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Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's new model Mythos: "fear-based marketing"
The head of OpenAI called the positioning of Anthropic Mythos, a model tailored for cybersecurity, fear-based marketing rather than a demonstration of real capabilities.
Mind Robotics Raises $500M for Industrial AI Robots
The startup founded by Rivian creator RJ Scaringe raised half a billion dollars to develop AI robots and deploy them in manufacturing.
Sandbar raises $23M for AI ring
Startup Sandbar closed a $23 million Series A round to bring Stream — a smart ring with note-taking, AI assistant and media player features — to market this summer.
Detention and Labor Camp Owners Strike Gold in AI Boom
The infrastructure boom for neural networks requires harsh physical solutions. Why big tech increasingly turns to prison contractors for building giant data centers.
Claude AI discovered 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox
AI helped Mozilla find critical bugs in the browser code. Of the 22 identified vulnerabilities, 14 were rated high severity.
Microsoft and Google will keep Claude available to civilian users
Cloud giants confirmed: Anthropic's conflict with U.S. authorities will not affect Claude's availability for businesses and individual customers.
City Detect raises $13 million for AI in urban safety and cleanliness
Startup City Detect, which uses computer vision to combat urban decay, has closed a $13 million Series A round. The system is already operating in 17 U.S. cities, including Dallas and Miami.
WhatsApp opens the door to rivals: chatbots from third-party AI companies are coming to Brazil
After Europe, Meta will allow competing AI companies to place their chatbots in WhatsApp for Brazilian users — for a fee. This could reshape the AI assistant market.
AWS launches AI platform for healthcare: Amazon Connect Health
Amazon Web Services has unveiled a specialized platform based on AI agents for healthcare providers. Amazon Connect Health will handle patient scheduling, documentation, and verification — routine work that consumes mill
DiligenceSquared replaces consultants with voice AI agents in M&A deals
Startup DiligenceSquared offers private equity funds a way to conduct due diligence without expensive consultants, using voice AI agents that interview customers of target companies themselves.
Luma launches creative AI agents powered by Unified Intelligence models
Luma has unveiled a platform of AI agents capable of coordinating multiple artificial intelligence systems and creating full-fledged content — from text and images to video and audio.
Lio raises $30M from a16z to automate corporate procurement
AI startup Lio raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz to automate procurement at enterprises.
Apple Music to introduce transparency tags for AI-created music
Apple plans to label AI content in its music service with special tags. But there is a caveat: record labels and distributors must opt in to the labeling themselves, which calls the effectiveness of the entire initiative
Nvidia pulls back from OpenAI and Anthropic: what Jensen Huang is hiding
Nvidia's CEO said the company is ending investments in leading AI labs. But his explanations leave more questions than answers — and there may be more behind the decision than a concern for neutrality.
CollectivIQ wants to make AI more reliable by querying 14 models at once
Startup CollectivIQ proposes a radically simple idea: instead of trusting one chatbot, ask fourteen at once. The company aggregates responses from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, and other models simultaneously.
How AI startups sell the same shares at two different prices
Founders of AI companies have found a neat way to reach unicorn status without waiting for real growth. The new valuation mechanism is raising questions among investors and analysts.
X to suspend creators from monetization for unlabeled AI content depicting armed conflicts
Elon Musk's platform is introducing strict penalties for content creators: unlabeled AI-generated depictions of armed conflicts will lead to a three-month monetization suspension, and repeat offenders will be permanently
No one knows how AI companies should work with the government
OpenAI is turning from a consumer-facing startup into a component of U.S. national security, but neither the company nor the government has a clear plan for how that should work.
Billion-dollar deals: the infrastructure behind the AI boom
Meta, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, and OpenAI are investing unprecedented sums in data centers and compute capacity. We examine where hundreds of billions of dollars are going and what it means for the industry.
Pentagon sees a threat in AI supplier Anthropic
The U.S. Department of Defense is concerned about data security involving AI developer Anthropic.
Elon Musk defends Grok's safety in legal dispute with OpenAI
In the lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk claimed his neural network Grok is safer than its rivals. However, recent deepfake scandals on X cast doubt on those claims.
Mistral AI signs deal with Accenture — the consulting giant that works with everyone
French AI developer Mistral AI has partnered with Accenture — the same company that already works with OpenAI and Anthropic. What is behind the consulting giant's strategy, and why does Mistral need it?
White House demands AI companies cover rising electricity rates
The US administration wants AI giants to offset rising electricity prices for ordinary consumers. Most major players have already agreed — but is that enough?
Gushwork raises $9M, betting on AI search as a customer acquisition channel
Startup Gushwork raised $9 million in a seed round from SIG and Lightspeed after identifying an unexpected customer acquisition channel — AI search engines like ChatGPT. This could reshape lead generation.
Alphabet brings robotics company Intrinsic back under Google
After nearly five years operating independently, robotics software company Intrinsic is losing its independence and moving under Google's management. It signals a serious reassessment of Alphabet's robotics strategy.
Nvidia breaks records amid explosive demand for tokens
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for tokens is growing exponentially — and the company's quarterly results back that up.
Anthropic acquires Vercept, a startup specializing in computer control
Anthropic acquired Seattle startup Vercept after Meta hired away one of its founders. The company was developing agents that use a computer like a human.
OpenAI prepares for advertising: COO promises an “iterative process”
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said the company plans to introduce advertising gradually and asked for a few months to experiment. What does this mean for ChatGPT users?
One in Eight American Teens Seek Emotional Support from AI
About 12% of teens in the U.S. turn to ChatGPT, Claude, and other chatbots for emotional support and advice. Psychologists warn: these tools are not designed for mental health support.
Nimble raises $47M for AI agents’ access to real-time web data
Startup Nimble has secured $47M for a platform that lets AI agents search, verify, and structure data from the open internet — turning the chaos of the web into a clean database.