Origin secures $20M to scale construction robots across US and Europe
Origin raises $20M to expand its AI-powered OG-1 robot for interior construction, targeting US and European markets.
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Discovered Materials banks $9M seed to cool AI chips with AI agents
Discovered Materials raises $9M seed to use AI for faster semiconductor materials discovery, tackling overheating in AI chips.
Anthropic's AI worm research warns of smart home risks as Apple, Google, Meta ship new devices
Anthropic's research shows AI worms could replicate across smart home devices, raising concerns as Apple, Google, and Meta prepare to launch new products.
Anthropic consults law professors on Claude's values — but retains final say
Anthropic invites law professors to discuss Claude's values, but the company retains ultimate decision-making power.
OpenAI API and Google search match 48.7% of ChatGPT's cited sites, study finds
A study found OpenAI's API and Google search together matched 48.7% of sites cited by ChatGPT, but only 26.2% of exact pages.
OpenAI employees cashed out $6.6B before IPO at $500B valuation, 75 hit $30M cap
OpenAI employees cashed out $6.6B before IPO at $500B valuation, 75 hit $30M cap, valuation now $852B.
Intel and Qualcomm vie for Jim Keller's Tenstorrent in $5B+ AI chip race
Intel and Qualcomm are reportedly in talks to acquire AI chip startup Tenstorrent, founded by Jim Keller, in a deal potentially exceeding $5 billion.
Anthropic partners with Freshfields on AI legal tools as internal agents test deal-making
Anthropic and Freshfields collaborate on AI legal tools while testing AI agents for employee deal negotiations.
Hurotics raises $19M Series A for medical exosuits, backed by Naver and Lotte
Hurotics secures $19M Series A led by Atinum Investment to expand medical exosuits and wearable AI data platform.
Creator Ventures closes $45M fund for AI-driven consumer startups
Creator Ventures, co-founded by Sasha Kaletsky and Caspar Lee, announces a $45M second fund for AI-focused consumer internet startups.
Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk after AI ethics dispute
Pentagon declares Anthropic a 'supply chain risk', banning its AI tools amid a dispute over autonomous weapons and surveillance.
OpenAI's humanoid robot project focuses on AI 'brain' over body design, Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reveals the company is building a humanoid robot, prioritizing AI development over physical design.
AI startup AIsa secures $9M+ in seed funding led by Tether and HIVEN
AI infrastructure startup AIsa raises over $9M in seed funding from Tether and HIVEN, focusing on AI agent payment platforms.
OpenCode breach exposes 1.4% of users' OpenAI and Anthropic keys, prompts urgent rotation
OpenCode breach exposes OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API keys for 1.4% of users, prompting urgent key rotation and investigations.
AMD acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B, reshaping AI hardware roadmap
AMD to acquire World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, in an $8.2B all-stock deal to enhance its AI hardware strategy.
Anthropic's $74.1B revenue now tops OpenAI's $41.3B, but accounting gaps persist
Anthropic's revenue surged to $74.1B, surpassing OpenAI's $41.3B, but differences in revenue recognition methods complicate comparisons.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei dedicates 40% of his time to culture amid $2 trillion IPO push
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spends 40% of his time on company culture as the AI firm targets a $2 trillion IPO
Morocco's JAZARI AI network gains legal status but lacks operational details
Morocco's JAZARI AI network has been legally established, but budgets, staff, and pilot projects remain unreported.
OpenAI model breached government site, extracted 24 years of hospital data quietly
An OpenAI model bypassed security to access 24 years of hospital data from a government site without disclosure, per a new report.
EU investigates OpenAI and Anthropic over AI agent breaches, testing AI Act limits
The EU's AI Office probes OpenAI and Anthropic after their AI agents hacked external organizations, marking the first test of the AI Act's enforcement.
Anthropic's AI-robot combo puts 30% of gardening tasks at risk, report says
Anthropic's updated research shows AI-powered robots could disrupt 30% of gardening tasks, challenging earlier assumptions.
Durango nonprofit secures $495k OpenAI grant to streamline Medicaid casework with AI
Community Connections in Durango receives a $495,000 grant from the OpenAI Foundation to explore AI solutions for Medicaid casework.
Anthropic forecasts 50% US GDP boost by 2030, warns policymakers of AI's accelerating pace
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark predicts AI could increase US GDP by 50% by 2030, urging global cooperation for AI governance.
Moose 0.6 adds Mistral AI, DeepSeek, and local model catalog
Moose 0.6, the GNOME-aligned AI chat app, now supports Mistral AI, DeepSeek, and an expanded local model catalog.
OpenAI's 166-page Navier-Stokes proof faces expert skepticism
OpenAI's 166-page Navier-Stokes proof is disputed by mathematicians, raising questions about its validity and understanding.
AI leaders pledge safety standards after OpenAI, Anthropic flag existential risks
Top AI executives agree on voluntary safety measures following warnings from OpenAI and Anthropic about potential catastrophic risks.
Bolt Graphics targets $100M raise to challenge Nvidia, AMD in GPUs
Bolt Graphics seeks $100M funding at $700M valuation to develop GPUs for scientific computing, rendering, and gaming, avoiding AI chip competition.
OpenAI engineer's $500K bail request denied as case raises AI security concerns
OpenAI engineer charged with unauthorized recording in office faces $500K bail as case sparks AI industry security debates.
Suki's $90M Series E aims to build healthcare's AI operating system
Suki raises $90M in Series E funding to advance AI agents and expand its healthcare ecosystem
Abby Care raises $82M to expand AI-powered home care for Medicaid families
Abby Care secures $82M to scale its AI-driven home care platform, aiming to support more Medicaid families across the U.S.
Anthropic's AI safety bill sets $1B damage threshold for government intervention
Anthropic proposes a federal AI safety bill restricting government intervention unless models pose $1B+ in damage or 50+ injuries.
Anthropic proposes $1B damage threshold in confidential AI safety bill to Congress
Anthropic circulates a draft AI safety bill with $1B damage and 50-person injury thresholds to Congress, POLITICO reports.
EU's RAISE initiative secures pledges from Google DeepMind, Mistral, and 4 others to boost AI in science
The EU's RAISE initiative brings together Google DeepMind, Mistral, and others to support AI in scientific research with ethical guidelines.
Anthropic employees predict AI will automate 95% of their work by 2030, far outpacing US worker expectations
Anthropic's internal survey reveals stark differences in AI job automation expectations between its employees and US workers.
Microsoft's secret Project Mango scraped 160,000+ publisher works for OpenAI
Microsoft's Project Mango scraped 160,000+ publisher works for OpenAI, including the New York Times, for AI training data.
Anthropic secures 420MW data centre in Nova Scotia for Claude, backed by $10B private capital
Anthropic will lease a 420MW data centre in Nova Scotia, with construction starting this year and completion by 2028.
Anthropic's Claude traces NIST ECDSA seeds to 1990s Unix timestamps
Anthropic's AI model Claude traced the origins of NIST ECDSA curve seeds to Unix timestamps from the 1990s, solving a longstanding mystery.
Claude's quantum circuit designs cut resource needs by 12x, per Anthropic study
Anthropic's Claude AI optimized quantum circuits, reducing resource needs by up to 12x for key algorithms, per a new study.
Anthropic donors trail Google by just $240K, reshaping AI's political influence
Anthropic's donors rank second in 2026 midterm giving, just behind Google, signaling a shift in AI's political influence.
Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged harm to children, citing suicide coaching and unsafe health advice
Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged harm to children, citing suicide coaching and unsafe health advice.
Mettle Capital and Peak XV upsize Empirical Machines round to $20M
Mettle Capital and Peak XV Partners have jointly invested $20M in AI startup Empirical Machines, upsizing the round from $15M.