Next-gen AI could creates bioweapons

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• 🎬 Midjourney launches AI video model amid Disney lawsuit.

• 🏛️ OpenAI, Meta, Palantir execs join US Army unit.

• 🦠 OpenAI writes manual for managing AI Bioweapon.

• 💰 Base44's incredible journey to Wix acquisition.

• 💼 New Job Opportunities

Midjourney

🎬 Midjourney’s First Video Model Lands

Midjourney just fired up its first-ever video model — letting you bring any image to life in a 5-second clip. This comes just days after Disney and Universal slapped them with a copyright lawsuit.

🛠️ Meet V1:

🎞️ Animate your way:

• Auto-animation or text prompts for custom camera moves & actions.

⏱️ Quick clips:

• Each job = four 5-second clips (extendable to 20 seconds).

💸 Affordable:

• Costs 8x an image job but 25x cheaper than rivals, says MJ.

🖼️ All images welcome:

• Works with Midjourney pics and your own uploads.

• Keeps MJ’s iconic dreamy vibe.

🧑‍🚀 CEO vision:

• David Holz calls it step one towards real-time, open-world 3D simulations.

❓ Why You Should Care:

✅ Unique MJ look & feel
❌ No audio (unlike Veo 3)
⚡ Perfect for quick, stylish clips
🌌 It’s just the start of Midjourney’s holodeck future.

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OpenAI

⚠️ OpenAI Tackles bioweapon threats

OpenAI is staring down a scary line: its next-gen AI could help create bioweapons — if misused. So, they’re moving fast to build guardrails before we get there.

🛒🛡️ Safety moves:

✅ Future models (after o3) expected to hit “high risk” for bio threats
✅ Training AIs to refuse harmful requests
✅ 24/7 monitoring for suspicious activity
✅ Hardcore “red team” tests
✅ 🧬 Hosting a big biodefense summit in July with scientists & NGOs

🤝 Who else?

Anthropic just rolled out tighter security for its Claude 4 AI too.

🚀 Why you should care:

AI that can cure diseases... can also cook up deadly viruses in the wrong hands.
Next-gen models = new territory.
OpenAI’s adding fences before it’s too late.

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• The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has unveiled wireless Electricity transporter achieved by sending laser beams from one station to the other, transmitting about 800 watts of power over 8.6 kilometers. This technology is to become the breakthrough for wireless electrical transmission, which could be used in the Military, Urban and Suburban areas.

• Base44, a six-month-old AI startup founded by Israeli dev Maor Shlomo, has been acquired by Wix for $80 million in cash. The “vibe coding” platform turns text prompts into full-stack apps, complete with auth, storage, analytics, and more, targeting non-developers. Despite being bootstrapped, Base44 hit 250K users and posted $189K in profit last month, even while paying for Claude LLM usage.

• MIT researchers developed a technique called Self Adapting Language Models (SEAL) that lets LLMs adjust their own parameters as they learn. The approach boosted the performance of Meta’s Llama and Alibaba’s Qwen, although pushing the models too much can actually lead them to start forgetting things.

• The US Army launched a new unit Detachment 201, to bring tech executives into military leadership. It’s part of a plan to merge private-sector AI experience with military innovation. Four execs were appointed: Shyam Sankar (Palantir), Kevin Weil (OpenAI), Andrew “Boz” Bosworth (Meta), and Bob McGrew (ex-OpenAI and now Palantir). The move came just ahead of a Trump-backed military parade sponsored by Palantir. The Army says this will help with recruiting and modernizing the force.

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