Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud, Palantir reportedly helping the IRS, and Anthropic created a test marketplace

Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that's befalling him as an investor. Also, the IRS has used Palantir's software since at least 2018, The Intercept reports. Plus, in a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about the suspect in a recent mass shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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