Meta delays release of its newest AI model to developers, with no set date as of Tuesday, WSJ reports.

Jeff Bezos invests $100M in Flourish, which is building a brain-inspired AI system that uses less power than LLMs; startup raised $500M total.

Flourish, which is developing Cortex AI, a synthetic intelligence system that mimics brain function and uses less power than large language models, has raised $500 million in funding, including $100 million from Jeff Bezos, according to Wired.

AI executives urge lawmakers to enact safeguards against biological weapon threats – WSJ

Top artificial intelligence executives are urging lawmakers to enact safeguards against biological weapon threats, according to the Wall Street Journal.

AI executives call on Congress to require security checks for synthetic DNA and RNA purchases, WSJ reports

Leading AI executives are calling on the US Congress to require security checks for companies purchasing synthetic DNA and RNA, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

AI-powered Lila Sciences in talks to raise $2B Series B at ~$8.5B valuation, per Bloomberg.

Lila Sciences, which uses AI to accelerate scientific discovery, is in talks to raise a $2 billion Series B round at a valuation of about $8.5 billion, according to Bloomberg.