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OpenAI releases AgentKit chat interfaces
: OpenAI unveiled AgentKit, which enables developers and business users to integrate agentic AI with chat interfaces.
Chang Robotics Partners with NSF-Funded HAND Research Center to Develop the Next Generation of Robotic Dexterity
Chang Robotics partners with NSF-funded HAND Research Center to develop next-generation dexterous robotics for safer, smarter automation….
EvenUp, AI Software For Personal Injury Law, Doubles Valuation To $2B As Legal Tech Funding Hits Record High
EvenUp, a legal tech startup that creates artificial intelligence products for the personal injury sector, has raised $150 million in Series E funding at a valuation exceeding $2 billion.
This School Year, Make AI Work for Learning
Resources to help schools and school districts ethically integrated artificial intelligence tools into learning and teaching.
Another OpenAI entanglement is renewing fears of a repeat of the dot-com era
AI’s financing machine appears to be a snake eating its own tail
1 in 7 Jobs Are at Risk of AI Automation, SHRM Says
To prevent dramatic upheavals in the job market, and the office, you need to train workers how to use AI to help them work smarter.
AI powers $3.96B venture boom in U.S. construction tech
Nearly 70% of venture investment in built environment technologies in Q2 2025 went to startups identified as AI/ML-driven, according to BuiltWorlds data.
Marketers Are Building Millions Of AI Agents. What Does That Mean For The Rest Of Us?
AI agents are personalizing messages, deciding what products you might want, and collecting your data. Eventually, you’re going to need your own AI agent to compete.
OpenAI’s massive spending raises sustainability questions
As the eye-watering AI investment deals keep coming, skeptics are starting to question where the funds are coming from.
AI Powers A New Computing Ecosystem
In the past, you could expect three kinds of providers at the table for any large-scale technology-driven business conversation: software, cloud, and services. Today, there are eight major categories of...
Where Are the Boundaries of Consciousness When the Brain Can Be Connected to AI?
A new wearable device connects AI directly to the brain, enabling a silent dialogue. This could redefine our identity, consciousness, and agency. Where does the self end, and the machine...
AI power demand to grow tenfold by 2030, new report says
The finding has giant implications for the billions of dollars going into AI startups.
Dutch chips star exec slams EU for overregulating AI
EU policies mean top artificial intelligence talent is ‘buying a ticket to Silicon Valley,’ says ASML chief financial officer.
Developers can bring Sora 2’s AI video generation into their own apps.
Mattel has already been using Sora 2 via OpenAI’s API to “bring product ideas to life more quickly,” says CEO Sam Altman. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/videoframe_4239684_24fce4.png?quality=90&strip=all]
OpenAI’s Walled-Garden Moment
OpenAI on Monday unveiled its biggest-yet effort to bring all of the web’s consumer activities directly into ChatGPT, as it aims to turn the chatbot into a so-called superapp that...
Nearly Half of Global Venture Capital Now Flows to AI Startups
Nearly half of all global venture capital in Q3 2025 flowed into AI startups, with Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI leading the surge as the U.S. continues to dominate global AI...
What does it mean to democratize AI?
Democratizing AI means making AI tools accessible to all. Here’s what it looks like to democratize AI across your organization—and five reasons why you should.
America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
Energy Robotics Secures $13.5 Million Series A to Scale Critical Infrastructure Inspections with AI + Robotics
Company’s leading hardware-agnostic fleet orchestration software platform delivers operational savings and worker safety to its customers
OpenAI wants to build the next era of the web, and it’s shelling out billions to do it
OpenAI was an artificial intelligence research lab little known outside of Silicon Valley before ChatGPT debuted in November 2022.
Energy Robotics Secures $13.5 Million Series A to Scale Critical Infrastructure Inspections with AI + Robotics
Company’s leading hardware-agnostic fleet orchestration software platform delivers operational savings and worker safety to its customers
Unchecked AI agents could be disastrous for us all – but OpenID Foundation has a solution
OpenID Foundation is urging organizations to treat autonomous agents as first-class citizens and adopt standards to govern their access and behavior. Here’s why.
DeepSeek claims its new AI model can cut the cost of predictions by 75%
The Chinese startup is once again exploiting the computing principle known as sparsity.
Energy Robotics lands $13.5M to automate infrastructure inspections with AI-driven robotics
Energy Robotics, the Darmstadt-based AI software startup for autonomous industrial inspections, raised $13.5M Series A led by Blue Bear Capital and Climate Investment to scale its hardware-agnostic platform across energy,...
Artificial Intelligence Joins Board of Directors at Samruk-Kazyna – The Times Of Central Asia
For the first time in Central Asia, a neural network has been appointed to the board of directors of a major state fund. The SKAI system (Samruk-Kazyna
Combining artificial intelligence and biophysics to target BRPF1b
Discover how integrating artificial intelligence with biophysical methods enables the identification of novel BRPF1b inhibitors.
IBM and Anthropic kick off Claude AI pact with IDE for developers
IBM is partnering with Anthropic to embed Claude AI models into its portfolio, including a new IDE for software developers.
The Future of AI Filmmaking Is a Parody of the Apocalypse, Made by a Guy Named Josh
Behold Neural Viz, the first great cinematic universe of the AI era.
Unitree Robotics planning an IPO valuing it at $7 billion
China’s Unitree Robotics is planning an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at up to 50 billion yuan ($7 billion), according to a report on CNBC. This...
Anthropic and Deloitte Partner to Build AI Solutions for Regulated Industries
Anthropic and Deloitte have partnered to build artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that include compliance features to enable their deployment in
Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.
In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.
Remedy Robotics announces first fully remote neurointerventional procedures with N1 system
Remedy Robotics has debuted what it claims is the “world’s first” remotely operable endovascular robotic platform: the Remedy N1 system. A press release from the company notes that, by combining...
OpenAI: “We never meant to build a chatbot”
The AI giant wants ChatGPT to be the next operating system.
AMD-OpenAI Massive Artificial Intelligence (AI) Deal: What Investors Should Know @themotleyfool #stocks $AMD $NVDA
Just two weeks after its rival Nvidia struck a massive AI deal with ChatGPT owner OpenAI, AI chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices did the same.
Radical Ventures closes $650-million early-stage AI fund
Toronto VC player ups its bet at a time when the market looks increasingly frothy
OpenAI gets near-free stake in AMD as Altman expands his AI empire
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on OpenAI’s performance-based equity deal with AMD — giving the company the right to buy up to 160 million shares for a penny apiece if chip...
The first Sora 2 videos are hitting the web, and I’m both impressed and queasy
The uncanny valley gets deeper
1,500 developers pack OpenAI’s Dev Day as Sam Altman unveils app store ambitions
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports from OpenAI’s Dev Day where the company detailed plans to open ChatGPT to outside developers and launch a public marketplace for AI tools.
The AI boom’s reliance on circular deals is raising fears of a bubble
A spate of recent deals among AI’s biggest players has tightened the circle of companies and investments underpinning the technology’s explosive growth.