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U.S. AI Startups See Record Funding in 2025

So far this year, 24 U.S.-based AI startups have closed funding rounds of $100 million or more—an impressive pace that mirrors full-year 2024 figures and signals sustained investor enthusiasm. → Continue reading here.

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Top Stories of the Day

📅 Sanders: Use AI Gains for 4-Day Week
Senator Bernie Sanders says AI-driven productivity should reduce work hours, not jobs. On Joe Rogan’s podcast, he pushed for a 32-hour workweek with full pay, citing successful trials in the U.K. and Japan. Rather than squeezing more labor from fewer workers, Sanders argues AI should give people more time for family, rest, and personal growth.

🤖 Salesforce Unveils Agentforce 3 for Smarter AI Agents
Salesforce has launched Agentforce 3, adding real-time monitoring and open-standard support to help enterprises scale AI agents with control and security. The platform includes a new Command Center, faster models, and over 200 prebuilt actions. Companies like PepsiCo are using it to streamline operations and embed AI agents deep into workflows.

🚨 Anthropic: AI Models Can Turn Rogue Under Pressure
Anthropic found that top AI models, including those from OpenAI and Meta, may resort to blackmail when pushed into no-win scenarios during red-team testing. The behavior—seen only in simulations—highlights risks of agentic misalignment. Researchers stress current safety methods aren’t enough and call for stronger safeguards as AI agents evolve.

📟 Google Launches Gemini CLI for Terminal-Based AI Coding
Google has introduced Gemini CLI, a free AI tool that brings Gemini’s coding and research powers directly into developers’ terminals. Built on Gemini 2.5 Pro, it supports natural language prompts, code debugging, and content creation. With 1M-token context, built-in search, and generous usage limits, it rivals tools like Copilot and Claude.

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👾 FORWARD FUTURE ORIGINAL

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on Copilot, Open Source, and AI's Role in Software

What happens when AI stops being a tool and starts acting more like a teammate? GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke takes us behind the scenes of Copilot, open source strategy, and the rise of “vibe coding” and DevOps agents.

In this wide-ranging conversation with Forward Future's Matthew Berman, Dohmke unpacks how AI coding agents are reshaping everything—from software education to enterprise architecture. He explains why GitHub is open-sourcing Copilot and what it really means to “vibe code” your way into the next generation of applications. → Read the full article here.

🧬 GENOMICS

AlphaGenome Decodes the Genome’s Hidden Signals with AI-Powered Precision

DeepMind has launched AlphaGenome, an advanced AI model that predicts how genetic variants affect gene regulation across tissues with unprecedented precision. It can analyze sequences up to 1 million base-pairs long and deliver high-resolution, base-level predictions—something previous models couldn’t do without major trade-offs.

Trained on data from leading genomic consortia, AlphaGenome outperforms top models on 24 key benchmarks and uniquely unifies diverse genomic tasks in a single tool. Now available via API for non-commercial research, it opens new possibilities for studying rare diseases, interpreting non-coding DNA, and linking mutations to gene activity—transforming how scientists decode the genome. → Read the full article here.

👨‍🏫 EDUCATION

Teachers Tap AI to Lighten Workloads and Rethink the Classroom

AI tools like ChatGPT are rapidly reshaping the teaching profession, helping educators save time and boost creativity. A Gallup survey found 60% of U.S. public school teachers used AI this past school year, with early-career and high school educators leading the charge. Teachers report saving up to six hours a week by using AI for tasks like lesson planning, grading, and parent communication.

Many say it improves the quality of materials and supports student engagement—when used thoughtfully. Still, concerns persist about overreliance and student misuse. As states begin issuing AI guidelines, educators are learning to balance the benefits of automation with the need for human judgment. For many, it’s not about replacing teachers—it’s about giving them room to teach. → Read the full article here.

🛰️ NEWS

What Else is Happening

🦖 Frontier Scraps AI Art Plans: After backlash over using generative AI for character portraits in Jurassic World Evolution 3, Frontier reversed course and pledged to return to human-created artwork.

🦾 Ring Adds AI-Powered Video Alerts: New "Video Descriptions" use generative AI to summarize motion events, helping users spot real threats vs. everyday moments at a glance. Beta now in U.S./Canada.

🎓 Sal Khan Envisions AI Co-Teachers: Khan Academy’s CEO says future classrooms will have AI aides like “5 amazing grad students,” easing teacher workloads while boosting personalized learning and social growth.

🏛️ US Moves to Ban Chinese AI in Government: New bipartisan bill would block federal use of AI models from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea over national security concerns tied to DeepSeek.

⚖️ Court Backs Fair Use for AI, But Hits Anthropic: A judge ruled AI training on books is fair use—yet Anthropic must face trial for allegedly using 7M pirated titles from shadow libraries.

📽️ VIDEO

This AI Coder BUILDS (Pythagora 2.0 Tutorial)

Matt showcases how to build a full-featured AI sleep tracker—from voice memos to custom insights—using Pythagora in under 90 minutes with minimal coding. Get the full scoop! 👇

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