Anthropic's Claude certification program now has 75,000 certified professionals
Anthropic expands its Claude certification program, now with 75,000 certified professionals across 2,000 partner companies.
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OpenAI and Anthropic explored mutual AI model stress-testing, per report
OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly discussed a deal to stress-test each other's AI models for safety flaws earlier this year.
OpenAI waives $15 fee for local governments in new GSA deal
OpenAI and GSA extend discounted AI services to local governments, removing a $15 monthly licensing fee and offering 50% off ChatGPT models.
CSU extends OpenAI partnership with $13M annual commitment
CSU renews its contract with OpenAI for three years, committing $13 million annually to enhance AI integration across 22 universities.
Factory secures $200M to build AI software development agents
Factory raises $200M to advance AI-powered software development agents, backed by Sequoia Capital and Marc Benioff.
Tech sector valuations hit 2022 lows as earnings growth hits 20%
Tech valuations now match levels from when OpenAI launched ChatGPT, with forward earnings growth up 20% in three months.
OpenAI's GPT6 Astra claims Navier-Stokes breakthrough with $1M prize implications
OpenAI's GPT6 Astra model claims to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, a $1M Millennium Prize Problem, but controversy swirls around its methods.
Project Ventures' £5M fund backs Imperial AI startups, with 80% alumni investors
Project Ventures launches a £5M fund to support Imperial's AI and deep tech founders, with most investors being alumni.
Anthropic opens wet lab to advance rare disease research, invests heavily in life sciences
Anthropic, creator of Claude, establishes a wet biology lab to explore treatments for rare diseases and expands its life sciences focus.
SparkLabs, Mirae Asset launch $10M fund for Central Asia's AI startups
SparkLabs and Mirae Asset launch $10M fund targeting Series A+ AI startups in Central Asia, with support for global expansion.
Anthropic's $400M biotech buyout fuels AI drug discovery push
Anthropic acquires Coefficient Bio for $400M, partnering with Novo Nordisk and Bristol Myers Squibb to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery.
Metris Energy secures €4.35M to expand AI platform for renewable energy management
Metris Energy raises €4.35M to scale its AI platform, Metria AI, for managing renewable energy assets.
AI Incubator offers $10,000 fellowships to African drug discovery researchers
AI Incubator announces $10,000 fellowships for African researchers using AI in drug discovery for infectious diseases.
OpenAI emails reveal $10B+ AI publishing threat, weaken fair-use claims
OpenAI and Microsoft internal emails show AI products pose an 'existential threat' to publishers, weakening their fair-use defense in the NYT lawsuit.
India's $12B semiconductor push gains momentum with AI safety focus
India expects $12B in new semiconductor investments soon, with AI safety frameworks in development and a focus on niche products.
SoftBank raises $10B for OpenAI stake, signaling bold bet on AI
SoftBank Group launches a $10B bond to invest in OpenAI, underscoring its confidence in the AI startup's future.
Microsoft's Nadella joins OpenAI, Nvidia CEOs at Trump-Xi dinner
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will join OpenAI and Nvidia leaders at a White House dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
AI startups face valuation hurdles as Series A benchmarks hit $300M
AI startups raising Series A rounds now face median valuations of $300M, up from $55M for non-AI companies, creating new execution challenges
Meta's Muse AI agent debuts on Mac with $100 premium tier
Meta launches Muse AI agent for Mac, offering $20 and $100 plans as startups race to build personal AI assistants
World model AI startups raise $2B+ while keeping tech under wraps
World model AI startups have raised over $2 billion despite revealing almost nothing about their technology or products.
Mistral's Shieldstral 1.0 redefines AI guardrails with policy-adaptive safety
Mistral's Shieldstral 1.0 introduces policy-adaptive AI guardrails, scoring inputs/outputs on a single 16GB GPU, with multimodal support.
Oraseya Capital and Dubai Chamber back seven AI startups with $136M fund
Oraseya Capital and Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy are backing seven tech startups, including AI platforms Avelin and Cogniver.
Xora Innovation leads $53M round in Hang Ten, totaling $85M
Xora Innovation leads $53M funding round in AI startup Hang Ten, bringing total funding to $85M in just four months.
Maryland's $250M AI pact with Anthropic stands despite safety concerns
Gov. Wes Moore defends Maryland's 2025 AI partnership with Anthropic, citing modernization goals and urging safety guardrails.
Mistral's $400M revenue run rate tests Europe's AI ambitions
Mistral's revenue run rate hits $400M, backed by €3B funding, as Europe challenges U.S. AI dominance.
OpenAI's ChatGPT hits $1B annualized ad revenue in under 7 months, outpacing Google, Meta, Amazon
OpenAI's ChatGPT reaches $1 billion in annualized ad revenue, expanding globally and attracting major advertisers.
Melinda French Gates refuses to fund her daughter's fashion-tech startup
Billionaire Melinda French Gates intentionally avoided backing her daughter's startup, Phia, to teach resilience in fundraising.
OpenAI patches two critical Codex sandbox escapes, one enabling host command execution
Researchers found two ways to escape OpenAI Codex's sandbox, one allowing command execution on a developer's machine, both now fixed.
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live models enable real-time agent interactions, reducing latency as a key design constraint
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live models introduce real-time interaction capabilities, enabling agents to perform tasks while conversing with users.
95% of startups use AI in pitches, but investors reject generic decks
Investors warn that overusing AI in pitch decks makes startups indistinguishable, harming funding chances
Mistral's $10B valuation hinges on Europe's sovereign AI strategy, not frontier model race
Mistral's $10B valuation reflects Europe's push for sovereign AI, not just competition with OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI halts 25% of engineering projects to bolster AI security after Hugging Face breach
OpenAI pauses a quarter of its engineering projects to address security vulnerabilities, following a breach involving its AI models on Hugging Face.
Disha's $5.96M Series A round lifts valuation to $39.1M, targets AI health coaching expansion
Disha raises $5.96M in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, doubling revenue and narrowing losses in FY25.
Mickey Friedman: AI's impact on humanity is still up for debate
Columnist Mickey Friedman explores AI's potential to bring either significant benefits or serious risks to society.
OpenAI's Codex Micro macro pad debuts July 15, 2026, targeting developer workflows
OpenAI launches its first hardware product, the Codex Micro macro pad, designed to streamline developer workflows with Codex AI coding assistant.
EU AI Act's August 2025 rules spark panic among Europe's tech leaders
Europe's tech giants warn that the EU AI Act's August 2025 rules for General-Purpose AI models could stifle innovation and drive startups away.
British Sovereign AI Fund eyes £500M bet on AI-driven drug discovery startup
The British Sovereign AI Fund is negotiating a £500 million investment in an AI-powered drug discovery startup, aiming to accelerate R&D and boost UK biotech.
Anthropic's CEO calls for AI slowdown as OpenAI projects $280B cash burn
Anthropic's CEO urges AI safety coordination as OpenAI forecasts massive funding needs and SoftBank boosts AI investments.
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live tops speech-to-speech index with 82.6% score
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking models lead the speech-to-speech index with a 82.6% score, supporting real-time audio, video, and text.
StrikeReady secures $29M from Wa'ed Ventures to expand AI-powered cybersecurity in MENA
US cybersecurity startup StrikeReady raises $29M from Wa'ed Ventures to grow its AI platform in the Middle East and North Africa.
Anthropic pushes IPO to November as OpenAI braces for $5B annual cash burn
Anthropic delays its IPO to November, while OpenAI forecasts a $5B annual cash burn, reshaping AI startup financial strategies.