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Today’s climb through the Valley reveals:
The anti-surveillance gadget that creates a real “Cone of Silence”
Anthropic is becoming the fastest-growing AI company in history
U.S. Supreme Court draws a hard line: AI art has no copyright
OpenAI releases GPT-5.3 Instant
Meta AI glasses are recording users
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Startup Deveillance has unveiled Spectre I, a pocket-sized device designed to stop nearby microphones from recording conversations. Founded by Harvard physics alum Aida Baradari, the company says the device creates a two-meter “cone of silence” by emitting an inaudible signal that jams microphones and makes recordings difficult to understand. Spectre I can also scan for microphones in phones, laptops, and smart speakers and log where they are detected. The device is available for pre-order with a $1,199 refundable deposit, with shipments expected in late 2026. Investors include O’Shaughnessy Ventures and Collaborative Fund.
Anthropic has reached a $19 billion annual revenue run rate as of March 2026, more than doubling from about $9 billion at the end of 2025 and rising from $14 billion only weeks earlier. Its Claude app has also surged in popularity, becoming the most downloaded app on Apple’s App Store after installs jumped fourfold in just ten days. In business use, Ramp data shows Anthropic now holds more than 50 percent of AI chat subscriptions. The company’s revenue has climbed from $10 million in 2022 to nearly $20 billion today, making it one of the fastest-growing startups in tech history.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on whether AI-generated art can receive copyright protection. The dispute involved computer scientist Stephen Thaler, whose AI system DABUS created an artwork titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise.” The U.S. Copyright Office rejected his application in 2022, saying copyright law requires a human author. Lower courts agreed, and the Supreme Court chose not to review the case, leaving that ruling in place. The decision highlights a growing legal debate as AI-generated content becomes more common, with U.S. officials maintaining that copyright law currently protects only human creators.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.3 Instant, a new ChatGPT model designed to give clearer answers and avoid the overly cautious tone users often complained about. Earlier models sometimes added too many warnings or refused harmless questions. GPT-5.3 Instant aims to fix that by better understanding context instead of assuming harmful intent. The update also improves web search by summarizing information directly rather than listing links. OpenAI says the model still follows its safety rules but reduces unnecessary refusals. GPT-5.3 Instant is now available to all ChatGPT users and through the API as “gpt-5.3-chat-latest.”
An investigation by Swedish newspapers found that footage recorded by Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses is being reviewed by human contractors to help train the company’s AI systems. Workers at a Kenya-based firm called Sama watch and label videos captured by the devices. With more than seven million pairs sold in 2025 alone, the volume of footage is huge and can include highly private moments such as people changing clothes, using bathrooms, or entering credit card details. While the person wearing the glasses agrees to Meta’s terms, people around them do not. Critics say the practice raises serious privacy concerns, especially as millions of AI-enabled cameras move through everyday spaces.
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