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OpenAI adds new customer privacy protections
OpenAI is competing with Anthropic on enterprise customer data privacy.
Cognition CEO denies SpaceX acquisition report
The AI coding startup’s CEO disputed a report that SpaceX held talks to buy the company.
Consumers grow wary as AI becomes harder to avoid
TechCrunch reports that wider AI adoption has not translated into broader public acceptance.
Silicon Data targets AI compute pricing for Wall Street
The startup is working on ways to price AI compute and hedge exposure to changing costs.
VentureBeat names Rob Strechay first Lead Analyst
The publication is expanding VentureBeat Research for enterprise AI decision-makers.
Nvidia works with finance firms on $500B compute plan
The company is helping major asset managers and banks frame GPU compute as an investable asset class.
OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads across Europe
ChatGPT Ads is expanding to 31 European markets, OpenAI said.
Perplexity gains millions of users in India after Airtel offer
TechCrunch says India revenue rose after the free offer ended for new users, even as downloads fell.
Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI use
The $10 million bankruptcy-auction deal covers deidentified emails, chats, documents and business records.
Thinking with Gaze: Sequential Eye-Tracking as Visual Reasoning Supervision for Medical VLMs
arXiv:2603.
Anthropic annualized revenue surges to $65B
The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months.
Relay shuts down as staff joins Google’s Chrome team
The AI automation startup’s founder said Google has plans to help users work with AI in Chrome.
AirTag traces rare books to Amazon AI training facility
404 Media tracked a bulk rare-book order to an Amazon AI training site in Las Vegas.
AirTag report links Amazon to rare-book scanning
404 Media tracked a rare book to an Amazon AI training facility in Las Vegas.
Groq raises $350M for neocloud pivot
The former AI chipmaker raised funding at a $3.5 billion valuation to expand Nvidia-powered data centers.
Nvidia invests $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer
The deal will ensure Nvidia chips power an OpenAI data center project.
Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation
The dictation startup has now raised more than $361 million in total funding.
OpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project in Southern Ohio
The company says the move expands community investment and supports thousands of local jobs.
Stripe reportedly will acquire OpenRouter for $7B+
The reported deal would bring the AI gateway startup into Stripe.
Stripe reportedly moves to buy OpenRouter for over $7B
The reported deal would bring an AI model gateway startup into Stripe.
TechCrunch questions Zuckerberg’s AI vision
Equity discussed why some observers remain unconvinced by Meta’s AI future.
Anthropic CEO calls AI backlash a crisis of trust
Dario Amodei pushed back on criticism that his AI warnings are overly pessimistic.
UI-Mate: Advancing Open-Weight Foundation GUI Agents with In-Context Demonstrations
arXiv:2608.
OpenAI and Anthropic cut prices as Chinese rivals gain users
Cheaper models from OpenAI and Anthropic target customers weighing lower-cost Chinese alternatives.
OpenAI and Anthropic cut model prices as Chinese rivals gain
US AI labs are lowering prices to retain customers moving to cheaper Chinese alternatives.
Apple trains China AI model with Alibaba support
Reuters says Apple developed a China-focused LLM with Alibaba as it seeks local AI approval.
Databricks raises $5B at a $190B valuation
The AI data company took more capital than planned after strong investor demand.
OpenAI names Dali Rajic CRO as Denise Dresser exits
The leadership change follows another executive departure at OpenAI this week.
OpenAI CRO Denise Dresser will leave in coming weeks
Dali Rajic, president and COO of Wiz, will take over the revenue role.
OpenAI cuts prices as IBM plans OpenAI training push
Reports point to OpenAI competing on cost while expanding enterprise distribution with IBM.
Instagram unveils refreshed wordmark
Adam Mosseri described the new Instagram wordmark as leaner and more modern.
Google DeepMind reorganizes leadership
Jeff Dean is leaving for a startup, while Demis Hassabis shifts toward longer-term research.
Anthropic investors expect $2 trillion IPO valuation
Backers told the FT the AI startup could list in October at a record valuation.
OpenAI names Dali Rajic CRO as Denise Dresser exits
Rajic will lead OpenAI's revenue organization after Dresser said she will leave in the coming weeks.
Databricks and Cognition draw mega-round investor interest
Two AI companies are pursuing or discussing large raises at sharply higher valuations.
Thrive Holdings raises $2B for enterprise AI
The OpenAI-backed firm raised new funding at a $12 billion valuation from major investors.
Lovable raises $400M at $13.3B valuation
The funding follows Lovable reaching $500 million in annualized run-rate revenue in June.
D’Addario says AI music was used in promo video
The guitar company updated its denial after controversy over a promotional video.
Dog cancer vaccine story spawns Gamgee startup
Paul Conyngham launched Gamgee to offer personalized mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs.
OpenAI says enterprises are moving toward agentic AI
OpenAI says frontier firms are pulling ahead as companies adopt ChatGPT, Codex and agentic workflows.
Saber denies AI replaced Rideshare Stimulator writers
A former lead writer alleged ChatGPT and AI voices were used on the Unigine-developed game.
OpenAI names Dali Rajic CRO as executives depart
Denise Dresser and Brad Lightcap are leaving OpenAI after recent role changes at the company.
General Catalyst leads $1.1B River AI round
River AI, founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, raised $1.1 billion shortly after launch.
OpenAI ethics head Chloé Bakalar leaves
The departure came less than a year after Bakalar joined OpenAI, according to reports.
OpenAI reportedly completed $7 billion tender offer
TechCrunch reported the employee tender offer, citing a $7 billion size.
Zuckerberg outlines Meta’s personal AI vision
Meta’s CEO published a 6,500-word manifesto as the company promotes open-weight AI models.
Zuckerberg publishes manifesto on Meta's personal AI
The 6,500-word essay outlines Meta’s vision for personal superintelligence systems.
OpenAI CFO outlines AI-native finance lessons
Sarah Friar shares lessons on forecasting, controls and AI ROI in finance.
Zuckerberg lays out Meta’s personal AI vision
The Meta CEO’s 6,500-word essay frames personal superintelligence as central to the company’s AI strategy.
Bose licenses audio tech as headphones move toward AI
CEO Lila Snyder says Bose is expanding from consumer hardware into B2B audio technology.
Model ML uses GPT-5.6 Sol for finance workflows
The company says GPT-5.6 Sol helps produce editable, traceable decks and workbooks.
Databricks says it cut AI coding spend 70%
Reports highlight rising enterprise costs from AI coding tools and efforts to rein them in.
OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
NextSlide says its team has moved to work on ChatGPT.
Google reshuffles top AI leadership as Jeff Dean exits
Demis Hassabis becomes Alphabet chief scientist; Koray Kavukcuoglu will lead DeepMind.
Jeff Dean leaves Google in AI leadership shake-up
Google reorganized its AI leadership as Jeff Dean and other researchers depart for a startup.
Google reshuffles AI leadership amid race concerns
Jeff Dean and other Google AI leaders received new roles in the company's largest AI org shakeup yet.
Google reshuffles AI leadership roles
The Vergecast discusses new roles for major Google AI figures, including Jeff Dean.
Jill Lepore examines Silicon Valley’s political language
The historian links tech product rhetoric to ideas in her upcoming book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State.
AI reliance draws scrutiny on Hacker News
Two Hacker News discussions questioned AI's effects on leadership and software development.