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When CMOs pay for agents not agencies: S4 Capital’s AI gambit
S4 Capital has dropped the pretense. The company’s top brass are now openly framing AI agents not as enhancement to agency work.
China’s Baidu sees shares soar 12% as company secures major AI partnership, eyes fresh capital
Chinese tech giant Baidu saw its shares jump over 12% amid signs the company is ramping up its artificial intelligence plans and partnerships.
Prediction: Oracle Will Surpass Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to Become the Top Cloud for Artificial Intelligence (AI) By 2031 @themotleyfool #stocks $ORCL
Oracle is an AI-first cloud, making it structurally different than the “big three” cloud providers.
Parents testify on the impact of AI chatbots: ‘Our children are not experiments’
The parents of children who have sued OpenAI and Character.AI for their teenagers’ suicides were among those who spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Korean Partners to Develop Humanoid Robots for Shipyards
HD Hyundai Samho has signed an MOU with LG CNS and HD Hyundai Robotics to co-develop AI humanoid robots and logistics automation…
Why the Next Winners in the AI Boom May Not Be AI Stocks
This article shares the view of a prominent market watcher that value stocks could be key beneficiaries of developments in artificial intelligence
GitHub – airbnb/chronon: Chronon is a data platform for serving for AI/ML applications.
Chronon is a data platform for serving for AI/ML applications. – airbnb/chronon
Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Ray-Bans 3, Hypernova smart glasses, Meta AI, more
Meta is expected to unveil its first display-enabled smart glasses, refresh its Ray-Ban lineup, and launch a new luxury wearable at Connect this week.
China trials its first advanced tools for AI chipmaking
SMIC tests domestically made machinery as Beijing seeks to rival US-made processors
Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an ‘AI-first company’
Fiverr is laying off around 30 percent of its employees as it invests in AI.
Exclusive: Ex-Google DeepMinders get $5 million to bring AI algorithm design to the masses
Hiverge uses AI to create novel algorithms that can deliver huge boosts in speed and performance
Meta Connect 2025: What to expect and how to watch
Meta is expected to unveil new versions of its AI-powered smart glasses, as well as a gesture-indicating wristband.
Tabs Raises $55 Million for AI Agents for Finance Teams
Tabs raised $55 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its development of artificial intelligence agents for finance teams. The company’s
How routine breast screenings could help predict heart problems
The new technology could offer a cost-effective opportunity to screen women for both breast cancer and heart risks
Google’s new Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) allows AI agents to complete purchases — is your enterprise ready?
Agent Payment Protocol, a new open source standard from Google and 60 other payment players, aims to make transactions made by AI agents safe and secure.
Music Industry Moves: Whitney Houston Estate Partners With AI Startup Moises for Concert Experience
Whitney Houston’s estate has partnered AI company Moises to bring the late superstar to seven U.S. cities this fall.
AI could boost UK economy by 10% in 5 years, says Microsoft boss
Boss Satya Nadella said it was the biggest investment the firm had made outside of the US.
UK and US agree $42 billion tech pact to mark Trump’s visit
Britain and the United States have agreed a technology pact to boost ties in AI, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, with top U.S. firms led by Microsoft pledging 31...
CodeRabbit raises $60M, valuing the 2-year-old AI code review startup at $550M
The round, which brought the two-year-old startup’s total funding to $88 million, was led by Scale Venture Partners.
US Tech Giants Race to Spend Billions in UK AI Push
Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled plans to invest up to $45 billion in the UK during US President Donald Trump’s state visit.
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The AI Makers: NVIDIA Partners in UK Advance Physical and Agentic AI, Robotics, Life Sciences and More
During NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s visit to the U.K. this week, NVIDIA highlighted how it is working with a broad ecosystem of AI makers across the nation on...
Introducing Stargate UK
OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Nscale launch Stargate UK, a sovereign AI infrastructure partnership delivering up to 50,000 GPUs and the UK’s largest supercomputer to power national AI innovation, public services, and...
Why NFX Invested in F2: AI for Private Financial Market Investors
F2 is agentic AI for deep analysis of private markets. Here’s why we invested:
Gemini tops the App Store thanks to new AI image model, Nano Banana
Though the month is only half over, Gemini’s app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.
Saudi Arabia eyes private equity capital for data center buildouts
Humain, an AI company owned by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, is reportedly in early talks with private equity firms to finance its data center projects. Industry stalwarts Blackstone and...
Pentagon research official wants to have AI on every desktop in 6 to 9 months
DOD’s under secretary of defense for research and engineering said he’s “excited” for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s new role driving research across the department.
Amazon, Nvidia Help Fund Dyna Robotics’ $120M Series A Round
Dyna plans to use the funds to scale up its proprietary foundation more and hire more research and engineering talent.
When AI Joins the Medical Team
A test of GutGPT, a specialized AI system for emergency bleeding cases, reveals how medical teams really interact with AI and why trust remains the biggest adoption barrier.
Trump’s Biggest Fans Furious at His Embrace of AI
Some of Donald Trump’s most diehard supporters in office are rallying against the president’s embrace of artificial intelligence.
How to combat AI in college classrooms
Blue books are back in college classrooms! Remember those? Professors are embracing the old exam booklets again as a way to combat AI cheating.
VA leader eyes ‘aggressive deployment’ of AI as watchdog warns of challenges to get there
Lawmakers pressed Charles Worthington on data privacy and workforce readiness as the VA pushes ahead with AI.
ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says
Chatbot will “default to the under-18 experience” when age is uncertain after teen suicide lawsuit.
Stony Brook University Receives $13.77M NSF Grant to Deploy a National Supercomputer to Democratize Access to Artificial Intelligence and Research Computing
Grant Includes Collaboration with the University at Buffalo STONY BROOK, NY – September 16, 2025 – The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $13.77 million grant to Stony...
Remote Patient Monitoring and Artificial Intelligence
Experts emphasize that remote patient monitoring (RPM) is most effective when supported by structured care teams and workflows, with artificial intelligence–enabled tools helping to interpret data and guide timely interventions—making...
Microsoft announces $30 billion investment in AI infrastructure in UK
Microsoft is ramping up its AI investments in the U.K. as President Donald Trump embarks on his state visit this week.
AI May Worsen Ageism in Hiring. Here’s Why
Finding a new gig if you’re older than 50 may be getting tougher, and the same tech is hitting Gen-Z’s jobs prospects.
From teleoperation to autonomy: Inside Boston Dynamics’ Atlas training
Boston Dynamics reveals how AI and teleoperation are teaching the Atlas humanoid robot complex manipulation skills.
How Google’s new AI model protects user privacy without sacrificing performance
Google researchers unveil VaultGemma, an LLM designed to generate high-quality outputs without memorizing training data. Here’s how it works.