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News of the Day

$300M Not Enough? Altman Thinks So

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Criticizes Meta’s AI Hiring Tactics

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a strong message to researchers, calling Meta’s aggressive hiring efforts “distasteful” and highlighting why staying at OpenAI is more meaningful than chasing big salaries.

• Meta offered up to $300M over four years to top AI talent but still missed their main targets, according to Altman.

• Altman promised OpenAI is reviewing pay and claimed their stock has greater long-term value than Meta's.

• He warned that Meta’s approach could cause “deep cultural problems,” saying OpenAI’s mission is stronger than money alone.

This clash shows the growing tension between top AI companies competing for talent. Altman is trying to keep morale high at OpenAI, while Meta is pushing hard to build its AI power. The outcome could shape the future of both companies’ AI ambitions.

Social Media

2nd News of the Day

AI Bots Now Need to Pay Up

Cloudflare now blocks AI bots by default on new sites and launches a bot payment system

Cloudflare has started blocking AI crawlers by default for new websites it protects. At the same time, it launched a new "Pay per Crawl" marketplace that lets publishers charge AI bots for accessing their content.

• AI companies now need permission before crawling any of the 20% of the web Cloudflare protects

• Publishers can set custom prices for bots based on how their data will be used

• Big media outlets like TIME, The Atlantic, and Condé Nast have joined the initiative due to AI bots reducing traffic to their sites

Cloudflare is becoming a gatekeeper for web data, which could reshape how AI tools access and use information. This may lead to more fair deals between AI firms and content creators, but it could also split the internet into paid content and free data sources.

Trending Tools of Day

Portia AI
Secure AI agents with tools, auth, and smart control

Lazy 2.0
One shortcut to capture & chat with your notes, everywhere

String.com
World's first AI automation engineer

Olive
Generate admin dashboards in minutes from a prompt

Nothing Phone (3)
Beyond lights, with the new Glyph Matrix

Everything else

🧑‍💻 Founder’s Formula: Founder Greg Isenberg just interviewed a vibe marketer to find out how he uses Claude Code and Cursor to build 500-customer products without technical expertise.

🖼️ Back to the Future: Ever wanted to see Abe Lincoln in full color? Someone just used AI to colorize famous historical photos, and the results are going viral.

💥 ASI Standoff: Software engineer Ashutosh Shrivastava thinks Meta might have just set up the ultimate AI showdown, with the company’s optimistic, young Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang facing off against “Godfather of AI” Yann LeCun, who doesn’t think AGI is within reach.

✨ Also Worth Checking Out: A prompt for generating 3D cityscapes, an OpenAI researcher’s AGI prediction, and a half-hour “masterclass” on AI agents.

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