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Mech-Mind Robotics Hits the Stock MarketNews

Mech-Mind Robotics Hits the Stock Market

Mech-Mind Robotics has officially started trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

31m ago
AI's New Security Risk: MCP ServersNews

AI's New Security Risk: MCP Servers

New AI connection tools are making it harder for security teams to protect company data.

2h ago
OpenAI Backs California Teen Safety BillNews

OpenAI Backs California Teen Safety Bill

OpenAI is urging California to pass a new law that creates safety rules for AI chat apps used by kids.

4h ago
Gradium AI Launches High Speed Speech ModelNews

Gradium AI Launches High Speed Speech Model

Gradium AI released a new speech model that combines high accuracy with lightning speed.

6h ago
Baidu Expands Its Listing StatusNews

Baidu Expands Its Listing Status

Baidu is now officially dual-primary listed in both Hong Kong and on the Nasdaq exchange.

9h ago
A New Way to Test AI Search ToolsNews

A New Way to Test AI Search Tools

Keenable AI released a new tool that prevents search bots from cheating on tests.

10h ago
Nscale Secures $3 Billion for New Data CentersNews

Nscale Secures $3 Billion for New Data Centers

The London company landed major funding to build two massive AI infrastructure projects in the United States.

11h ago
Google Releases New AI for Time Series ForecastingNews

Google Releases New AI for Time Series Forecasting

Google just launched TimesFM-3, a powerful new tool designed to predict complex data trends more accurately.

12h ago
Apple Accuses Former Engineer of Stealing Secrets for OpenAINews

Apple Accuses Former Engineer of Stealing Secrets for OpenAI

Apple claims a former engineer stole a secret circuit design and used it at OpenAI.

12h ago
AWS Agent Registry is now availableNews

AWS Agent Registry is now available

Amazon just released a new tool to help companies manage their AI agents in one place.

14h ago
China state media attacks AI firm AnthropicNews

China state media attacks AI firm Anthropic

A social media account tied to Chinese state TV attacked Anthropic and set rules for US talks.

15h ago
AI Boom Might Cause Next Financial CrisisNews

AI Boom Might Cause Next Financial Crisis

The Bank of England warns that overloaded debt and overpriced tech stocks could crash the global economy.

15h ago
Instagram Adds New Labels for AI ProfilesNews

Instagram Adds New Labels for AI Profiles

Instagram is updating how it identifies AI accounts because people keep mistaking them for real users.

16h ago
Train Your Own AI Models Faster with FireworksNews

Train Your Own AI Models Faster with Fireworks

Fireworks AI just launched a new tool to help your team train and deploy custom models.

16h ago
How Back to School Shopping Is ChangingNews

How Back to School Shopping Is Changing

Retailers are using new AI tools to keep up with families starting their shopping earlier than ever.

16h ago
Probably Genetic Wins $10 Million Grant for Rare Disease AINews

Probably Genetic Wins $10 Million Grant for Rare Disease AI

The federal government is funding a new AI project to help patients get rare disease diagnoses much faster.

17h ago
Andreessen Horowitz Raises $8.5 Billion for Growth FundNews

Andreessen Horowitz Raises $8.5 Billion for Growth Fund

The venture capital firm just added more money to its latest fund to back late-stage startups.

17h ago
Finland to Build Huge New AI SupercomputerNews

Finland to Build Huge New AI Supercomputer

A major new European supercomputer project will use AMD hardware to power advanced AI research.

18h ago
OpenAI Opens ChatGPT Ads to More CountriesNews

OpenAI Opens ChatGPT Ads to More Countries

OpenAI is making it easier for businesses in India, Europe, and the Middle East to run ads on ChatGPT.

18h ago
Meet Phil Marshall, the Founder of SpokenNews

Meet Phil Marshall, the Founder of Spoken

We sat down with physician and entrepreneur Phil Marshall to discuss his career and his new company, Spoken.

18h ago
HUMAIN and KORA Team Up to Build New AI Operating SystemNews

HUMAIN and KORA Team Up to Build New AI Operating System

A new partnership aims to launch an AI-focused Linux system for businesses by 2027.

18h ago
China enters the high speed AI memory raceNews

China enters the high speed AI memory race

China’s leading memory producer has started making its own HBM3E chips to power AI systems.

18h ago
ChatGPT Makes $1 Billion a Year from AdsNews

ChatGPT Makes $1 Billion a Year from Ads

OpenAI now generates one billion dollars annually through its advertising business.

18h ago
The Department of War launches ChatGPT for staffNews

The Department of War launches ChatGPT for staff

The Department of War has officially added ChatGPT to its secure military network for millions of employees.

19h ago
OpenAI tries a pay for results modelNews

OpenAI tries a pay for results model

OpenAI is testing a new way to charge customers only when their AI tasks are successful.

19h ago
ChatGPT Now Faces Strict New EU RulesNews

ChatGPT Now Faces Strict New EU Rules

The EU is officially treating ChatGPT as a major search engine, meaning stricter safety rules now apply.

19h ago
Kansas City Fixes Roads Faster Using AINews

Kansas City Fixes Roads Faster Using AI

Kansas City used new software to repair its crumbling roads and clear a massive maintenance backlog.

20h ago
Why the CIO Role Is Changing FastNews

Why the CIO Role Is Changing Fast

Departments are buying their own tech tools, but IT is still on the hook when things go wrong.

20h ago
Carrick Capital Raises $600 Million for SaviyntNews

Carrick Capital Raises $600 Million for Saviynt

Investment firm Carrick Capital just closed a massive deal to support the security company Saviynt.

20h ago
Instagram tightens rules on AI accountsNews

Instagram tightens rules on AI accounts

Instagram now requires AI profiles to clearly label themselves or risk losing visibility.

20h ago
NVIDIA and MediaTek Join Forces for New AI TechNews

NVIDIA and MediaTek Join Forces for New AI Tech

NVIDIA is investing $3.5 billion into MediaTek to power the next wave of AI computing.

21h ago
California Lawmakers Approve New AI Safety BillNews

California Lawmakers Approve New AI Safety Bill

California just passed a new law to make sure large AI models are safe before they reach the public.

21h ago
How AI Models Actually Give You AnswersNews

How AI Models Actually Give You Answers

AI inference is the moment a computer uses its training to answer your questions in real time.

21h ago
Meet Andreea Plesea of Druid AINews

Meet Andreea Plesea of Druid AI

We caught up with Andreea Plesea to discuss her journey as a co-founder and tech leader.

22h ago
The Real Challenge for AI RobotsNews

The Real Challenge for AI Robots

It is much harder to mass-produce reliable robots than it is to build a single showpiece.

22h ago
How AI Can Help Nonprofits Find More DonorsNews

How AI Can Help Nonprofits Find More Donors

Donations are rising but fewer people are giving, and AI could help bridge this gap.

22h ago
Moving Beyond AI ExperimentsNews

Moving Beyond AI Experiments

Companies are shifting from testing new tools to picking the ones that actually make money.

22h ago
OpenClaw 2.0 Launches With Better CollaborationNews

OpenClaw 2.0 Launches With Better Collaboration

The latest update to OpenClaw makes it easier to set up your AI environment and work with others in real time.

23h ago
AI Could Threaten Global Financial StabilityNews

AI Could Threaten Global Financial Stability

Financial leaders are warning that new AI technology creates serious risks for the banking world.

1d ago
UK Government Launches £100M AI Innovation FundNews

UK Government Launches £100M AI Innovation Fund

The UK government is investing £100 million to help local startups build new AI tools for public services.

1d ago