New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has asked Anthropic to pause its planned initial public offering. In a letter to CEO Dario Amodei, Levine said the company should first address the safety and other unprecedented risks posed by artificial intelligence. He cited an essay in which Amodei himself called for slowing the pace of AI development.

Germany is preparing a state-funded partnership with Nvidia and about 12 domestic AI labs to finance “physical AI” for robots and autonomous driving, according to Handelsblatt. The government plans to provide hundreds of millions of euros in funding, with a focus on training robots and industrial applications.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic on Wednesday, seeking internal records on safety incidents, security measures and privacy policies. The move escalates a consumer-protection investigation and could ultimately lead to lawsuits against the two AI developers.

Bumble is in advanced talks with Ithaca Holdings to take the dating app private in a deal worth about $1 billion, Reuters reported. Neither company has confirmed a deal, and both declined to comment. Bumble shares rose sharply after the news. The talks come as the company tries to win back users with artificial intelligence.