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AI Regulation Gains Momentum With California’s New Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday (Sept. 29) signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, making the state the first in the
SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now law in California
The hotly-debated legislation establishes safety reporting requirements for large AI companies.
‘AI Actor’ Tilly Norwood Stirs Outrage in Hollywood
NEW YORK (AP) — Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent. But unlike most young performers aspiring to make it in the film industry, Tilly...
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Launch Joint AI and Robotics Lab in UAE
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is among the 10 Best Money Making Stocks to Invest In. The company has recently launched a joint research lab in the UAE, in partnership with Abu...
Machina Labs uses robotics, AI to customize automotive body manufacturing
Machina Labs has partnered with Toyota to develop new methods of metal forming for more customizable vehicles.
AI Deals in 2025: Key Trends in M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital
Artificial intelligence encompasses the capability of machines and computer systems to execute tasks that typically require human intelligence, including learning from data (machine learning),…
Opinion | How China’s robotics push is clearing path to tech independence
Already a global leader in robotics, China is now embedding it in the fabric of its society – and building a complete physical AI supply chain in the process.
OpenAI’s Sora app is real but you’ll need an invite to try it
OpenAI’s new Sora app will allow you to make deepfakes of yourself.
Colby College grapples with how to teach students in an AI-powered world
With a $30 million alumni donation, the small liberal arts school in southern Maine opened the Davis Institute for AI, focused on helping students understand and use the technology responsibly.
OpenAI’s Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of ‘AI slop’
If the future of the internet looks like a constant stream of amusing videos generated by artificial intelligence, then OpenAI just placed its stake in an emerging market.
Disney sends cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI, Axios reports
Walt Disney has sent a letter to Character.AI demanding that the AI startup immediately stop the unauthorized use of its copyrighted characters, Axios reported on Tuesday.
DeepSeek tests “sparse attention” to slash AI processing costs
Chinese lab’s v3.2 release explores a technique that could make running AI far less costly.
Legal AI Startup Legora Is In Talks To Raise Funding At A $1.8 Billion Valuation
Just four months after its Series B funding round, the Stockholm-based legal AI startup is picking up more capital.
Walmart CEO expects AI will ‘change literally every job’
Workers all over the economy will experience AI-related shifts, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said.
How To Build AI Red Teams That Actually Work
AI red teaming blends offensive testing and safety checks to uncover risks in models, apps, and infrastructure.
AI models are getting very good at professional tasks, new OpenAI research shows
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 was especially good at tasks performed by clerks, software developers, and private investigators
OpenAI’s Answer to TikTok Is Sora 2, a Fever Dream of Deepfakes
The Sora 2 AI video generator is set to power a new TikTok-style app that can create clips of you or your friends in all kinds of situations.
43% of workers say they’ve shared sensitive info with AI – including financial and client data
AI use is surging, but cybersecurity training isn’t keeping up, a new study finds.
Compsci Grads Are Cooked
Computer science graduates from top programs are having trouble finding jobs because of AI and multiple lay offs in the tech world.
Lufthansa Bets Big On AI To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Lufthansa will cut around 4,000 jobs by 2030, with administrative staff to be replaced by digital processes and AI applications.
AiM Medical Robotics raises $8.1M for MRI-compatible surgical robotics
AiM Medical Robotics announced today that it closed a Series A financing round worth proceeds of $8.1 million.
Cerebras Raises $1.1 Billion at $8.1 Billion Valuation
Cerebras is the go-to platform for fast and effortless AI training. Learn more at cerebras.ai.
OpenAI just launched Sora 2 — here’s how to join the waitlist
Some users will have to wait longer than others to try the new AI tool
OpenAI debuts Sora app for sharing AI clips
The Chat-GPT maker joins Meta in betting that AI-generated video is the new social media.
OpenAI launches new AI video app spun from copyrighted content
OpenAI is releasing an AI video-generating app called Sora that lets people create and share AI videos that can be spun from copyrighted content and shared to social media-like streams.
AI coding startup Vercel raises $300 million, valued at $9.3 billion
Vercel, the U.S.-based cloud platform that helps developers build and quickly deploy scalable websites, said on Tuesday it had raised $300 million in an oversubscribed Series F round, valuing the...
Hance will demo its kilobyte-size AI audio processing software at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Hance is working on low energy-consuming, on-device processing that’s already attracted the likes of Intel.
Nvidia Announces New Robotics Open Models and Simulation Libraries
Nvidia is opening more of its robotics stack to developers, betting that a tighter loop between simulation and real-world testing will speed progress in humanoids and other mobile machines.
AiM Medical Robotics Secures $8.1 Million Series A Financing to Transform Neurosurgery with MRI-Compatible Surgical Robotics
— Financing round led by IQ Capital and 1540 Ventures accelerates path to first-in-human trials for groundbreaking robotic neurosurgical platform — …
Adding Complexity Reduced My AI Cost by 41%
Discover how Google’s Agent Development Kit patterns reduced LLM token usage by 41.2% & cut costs by 41.7%. Learn the unified tool approach that transformed dozens of specialized Ruby tools...
AI chip company Cerebras raises $1 billion in pre-IPO funding round
Cerebras is raising fresh capital to expand manufacturing as it tries to keep up with demand from Meta and other customers.
What is the Base Model Simulation of Human AI-Assistant Conversation?:
Published on September 30, 2025 7:08 AM GMT There has been talk[1] about how our (often-mistaken) understanding of the AI assistant is spreading its way on the internet and influencing the...
Ethical Design Patterns
Published on September 30, 2025 11:52 AM GMT Related to: Commonsense Good, Creative Good (and my comment); Ethical Injunctions. Epistemic status: I’m fairly sure “ethics” does useful work in building...
Nvidia challenger Cerebras raises $1.1bn ahead of IPO
Start-up bets on bigger chips to take on world’s largest company’s dominance of AI computing
AI “Actor” Tilly Norwood Is Young, Ambitious—and “the End of the Industry as We Know It”
Two years after AI protections ruled the Hollywood labor strikes, an emerging production studio is introducing a computer-made movie star to rival Scarlett Johansson. And SAG-AFTRA isn’t happy.
Inside the Trillion-Dollar AI Buildout
Dylan Patel is the founder and CEO of SemiAnalysis. We cover why we’re only in the first phase of training AI models, the physical and financial bottl
CoreWeave signs $14 billion AI deal with Meta, Bloomberg News reports
CoreWeave has signed a $14 billion deal with Meta to supply computing power, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, underscoring the large costs of building out infrastructure to run and train...
Most companies aren’t seeing a return on AI investments. This tech CEO wants to change that
The artificial intelligence industry has a big problem: 95% of companies that try AI aren’t making any money from it, according to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
California Enacts Groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence Regulation with SB 53, Endorsing Innovation and Public Safety
California implements new AI regulations through Senate Bill 53 to ensure safety and innovation in the industry, while fostering public trust and transparency.
Citigroup forecasts Big Tech’s AI spending to cross $2.8 trillion by 2029
Citigroup has raised its forecast for AI-related infrastructure spending by tech giants to surpass $2.8 trillion through 2029, from $2.3 trillion estimated earlier, citing aggressive early investments by hyperscalers and...