2026
Amazon opens Trainium lab — the chip chosen by Anthropic, OpenAI, and Apple
After announcing a $50 billion investment in OpenAI, AWS gave an exclusive tour of the Trainium chip lab — the technology used by Anthropic,
AI took over GDC 2026 — but not the games themselves
At the biggest game developers conference, AI was everywhere: in tools, talks, and vendor booths — but not in the games on display.
Musk is building the Terafab plant in Texas — chips for robots, AI and orbital data centers
Elon Musk announced the construction of the Terafab chip plant in Austin in partnership with Tesla and SpaceX, to produce semiconductors for
Elon Musk announced a plan for joint chip production for Tesla and SpaceX
Tesla and SpaceX may join forces in semiconductor development and production — Musk outlined an ambitious plan, but there are no details yet
Cursor admits: its new coding model is built on Chinese Kimi from Moonshot AI
Popular AI code editor Cursor used the Chinese model Kimi as the foundation for its new coding engine — and that sparked a wave of questions
Crimson Desert developer apologized for AI art in the final version of the game
Pearl Abyss acknowledged the use of generative AI in Crimson Desert and promised to audit all assets for replacement.
Jensen Huang at GTC: What Nvidia CEO's Keynote Means for the Company's Future
Equity podcast hosts analyzed Jensen Huang's keynote at GTC conference and discussed what the major announcements mean for Nvidia's position
AI boom strains Europe's power grids: operators seek unconventional solutions
Data center developers line up in years-long queues for European power grids, while operators experiment with atypical connection schemes.
Project Maven: How Pentagon Skeptics Became Champions of Military AI
Project Maven — a Pentagon AI program launched in 2017 — transformed the defense department's leading skeptics into staunch supporters of co
Superhuman used journalists' names without permission — CEO explains on air
Superhuman (formerly Grammarly) CEO Shishir Mehrotra gave an interview to the journalist whose name the company used in an AI feature withou
Gimlet Labs Raises $80M for Unified AI Inference Across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and Other Chips
Gimlet Labs has closed an $80M Series A for technology that enables running AI inference simultaneously across chips from six vendors — with
Littlebird raised $11M for AI that reads your screen without screenshots
Littlebird startup raised $11M for an AI assistant that analyzes your computer screen in real-time and remembers work context — without scre
Sam Altman leaves Helion board amid energy supply negotiations for OpenAI
OpenAI and nuclear fusion startup Helion are in talks about selling 12.5% of capacity — against this backdrop, Sam Altman announced his exit
Apple scheduled WWDC 2026 for June 8-12 and announced major AI updates
Apple will hold the WWDC developer conference from June 8-12, 2026 — the company officially announced major Siri updates and new AI capabili
Lovable founder launches search for startups in vibe-coding sector
Lovable, one of the leaders in the fast-growing vibe-coding segment, is officially seeking startups and teams to acquire — the company is en
Jensen Huang Says AGI Has Already Been Achieved — and Explains What He Means
Nvidia's CEO announced AGI on Lex Fridman's podcast — but the meaning of this claim depends on how the term itself is interpreted.
Air Street Capital became one of Europe's largest solo venture firms with a $232 million fund
London-based Air Street Capital closed Fund III at $232 million, becoming one of Europe's largest solo venture managers focused on early-sta
Agile Robots integrates Google DeepMind foundation models into its robots
Agile Robots has become the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind to deploy AI models and collect training data for the la
Mirage raises $75 million from General Catalyst to develop AI models for video
Mirage, the company behind the Captions app for AI video editing, has raised $75 million from General Catalyst to develop its own models and
Claude can now control your computer — a new feature in Code and Cowork
Anthropic has added to Claude the ability to autonomously open files, launch a browser and devtools directly on your Mac — with no setup.
ChatGPT and Gemini compete to sell you clothes directly in chat
Google and OpenAI launched shopping features at the same time: Gemini can now buy items from Gap, while ChatGPT updated its shopping interfa
Doss raises $55M for AI inventory management with ERP integration
U.S. startup Doss has closed a $55 million Series B round — its AI platform integrates into existing ERP systems without replacing them.
Talat: AI meeting notes stay on your device, not in the cloud
Talat is a local AI tool for meeting notes with no subscription: transcription and summarization happen directly on your device, without sen
OpenAI released open-source tools to protect teenagers in AI apps
OpenAI gave developers access to ready-made safety policies and tools to simplify building AI products for minors.
Arm Releases Its Own AI Chips: Meta, OpenAI, and Cloudflare Are First Customers
Arm — the company that spent 30 years selling architecture licenses — has entered the ready-made AI chips market. First buyers: Meta, OpenAI
Kentucky Family Declines AI Company's $26 Million Offer for Farm Data Center
An unnamed major AI company offered a Kentucky farming family $26 million for the right to build a data center on their land — and received
OpenAI shuts down Sora app: AI social network with video failed to find audience
OpenAI is shutting down the Sora mobile app with an AI video feed — users didn't stick around, despite the impressive capabilities of Sora 2
Kleiner Perkins raised $3.5 billion — the fund's largest artificial intelligence bet
The legendary Silicon Valley venture fund closed two funds totaling $3.5 billion — $1 billion for early-stage startups and $2.5 billion to s
Arm Releases Its First In-House Chip in 35 Years — in Partnership With Meta
For the first time in its 35-year history, Arm has developed its own processor jointly with Meta — and Meta itself became the first customer
Databricks acquires two startups for new AI security product
Using part of its recently raised $5 billion, Databricks has acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai and is preparing its own solution for protecti
Spotify tests a tool to protect artists from AI tracks released under their names
Spotify has begun testing a new tool that will let musicians themselves flag tracks unfairly attributed to them, in response to the rise of
Anthropic adds an auto mode to Claude Code: more autonomy with built-in limits
Anthropic has launched an auto mode for Claude Code — the AI agent now completes tasks without constant requests for confirmation, while ret
Arm released its first in-house processor — Meta became its first customer
British company Arm is releasing its own chip for AI inference in data centers for the first time in decades — and has already found its fir
OpenAI shuts down video generator Sora and jeopardizes a billion-dollar deal with Disney
OpenAI announced the shutdown of video service Sora — the app and developer API will be discontinued, putting a billion-dollar agreement wit
Judge calls Pentagon's attempt to "undermine" Anthropic a troubling sign
A federal judge questioned the motives of the U.S. Department of Defense, which added Anthropic, the developer of Claude, to a supply chain
Anthropic adds automatic mode to Claude Code for safe unsupervised operation
Anthropic has launched auto mode for Claude Code — the AI assesses the risk of each action on its own and blocks dangerous operations before
Zuckerberg launched Meta initiative to support entrepreneurs and AI adoption
Meta is launching a new program to support entrepreneurs: the company wants to help small businesses actively use AI for growth, customer ac
Granola raises $125M and reaches a $1.5B valuation as it shifts to enterprise AI
Meeting recording startup Granola increased its valuation from $250M to $1.5B in a single round and is expanding into an enterprise AI platf
Meta uses generative AI to simplify shopping on Instagram and Facebook
Meta is bringing generative AI to Instagram and Facebook so shoppers can get detailed information about products and brands directly inside
Bernie Sanders proposed freezing data center construction for AI safety
The senator introduced a bill calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until Congress sets AI safety standards.
US senators want to codify Anthropic’s “red lines” on autonomous weapons
Senator Adam Schiff is preparing a bill that would turn Anthropic’s principles banning the use of AI in lethal weapons and mass surveillance
Google expands Lyria 3 Pro: AI composer now creates tracks up to three minutes
Google has updated its music AI Lyria to version 3 Pro: it can now create full tracks up to three minutes long, with control over structure,
OpenAI shuts down Sora and restructures for IPO: betting on a unified assistant
OpenAI is winding down the Sora video generator and focusing on a unified AI assistant and enterprise tools for developers — the company is
Sequoia invests in Harvey for the third time — the AI startup for lawyers is valued at $11 billion
Harvey, a Legal AI startup, confirmed a $11 billion valuation. Sequoia invested for the third time, joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner P
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez propose banning new data center construction in the US
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced a bill imposing a moratorium on data center construction
Disney in crisis: OpenAI shuts down Sora, while the metaverse project with Epic stalls
Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro faced two blows in his first week on the job: OpenAI is winding down Sora, and the $1.5 billion deal with Epic
Meta lays off hundreds of employees, reallocating funds to AI
Meta is cutting staff in recruiting, sales and Reality Labs amid major investments in AI.
Google unveils TurboQuant — an algorithm that compresses AI working memory sixfold
Google has developed TurboQuant, an algorithm that theoretically compresses neural networks’ working memory sixfold — the internet is alread
Anthropic: AI is not eliminating jobs yet, but the gap between users is already growing
Anthropic's study found that AI is not replacing employees, but experienced users are already far ahead of the rest — and that gap will only
Deccan AI raises $25M in the data labeling market with a focus on specialists in India
Mercor rival Deccan AI has closed a $25M round — the company is concentrating specialists in India to address a systemic quality problem in
Porn actresses create AI clones to stay young and earn forever
Platforms OhChat and SinfulX offer adult creators digital doubles that look like them at the peak of their careers and monetize without the
OpenAI indefinitely postponed erotic mode for ChatGPT
The “adult mode” project was frozen after protests from employees and investors concerned about the harm sexualized AI could cause to societ
European Parliament delays key EU AI Act requirements and backs ban on nudify apps
The European Parliament, by majority vote, pushed back EU AI Act deadlines for high-risk AI systems to 2027–2028 and voted to ban nudify app
Mistral released an open speech generation model for smartphones and smartwatches
Mistral released an open speech model that runs directly on a smartphone or smartwatch — without the cloud, network latency, or API fees.
Senator Warner proposes taxing data centers over AI-driven job losses
Growing fears of AI-driven unemployment are turning into demands on data centers — Senator Mark Warner wants them to pay for worker retraini
Webtoon launches AI translation in 7 languages for independent Canvas creators
Webtoon’s Canvas platform is getting an AI translator, audience analytics, and new monetization tools — all aimed at helping comics creators
Cohere released an open-source transcription model — 2 billion parameters and 14 languages
Cohere released an open-source speech model for transcription: 2 billion parameters, support for 14 languages, and the ability to run on a s
Conntour raised $7 million from General Catalyst and YC for AI search across surveillance footage
Startup Conntour developed an AI system that lets security teams search for people, objects, and situations in surveillance footage using te
English Wikipedia prohibits editors from using AI to write articles
English Wikipedia has updated its rules: editors are prohibited from creating and rewriting articles with language models — AI-generated tex
Kentucky grandmother turned down an AI company: the real world is resisting data center expansion
An 82-year-old Kentucky resident rejected a $26 million offer for land for a data center, while OpenAI winds down Sora and Meta loses in cou