ALPHAFOLD NOBEL LAUREATE JOHN JUMPER LEAVES DEEPMIND FOR ANTHROPICTALENT
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John Jumper, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate and co-creator of AlphaFold, announced on June 19 that he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join Anthropic. His AlphaFold model mapped over 200 million protein structures, revolutionizing drug discovery. Anthropic has been building AI-for-science capabilities with wet labs and partnerships with the Allen Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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GETTY IMAGES INKS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH OPENAI — STOCK SURGES OVER 200%LICENSING
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Getty Images announced a multi-year display partnership with OpenAI, allowing its library of 400 million photos, videos, and editorial assets to appear in ChatGPT search results. Getty stock surged over 200% — the company’s biggest single-day gain. The deal includes revenue sharing with contributing photographers and marks a dramatic pivot: Getty was suing AI companies over training data in 2023.
Sources: AI News · TechCrunch
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COLORADO SCRAPS LANDMARK AI LAW, REPLACES IT WITH LIGHTER ADMT FRAMEWORKREGULATION
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Colorado Governor Polis signed SB 26-189 in May 2026, repealing the original Colorado AI Act and replacing it with a narrower “automated decision-making technology” (ADMT) framework effective January 1, 2027. The new law focuses only on AI that materially influences consequential decisions (hiring, lending, housing), dropping the EU-style risk obligations, algorithmic discrimination duties, and Attorney General reporting requirements. The change came after White House pressure and industry pushback.
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