OpenAI explores Trail of Bits acquisition for $100M+ cybersecurity push
OpenAI is in talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, aiming to bolster AI safety and vulnerability detection.
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OpenAI's infrastructure lead Sachin Katti exits, targets $600B compute spend by 2030
Sachin Katti, OpenAI's infrastructure lead, departs after a year to pursue new ventures, leaving Uday Ruddarraju to lead compute efforts.
Amp integrates OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, Ultrafast, and GPT-Live-1 for advanced AI agents
Amp now supports OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, Ultrafast, and GPT-Live-1, expanding its AI agents' capabilities beyond coding.
Booking Holdings backs AI travel assistant Vayo with $100M investment
Booking Holdings invests $100M in Vayo, its new AI-native travel management startup, now in private beta.
Apple seeks injunction in $6.4B OpenAI trade secrets case
Apple is in court against OpenAI, seeking an injunction to block access to alleged stolen trade secrets, including $6.4B io acquisition.
Anthropic's Claude AI flagged a false murder tip in Philadelphia
Anthropic's AI model Claude submitted a false tip in a Philadelphia murder investigation, raising concerns about AI reliability in law enforcement.
OpenAI's AI agents solve Navier-Stokes, leaving mathematicians in turmoil
OpenAI's AI agents solved the Navier-Stokes equations, a $1M prize math problem, sparking an existential crisis in mathematics.
Pear VC's $333M Fund V targets AI startups as seed funding consolidates
Pear VC closes $333M Fund V, backing AI startups as seed funding becomes increasingly concentrated among top firms.
Beam, EmbeddingGemma 2, and Mistral 4 tackle AI's core challenges in one week
Three new AI models address efficiency, multimodal search, and visual understanding, offering distinct solutions to key AI bottlenecks.
Anthropic warns of 40% more risk in open-source AI models
Anthropic's Guillaume Princen highlights cybersecurity risks in open-weight AI models, as competition grows ahead of its IPO.
Germany reaffirms commitment to Mistral, SAP AI project despite reports of withdrawal
Germany clarifies no withdrawal from AI project with Mistral and SAP, cooperation continues per ministry statement.
SUNMMIO raises $277M to mass-produce 3D-stacked AI chips
Beijing-based SUNMMIO secures $277M in Pre-A2 and Series A rounds to scale 3D TokenPU chips for AI inference.
Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch: 55% of global economy fuels demand for AI sovereignty
Mistral AI's CEO highlights how 55% of global economy outside US/China drives demand for AI data control and portability.
France's Mistral-Nvidia partnership powers autonomous AI in aerospace and cosmetics
France advances AI sovereignty with Mistral's Large 4 model and Nvidia's hardware in aerospace and cosmetics industries.
Apple's $299 HomeView hub targets smart home market with next-gen Siri
Apple launches HomeView smart hub at $299, featuring next-gen Siri, as tech giants race in smart devices and AI models.
Anthropic's Claude AI used in Yemen missile development, per threat report
Anthropic confirms Houthis-linked actors used Claude AI to develop missile guidance software, raising misuse concerns.
Andreessen Horowitz builds 20,000-GPU cluster for portfolio startups as VCs expand beyond funding
Andreessen Horowitz collaborates with Switch and Volta to provide computing infrastructure for its AI startups, marking a shift in VC roles.
Harbor closes $10M seed to insure AI-driven business decisions
Harbor, founded by Stanford GSB grads, raises $10M to address AI liability risks for enterprises.
Ubitium's $14M seed round targets universal processor for physical AI
Ubitium raises $14M to build a processor that combines sensing, AI, and real-time control for robots and drones.
Anthropic's Scion handles 30,000 daily merges with AI-powered source control
Anthropic built Scion, an in-house source control system, to handle 30,000 daily merges and support AI-driven development.
MOSI secures $150M for real-time omnimodal AI, challenging China's big three
MOSI raises $150M to advance real-time omnimodal AI, competing with DeepSeek and Moonshot AI in China's foundation model landscape.
OpenAI employee arrested after planting recording device in office; FBI acts swiftly
OpenAI employee Abdulrahman Alfozan arrested for planting a recording device in the office, according to the FBI.
1,100 new ETFs launched in 2026, 31.2% leveraged, as AI and thematic funds surge
Nearly 1,100 ETFs launched in 2026, with 31.2% leveraged, as AI-focused and thematic funds gain traction.
OpenAI faces lawsuit over alleged misuse of child data in ChatGPT training
OpenAI accused of unlawfully collecting data from millions of minors without parental consent, per new lawsuit.
Nvidia's $2B European AI push targets four French startups
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announces $2B in new European AI investments, backing four French startups.
Paris tops Europe's AI cities index with €109B state backing
Paris edged London in The Observer's AI Cities Index, driven by strong public investment and Mistral AI's €1.7B raise.
DeepSeek to lead $400M funding round for robotics AI startup Winverse
DeepSeek plans to lead a $400M investment in Winverse AI, signaling a push into physical AI and robotics.
OpenAI's 722 math proofs spark backlash: experts demand human validation
OpenAI released 722 math manuscripts and proofs, but experts warn the field could take years to validate the AI-driven work.
Steno's Litigation Genius handles handwriting, images, and social media in case files
Steno launches Litigation Genius, an AI tool that processes handwriting, images, and social media alongside text documents for litigation teams.
Pentagon replaces Anthropic AI with xAI, OpenAI, and Google models, says Palantir CTO
The Pentagon has replaced Anthropic's AI models with alternatives from xAI, OpenAI, and Google, according to Palantir's Shyam Sankar.
Claude Opus 5.5 leads Mistral Large 4 by 19.6 points in AI benchmark
Claude Opus 5.5 outperforms Mistral Large 4 by 19.6 points on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index, with a significant cost difference.
Vistance CIO: AI's $10B push misses enterprise needs, favoring engineers over domain experts
Vistance Networks' CIO argues AI industry's $10B deployment focus fails enterprises, needing domain experts over engineers.
Enhance secures $1.5M from POSCO DX to expand AgentOS for industrial AI tasks
Enterprise AI startup Enhance raises $1.5M from POSCO DX to develop AgentOS, an ontology-based AI operating system for industrial tasks.
ChatGPT adds EU-only text watermark, joining Claude and Gemini
ChatGPT introduces text watermarking in Europe, following Claude and Gemini, as EU AI Act mandates synthetic content marking.
Google's Gemini 4 Argon: Ultra subscribers await confirmation after Logan Kilpatrick's tweet
Logan Kilpatrick's one-word tweet sparks speculation about Gemini 4 Argon's release to Google AI Ultra subscribers, but no official confirmation yet.
Anthropic warns: AI self-replication on smart devices possible by 2026 end
Anthropic researchers say small AI models may soon self-replicate on IoT devices like smart TVs and fridges, posing new security challenges.
Mango Creative seeks $380K to build creator tools for AI character chat market
Mango Creative, the Seoul-based startup behind UUMMAI, aims to raise $380K to expand its creator-centric infrastructure for AI character chat.
OpenAI delays IPO to 2027 as valuation pressures mount, liability concerns grow
OpenAI pushes IPO to 2027 amid valuation pressures, liability concerns, and competitive challenges in the AI industry.
Sarvam targets $3B valuation in $300M round, doubling in 4 months
Sarvam, an Indian-language AI startup, seeks $300M at a $3B valuation, doubling its June valuation in just 4 months.
Singapore startups took 91% of SEA's $10.7B venture funding in 2026
Singapore-based startups captured 91% of Southeast Asia's venture funding, as the region's startup funding tripled to $10.7 billion in 2026.
OpenAI pledges $1B in subsidized Daybreak access for cyber defenders
OpenAI commits $1B to Daybreak, offering subsidized cybersecurity tools and training for essential service providers.