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Google and Anthropic alumni raise $480 million for “human-centered” AI
The new startup Humans&, founded by industry veterans, has closed a seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation. The project promises to make AI technology a helper rather than a replacement for people.
Elon Musk relaunches the Dojo3 chip project for computing in space
Tesla is resuming development of the Dojo3 chip, but with an unexpected goal. Elon Musk said the third version of the AI accelerator will be used to process data directly in space.
Indian AI summit gathers leaders from OpenAI, Nvidia, and Google
A four-day AI summit is underway in India with the participation of major tech giants and heads of state. Key challenges and the future of the industry are being discussed.
India's first AI IPO disappointed investors: Fractal Analytics goes public
Fractal Analytics' stock market debut was subdued amid investor concerns and a decline in India's tech stocks.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticized Nvidia in Davos
The head of one of the leading AI startups spoke out against shipments of U.S. chips to China, despite investment from Nvidia.
Apple is preparing a smart wristband with AI
The company is working on a wearable device with AI that could launch in 2027.
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI
Peter Steinberger, the developer of the popular open-source project OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI. The project itself will remain open and continue to develop.
Blackstone invests $1.2 billion in India's AI infrastructure
India is expanding its own computing capacity: startup Neysa plans to deploy more than 20,000 GPUs with Blackstone's backing.
Indian startup C2i optimizes power supply for AI data centers
C2i has raised $15 million to develop a technology for directly delivering power from the grid to GPUs to minimize losses in infrastructure.
Spotify launches AI playlist creation from text prompts
The streaming giant is expanding access to the Prompted Playlists feature, allowing users to create music selections with simple text commands.
Anthropic keeps making tests harder because of cheating with Claude
An ironic twist in the industry: Anthropic developers have to regularly rewrite candidate assignments because their own AI solves them too well.
India became the global leader in the number of active ChatGPT users
Sam Altman confirmed that 100 million people in India use the service every week, while the country leads in the number of students within its user base.
The battle for enterprise AI: Glean builds the foundation for business applications
Startup Glean is transforming from a search engine into a connective layer for enterprise AI. The company's CEO spoke about the future of the industry.
From "invisibility cloaks" to AI: Neurophos creates ultra-efficient optical chips
Startup Neurophos has raised $110 million to develop processors that use light instead of electricity to accelerate neural networks.
Hollywood vs. Seedance 2.0: a new round in the copyright battle
Hollywood studios accuse the developers of the new Seedance 2.0 AI model of egregious copyright infringement and demand protection for intellectual property.
Humans& rethinks AI: from simple chatbots to coordination models
OpenAI and DeepMind alumni founded Humans& to build AI systems capable of deep interaction and teamwork instead of ordinary dialogues.
Google DeepMind chief surprised by OpenAI's plans to introduce ads in ChatGPT
Demis Hassabis said Google is not pressuring him to monetize chatbots through ads, unlike OpenAI's strategy. The decision underscores the companies' different approaches to AI development.
AI agents failed competency tests for office tasks
A new study tested the capabilities of AI models in consulting, law, and finance. The results were disappointing for most existing systems.
LiveKit became a "unicorn" thanks to its partnership with OpenAI
The developer of infrastructure for ChatGPT's voice mode raised $100 million in funding. LiveKit's valuation officially reached $1 billion.
OpenAI targets the enterprise market in 2026
The company appointed Barrett Zoph to lead the new division
Sam Altman to visit India for the country’s largest AI summit
The OpenAI CEO will join leaders from Google, Meta, and Anthropic at a major technology conference in New Delhi. It will be Altman’s first visit to the country in the past year.
Anthropic Targets $20 Billion Round to Compete with OpenAI
Just five months after raising $13 billion, Anthropic is seeking new investment. Huge compute costs and intense competition are forcing the company to move quickly.
Computer Science crisis: why students are switching to AI en masse
Students are losing interest in traditional programming, opting for highly specialized AI courses instead. This is changing the landscape of IT education.
xAI security under scrutiny: Elon Musk makes Grok bolder
A former xAI employee claims Elon Musk is deliberately weakening Grok's safety filters. The goal is to make the AI more provocative and freer from censorship.
Former Founders Fund partner takes on Salesforce with new AI startup
Sam Blond unveiled Monaco, a next-generation CRM system built on AI. The project has already won backing from the founders of Stripe and the head of Y Combinator.
Hollywood vs. AI: new video generator Seedance 2.0 accused of copyright infringement
Hollywood organizations have voiced opposition to the new Seedance 2.0 model. In their view, the tool has become a platform for mass copyright infringement in the film industry.
Mass exodus from xAI: co-founders and key engineers leave the company
The xAI startup is facing a serious staffing crisis. Over the course of a week, at least nine specialists, including two co-founders, left the project, raising doubts about the company's stability.
Threads launches "Dear Algo": a new way to control the feed through AI
Threads users can now directly tell the algorithms what content they want to see. The new "Dear Algo" feature promises to make the feed truly personalized.
India invests $1.1 billion in a fund for deep-tech startups
The Indian government is launching a large fund of funds to support deep technologies and manufacturing through private venture capital.
OpenAI unveils a new version of Codex based on a specialized chip
OpenAI has released an updated Codex model optimized to run on a new processor. It is the first significant result of the company's collaboration with a chip manufacturer.