall Street Journal. The effort reflects growing concern in boardrooms that AI-powered attacks could disrupt critical sectors simultaneously, prompting companies to coordinate response strategies rather than handle such crises in isolation.

Two former bank CEOs, who describe themselves as "bank junkies," have taken the helm at Parkway Bank, a $3.7 billion-asset community bank in Chicago. The pair plans to kick-start growth at the institution, betting on their long experience in banking to expand the lender's footprint and business in the competitive Chicago market.

Boston Dynamics has appointed Rohit Prasad, a former Amazon executive best known for his work on Alexa and artificial intelligence, as its new chief executive. The robotics company, famous for its Atlas humanoid and Spot robot dog, has not released further details about the leadership change. The move is drawing attention as a possible signal of a stronger AI focus for the firm.

Zeta Global's chief executive said the marketing-data company never sells user data to other large language model developers, and instead uses that data to train its own AI models. The statement, made in a CNBC interview, comes amid intensifying public debate over how data brokers feed consumer information into artificial intelligence systems and whether such practices need stricter regulation.

The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia has appointed Ronny Drapkin, a cancer researcher at Penn Medicine, as its new president and chief executive. Drapkin, known for his work on ovarian and other cancers, will lead one of the nation's oldest independent biomedical research institutes. The move is seen as a signal of Wistar's continued focus on cancer research leadership.

Intel's chief executive told Bloomberg the company will continue participating in Elon Musk's Terafab chip project, ending speculation that Intel might withdraw from the ambitious semiconductor manufacturing venture. The statement signals ongoing cooperation between the two companies on chip production capacity, a topic watched closely as the industry races to expand manufacturing.

British audio technology firm Audioscenic has appointed Chris Spearing as its new chief executive, with a mandate to speed up commercial growth in gaming and the PC market. The company, known for spatial audio software that creates sound outside the plane of a screen, is positioning the leadership change as a step toward wider adoption among hardware makers and gamers.

The chief executive of startup Corgi has declined to discipline members of staff despite a growing wave of viral posts drawing attention to the company. The decision has become a talking point, with observers debating whether the refusal to take action reflects a protective leadership stance or a failure to address a mounting reputational problem for the young firm.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are set to appear together at a San Francisco event to unveil a new AI-focused laptop. The joint appearance suggests a hardware partnership between the two companies, with the machine expected to lean on Nvidia's AI chips and Microsoft's software ecosystem. Details on pricing and availability have not been announced ahead of the presentation.

The chief executive of Minerva Humanoids says the company's robot, Roger, is engineered to be the best possible avatar, in an interview with Robotics & Automation News. The remarks frame the humanoid as a remote-representation machine, though the interview offers no independent technical detail and the company's claims have not been verified.

AMD chief executive Lisa Su has extended the company's Asia outreach to South Korea this week, following supply-chain discussions in Taiwan. According to DigiTimes Asia, the trip also touched on software cooperation as AMD deepens ties across the region's chip ecosystem. The visits underline how closely US chipmakers are working with Asian partners amid ongoing supply-chain pressures.

Elon Musk, speaking as SpaceX chief executive, said there is 'no more AI' and endorsed President Trump's renaming initiative, saying 'Yes, we will make that change.' The remarks quickly drew attention, with observers debating what Musk meant by the AI comment and how far the administration's renaming effort will go. Critics questioned the practicality of the change, while supporters welcomed Musk's public backing of the president's push.