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Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations...
AI startup valuations raise bubble fears as funding surges
Artificial intelligence startups are attracting record sums of venture capital, but some of the world’s largest investors warned that early-stage valuations are starting to look frothy, senior investment executives said...
OpenAI’s Sora App Creates Realistic AI Videos of You and Your…
OpenAI today announced the launch of Sora, an invite-only AI video app and social network. Sora lets you create realistic AI videos of yourself, friends, and other people. Sora uses...
Google’s Jules enters developers’ toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up
Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.
Moonlake AI’s $27 Million Seed, OpenAI’s Sora 2 App, Apple Pivots From Vision Pro
Moonlake AI raises $27 million for generative game worlds, OpenAI debuts Sora 2 video and audio app, and Mira Murati launches Tinker AI tool, Microsoft’s New CEO.
The State of Employment Law: States Begin to Pass Artificial Intelligence Bias Laws
In this series, we will explore some of the ways states vary from one another in their employment laws.
20VC x SaaStr This Week: Are Burn Multiples BS in an AI World? Plus Sam Altman’s $1TRN Energy Problem, Zuck’s AI Strategy Crisis & The Great PE Reckoning
We’re back! Our latest deep dive with Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Rory O’Driscoll (Scale Venture Partners), and Harry Stebbings (20VC). And come join the team LIVE at SaaStr AI London, Dec...
Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university
MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s newest supercomputer is the most powerful AI system at a U.S. university. Equipped for generative AI applications, TX-GAIN is supporting diverse research and development at the federally...
Google Releases Jules Tools, an Agentic CLI
Google’s new Jules Tools is a command-line interface that brings the coding assistant Jules directly to developers.
AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows
Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the...
Microsoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biology
Artificial intelligence can design toxins that evade security controls.
There’s a new OpenAI app in town – here’s what to know about Sora for iOS
Sora by OpenAI is a short-form AI-generated video app, but accessing it has a few caveats. Here’s how to sign up.
Perplexity AI rolls out Comet browser for free worldwide
Perplexity initially launched Comet in July to Perplexity Max subscribers for $200 a month
Who controls the machines that control Artificial Intelligence?
The capability to shape AI’s trajectory is concentrated amongst the few owners of compute farms who can afford to power and cool massive machines.
Meme Machine: Sora 2 And Breaking Humanity’s Creative Standard
Sora 2’s powerful AI video tools spark excitement but raise concerns over deepfakes, “AI slop,” consent, creativity, and regulation.
Last Week in AI #323 – Sonnet 4.5, Sora 2, Vibes, SB 53
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5, OpenAI announces Sora 2 with AI video app, and more!
Fake actor deepens anxiety over AI in Hollywood
The Dutch creator of an AI-generated actor named Tilly Norwood created a backlash in Hollywood when she said she would soon be signed by a talent agency.
OpenAI is now the world’s most valuable private company at $500 billion
OpenAI has overtaken SpaceX as the largest startup and most valuable private company in the world.
XAI Broke Its Safety Policy With Coding Model
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 53 on Monday, a law that will require the largest AI companies to abide by their own safety and cybersecurity policies. One company that...
Robot Realities: The Road To Autonomous Non-Deterministic AI Agents
Agentic AI is on a sometimes-prototyped & necessarily hybrid evolutionary growth path towards truly unsupervised human-hands-off non-deterministic creative enlightenment.
Many workers are using unapproved AI tools at work – and sharing a lot of private data they really shouldn’t
Shadow AI is becoming a big problem for businesses
Burkhan Capital LLC led Consortium Commits to Investing $300 Million in Robo.ai for Global AI and Robotics Platform
Burkhan Capital LLC (Burkhan), a global investment platform focused on high-impact technology, and Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO), a technology company featuring integrated and AI-enabled Software, Smart Device, and Smart Assets ecosystems,...
In tough job market, Minnesota workers wonder if AI will replace them
More employees are using the technology at work, despite awareness of risks. Proponents say AI will help people do their work more efficiently.
US jobs market yet to be seriously disrupted by AI, finds Yale study
Report say changes to occupational mix since release of ChatGPT in 2022 ‘sluggish’ compared with 1940s and 50s
Assort Health brings in $102M in 4 months to build out voice AI platform
Voice AI startup Assort Health has raised a $76 million series B round, bringing its total funding to $102 million in just the last four months. | The company automates...
Pikachu at war and Mario on the street: OpenAI’s Sora 2 thrills and alarms the internet
The new social media app featuring realistic AI-generated videos and audio is in high demand amid swirling questions about copyright.
How to Thrive in the AI Era of Work
Marco Argenti, CIO at Goldman Sachs shares his step-by-step playbook for succeeding in the AI work era.
Music’s biggest labels close in on AI licensing deals that could reshape the industry
Universal and Warner are reportedly weeks away from deals that could charge AI companies using their catalogs in a streaming-inspired setup.
Microsoft Folds AI Service Into Office in Bid to Take on ChatGPT
Microsoft Corp. is folding its artificial intelligence subscription service for consumers into Office, betting that the productivity suite’s ubiquity will help the company better compete against OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Universal Music, Warner Music nearing AI licensing deals, FT reports
Universal Music and Warner Music are nearing landmark artificial intelligence licensing deals, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
DeepMind launches reasoning robots with Gemini Robotics 1.5
DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 1.5 and ER 1.5, robots that reason, plan, and execute physical tasks with autonomy and contextual understanding.
California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash
“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I...
Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff
Meta will soon use what people tell its artificial intelligence chatbot to get even better at selling them things.
Google DeepMind introduces advanced Gemini Robotics 1.5 models to enhance robot reasoning and task execution
Google DeepMind has announced the release of two updated AI models, Gemini Robotics 1.5 and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5, aimed at improving robots’ ability to reason, plan multi-step tasks, and use...
Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to bolster the use of artificial intelligence and provide an additional $50 million in research grants aimed at finding cures...
Microsoft wants to mainly use its own AI data center chips in the future
Microsoft has been developing its own chips for the data center designed to handle artificial intelligence workloads.
The Bull Market’s Seventh Inning
The AI capex boom that has powered U.S. equity gains for nearly three years may be entering its later phases.
Nvidia’s $100B Investment in OpenAI Raises Antitrust Eyebrows
It was huge news last month. Nvidia and OpenAI signed a letter of intent for a strategic partnership that will deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI data center capacity...
Eindhoven-based company says its AI chip makes Nvidia hardware look slow with outrageous untested performance figures
Euclyd promotes custom processors and memory as its core engineering approach
AI Poised to Gut Your Retirement Fund, Analysts Warn
The AI spending bubble could have an ominous effect on 401(k)s, given the massive concentration of tech stocks in the S&P500.