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AI researcher Jacob Coxon says he quit Anthropic after four months, two months before his equity would have vested; he still has equity in prior employer OpenAI (Madison Mills/Axios)
Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, a foldable phone with a 5.4-inch outer screen, a 7.6-inch inner display, the A20 Pro chipset, a new display engine, and Touch ID, available in star-white and night-sky for $1,999 (256 GB) or $3,199 (2 TB); pre-orders start Oct 16, shipments Oct 23. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills, supported by Anthropic and OpenAI, that regulate external AI safety evaluations.