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• US SEC's top cop says agency is monitoring AI corporate disclosures

  Rising market worries over circular transactions and aggressive capital expenditures for tech expansions have prompted federal regulators to examine public statements. The agency aims to ensure that companies actively pursuing advanced technologies provide accurate representations of material risks and financial sustainability to the public. Enforcement officials cautioned that they will intervene directly if organizations mislead the market about their operations.

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• OpenAI to limit weapons information for teens on ChatGPT in violence-prevention push

  Artificial intelligence developers are facing mounting scrutiny over how their conversational tools interact with younger demographics and potentially facilitate real-world harm. By introducing targeted guardrails for adolescent accounts, the initiative seeks to balance widespread technology access with safety measures designed to prevent youth violence. The strategy reflects an industry-wide pivot toward tighter user safeguards and proactive risk mitigation.

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• Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text

  Backed by $1.8 million in pre-seed funding, the platform utilizes connected credit card transaction data via Plaid to personalize dining recommendations based on past spending habits. By shifting the entire booking experience into standard SMS threads, the startup removes the friction of downloading and navigating dedicated discovery apps. The system also handles group coordination by aggregating diverse preferences and scheduling tables across major reservation networks.

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