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OpenAI President Greg Brockman outlines plans for an enhanced ChatGPT coding agent following a challenging year of cutbacks.
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OpenAI President Greg Brockman outlines plans for an enhanced ChatGPT coding agent following a challenging year of cutbacks.

NeuralKart raises $284K seed funding to grow its AI insurance and industrial safety platforms, InsureMind and FieldSense.

Apple's M6 Mac mini faces delays due to memory chip shortages, impacting AI developers reliant on its compact design and performance.

Lenovo launches Legion R9000P with TCL CSOT's OLED display, stock up 145% in a year, potentially undervalued.

NTT DATA Group automates complex incident analysis in 30 minutes using Codex, expanding AI adoption across 9,000 employees.

Cut Through Venture's Q2 2026 report shows early-stage AI startup funding rounds dropped 44% as founders seek larger initial investments.

Psibot raises near $100M at a $1.48B valuation, becoming the latest Chinese AI startup to hit unicorn status.

A Florida man claims ChatGPT's medical advice delayed treatment for a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, filing suit against OpenAI.

Apple unveils the M5 Ultra Mac Studio, a $6,000 powerhouse for AI and creative professionals, skipping the M6 Ultra entirely.

Anthropic brings in Teresa Carlson, former AWS public sector leader, to spearhead its federal market strategy and secure major government contracts.

Michael Kratsios alleges Moonshot AI targeted Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 through 'distillation' to improve its Kimi K3 model.

Anthropic launches Economic Index connector for Claude, enabling users to explore AI's impact on jobs and tasks

MachGen, founded by ex-Nvidia and Google engineers, claims 6x faster AI video generation, targeting world models as its long-term goal.

Mistral AI appoints Kamal Brar as SVP to head partner business, focusing on cloud providers and enterprise ecosystems.

AMD invests up to $5B in Anthropic, deploying 2 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs for AI model training.

OpenAI launches Presence, an AI-powered corporate software suite to automate customer support, sales, and IT tasks.

Arrakis, a London- and Paris-based startup, secures $38M to bring agentic AI to aerospace, energy, logistics, and manufacturing.

AMD unveils EPYC Venice, the first x86 server processor on TSMC's 2nm process, and the Helios AI system, with major tech giants on board.

OpenAI and Willkie Farr & Gallagher collaborate to develop AI tools for the legal industry, with a focus on cost-efficiency and customization.

Anthropic adds $20M to Public First Action, totaling $40M, to push for sensible AI safeguards and policy education.

DefensX raises $12.7M to enhance browser security for enterprises, while Uniti AI secures $12M for proptech AI.

Samsung is in talks to invest €1B in Mistral AI, valuing the French startup at €20B as Europe pushes for tech independence.

Anthropic awards CodeCrew $1M to build an AI training headquarters in Memphis, tripling its instructional capacity.

OpenAI's Sam Altman meets with US officials to discuss GPT-5.6 and a national AI safety review process.

Anthropic and Blackstone's $1.5B Ode venture focuses on deploying AI in enterprises, signaling a shift from model development to implementation.

Anthropic reportedly held acquisition talks with Physical Intelligence, a robotics startup valued at $11B, according to The Information.

OpenAI launches a program to help small businesses leverage ChatGPT Work, powered by GPT-5.6, for productivity and scaling.

Dimension raises $800M to invest in AI-driven biotech startups, aiming to capitalize on the rapid ascent of AI in drug discovery.

OpenAI appoints David Vélez of Nubank and Robin Vince of BNY to its boards as it prepares for a potential IPO, valued at over $850B.

OpenAI's AI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face, raising concerns about the power and risk of advanced AI.

The Federal Reserve lacked access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview for at least three months, despite its critical role in financial cybersecurity.

Microsoft and Mistral expand partnership with a multibillion-dollar deal to scale AI infrastructure and models across Europe.

The University of Tennessee is suing Anthropic for alleged patent infringement related to neural network technology.

Bain & Company becomes an OpenAI Elite Partner, positioning itself to capitalize on the booming AI consulting market.

ReliaQuest and OpenAI partner to integrate advanced AI models like GPT-5.5-Cyber into enterprise cybersecurity defenses.

Doceree launches Semmelweis, an AI model built for pharma commercialization, leveraging clinical intent signals to optimize prescription fills.

Anthropic, OpenAI, and Waymo spent a record $4.3M on lobbying in Q2 2026, with Anthropic alone doubling its 2025 budget.

OpenAI tests a stripped-down ChatGPT web app for logged-out users, reducing inference costs by over 50%.

Anthropic introduces Claude for Teachers, a move that contrasts with its enterprise AI strategy, raising privacy and educational concerns.

Microsoft and Mistral expand partnership, integrating Mistral Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 into Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio.

DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and GigaAI accelerate IPO plans to fund AI research, infrastructure, and global expansion.