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10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. 12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” [Matthew 26:10-13, ESV]

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• 🤑 Elon Musk-led team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI

• ☣️ DeepSeek AI accused of generating instructions for bioweapons, experts warn

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A team of investors led by Elon Musk submitted a $97.6 billion bid to purchase OpenAI on Monday. The news comes by way of Musk’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff, who confirmed the reporting with The Wall Street Journal.

The unsolicited bid is the latest escalation by Musk in his war with co-founder Sam Altman, with whom he co-founded OpenAI with numerous other individuals back in 2015. Musk is already embroiled in a legal dispute with OpenAI, filing a 2024 injunction against its effort to transition away from its nonprofit status. The Musk-led team is positioning the move as a bid to refocus OpenAI on open sourced AI, as was its initial aim.

DeepSeek, the China-based AI model that has made waves in the past few weeks, has been accused of generating rare information about bioweapons. The Wall Street Journal reported that the app is able to produce potentially hazardous materials, unlike some of its counterparts.

Testing done by Journal experts found that DeepSeek provided instructions for a bioweapon attack, and could also craft a phishing email with a malware code. Using a jailbreak, AI safety experts discovered that it could also generate instructions to modify bird flu, as well as create a social media campaign about self-harm among teens. Some online analysts claimed that they were able to jailbreak DeepSeek into generating recipes for Quaaludes and methamphetamines.

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Listen or read the following transcript as Richard Belcher provides an overview of the early chapters of the Book of Zechariah. He focuses on the prophet’s visions and their implications for Israel’s restoration and future hope. Belcher explores themes of repentance, renewal, and the messianic expectations that are foundational to the book’s message.

The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.

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