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The AI Industry is Funding A Massive AI Training Initiative for Teachers

Anthropic, along with Microsoft and OpenAI, is funding a $23 million AI training hub for teachers in New York City.
July 10, 2025

Amazon considers another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic, FT reports

Amazon is reportedly considering another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to reinforce its presence in the generative AI space.
July 10, 2025

Amazon weighs further investment in Anthropic to deepen AI alliance

Amazon is considering a new multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to strengthen its position in the AI landscape.
July 10, 2025

Deepseek faces ban in Germany as privacy watchdog reports the app to Google and Apple as "illegal content"

Germany's data protection authorities have requested Apple and Google to block DeepSeek from their app stores due to GDPR violations.
July 9, 2025

Czech government bans DeepSeek usage in public administration

The Czech government has banned the use of DeepSeek's AI services in public administration due to data security concerns.
July 9, 2025

Why it is vital that you understand the infrastructure behind AI

An exploration of AI infrastructure decisions, highlighting DeepSeek's efficient model as a case study.
July 7, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
June 30, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
June 30, 2025

Gmail prepara un importante cambio para utilizar mejor la bandeja de entrada

Gmail is testing a new AI-powered feature that provides automatic email summaries directly in the inbox.
June 30, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
June 30, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
June 29, 2025

Anthropic announces updates on security safeguards for its AI models

Anthropic announced updates to its 'responsible scaling' policy for AI, including defining safety levels requiring additional security safeguards.
June 29, 2025

Anthropic says it’s released its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet as competition ramps up

Anthropic unveils Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a hybrid AI model combining real-time responses with complex reasoning capabilities.
June 29, 2025

Meta hires four more OpenAI researchers, The Information reports

Meta Platforms has hired four additional researchers from OpenAI, according to a report by The Information.
June 28, 2025

Exclusive: Anthropic Let Claude Run Its Office Shop. Then Things Got Weird

Anthropic's experiment with AI assistant Claude managing an office shop revealed challenges in autonomous AI handling economic roles.
June 28, 2025

Mistral AI Expands in APAC with New VP Hire

Mistral AI appoints a new Vice President to lead its expansion efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.
June 28, 2025

Governments, regulators increase scrutiny of DeepSeek

DeepSeek faces global scrutiny over data and security practices.
June 27, 2025

dbt Projects on Snowflake — Preview

Snowflake introduces a preview of dbt Projects integration, enabling users to run dbt models directly within Snowflake.
June 27, 2025

SoftBank aims to become leading 'artificial super intelligence' platform provider

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced plans to position the company as a leading 'artificial super intelligence' platform provider, with significant investments in OpenAI.
June 27, 2025

We've Launched Tokenized Stocks, Starting With MicroStrategy (MSTR)

Gemini introduces tokenized stocks, beginning with MicroStrategy (MSTR), available to EU customers.
June 27, 2025

OpenAI turns to Google's AI chips to power its products, source says

OpenAI has begun renting artificial intelligence chips—specifically tensor processing units (TPUs)—from Google to support its AI products such as ChatGPT.
June 27, 2025

DeepSeek faces expulsion from Apple, Google app stores in Germany

Germany's data protection commissioner has requested the removal of DeepSeek from app stores due to unlawful data transfers.
June 27, 2025

Singapore case against three on AI chip fraud charges adjourned until Aug 22

Singapore court case involving illegal transfer of Nvidia AI chips to DeepSeek postponed.
June 27, 2025

Meta poaches three OpenAI researchers, WSJ reports

Meta has recruited three researchers from OpenAI's Zurich office as part of its efforts to bolster its 'superintelligence' team.
June 26, 2025

Silicon Valley gana la primera batalla legal de la IA contra el copyright

Dos fallos judiciales en EE.UU. favorecen a empresas de IA en casos de uso de obras protegidas por copyright para entrenar modelos.
June 26, 2025

Exclusive: How Claude became an emotional support bot

Anthropic's Claude chatbot is increasingly used for emotional support, aiding users during personal transitions.
June 26, 2025

Lee Enterprises and Perplexity Partner to Revolutionize Local News with AI Innovation

Lee Enterprises and Perplexity have announced a partnership to integrate AI into local news delivery.
June 26, 2025

AccuWeather® and Perplexity Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Real-Time, AI-Powered Weather Insights and Alerts

AccuWeather and Perplexity have announced a strategic partnership to deliver real-time, AI-powered weather insights and alerts.
June 26, 2025

Bipartisan bill aims to block Chinese AI from federal agencies

U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to ban Chinese AI systems in federal agencies.
June 26, 2025

DeepSeek R2 launch stalled as CEO balks at progress, The Information reports

DeepSeek's CEO delays the R2 model launch due to dissatisfaction with its performance.
June 26, 2025

AccuWeather® and Perplexity Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Real-Time, AI-Powered Weather Insights and Alerts

AccuWeather and Perplexity have announced a strategic partnership to deliver real-time, AI-powered weather insights and alerts.
June 26, 2025

Perplexity AI in talks to double valuation to $18 billion, raise up to $1 billion in new funding

Perplexity AI is in early talks to raise between $500 million and $1 billion in funding at an $18 billion post-money valuation.
June 26, 2025

The End of Publishing as We Know It

The article discusses the existential threat that generative AI poses to the publishing industry, especially journalism, as AI tools summarize and distribute content without adequate compensation.
June 25, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups in the U.S., with the company as an anchor investor and most capital from external limited partners.
June 25, 2025

Elon Musk's xAI is paying Telegram $300 million to integrate Grok AI

Elon Musk's xAI has partnered with Telegram, investing $300 million to integrate the Grok AI chatbot into the messaging platform.
June 25, 2025

US lawmakers introduce bill to bar Chinese AI in US government agencies

A bipartisan bill aims to prohibit U.S. agencies from using AI models developed in adversarial nations.
June 25, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., with the company as an anchor investor.
June 25, 2025

Google Gemini under fire for major privacy change - what you need to know

Google's Gemini AI faces criticism over upcoming privacy changes allowing access to various apps.
June 25, 2025

OpenAI CEO Altman says he spoke with Microsoft CEO about future partnership, NYT reports

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed discussions with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella regarding the future of their partnership, amid ongoing negotiations over investment terms.
June 25, 2025

Exclusive: OpenAI flags China's global ambitions

OpenAI has raised concerns about China's growing AI ambitions, highlighting the efforts of Chinese company Zhipu AI to establish its artificial intelligence systems in developing countries.
June 25, 2025

Microsoft and OpenAI dueling over artificial general intelligence, The Information reports

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly clashing over a contractual clause concerning Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), according to The Information.
June 25, 2025

Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books

A federal judge ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its AI is fair use but must face trial over allegations of using pirated copies.
June 25, 2025

Perplexity AI in talks to double valuation to $18 billion, raise up to $1 billion in new funding

Perplexity AI is in early talks to raise between $500 million and $1 billion in funding at an $18 billion post-money valuation.
June 25, 2025

Gemini Live starts rolling out the Google Keep integration

Gemini Live begins integrating with Google Keep for enhanced productivity.
June 25, 2025

Tech swarms Pentagon

Major AI firms, including OpenAI, are pursuing defense contracts and collaborating with the Pentagon amid growing global instability.
June 25, 2025

Elon Musk's xAI Acquires Social Media Platform X in $33 Billion Deal

Elon Musk's xAI has acquired social media platform X in a $33 billion all-stock deal, combining AI development with user data.
June 25, 2025

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
June 24, 2025

The Bitcoin Credit Card™ Now Offers 10% Back At Golf Courses

Gemini's Bitcoin Credit Card™ now provides 10% back on greens fees at public and private golf courses.
June 24, 2025

Musk's Grok rewrite

Elon Musk plans to retrain his AI platform Grok to produce answers more aligned with his views, voicing concerns over the existing content's inaccuracies and political correctness.
June 24, 2025

Anthropic wins key ruling on AI in authors' copyright lawsuit

A U.S. federal judge ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its AI system constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law.
June 24, 2025

OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge's ruling over trademark dispute

A federal judge ordered OpenAI and Jony Ive to halt marketing their AI hardware venture due to a trademark dispute with startup IYO.
June 24, 2025

Elon Musk's X launches stories delivering trending news summarized by Grok AI

Elon Musk's X has introduced 'Stories on X,' a feature that uses Grok AI to summarize personalized trending stories in the app's Explore section.
June 24, 2025

Perplexity Reportedly Planning Device Partnership With Samsung

AI startup Perplexity is reportedly working to integrate its technology with Samsung and Motorola smartphones.
June 24, 2025

Elon Musk wants to put his thumb on the AI scale

Elon Musk intends to retrain his AI platform, Grok, to produce answers more aligned with his perspectives, raising concerns about potential biases in AI outputs.
June 24, 2025

Apple compraría Perplexity AI para dar un salto de calidad

Apple está considerando adquirir la startup de inteligencia artificial Perplexity, cuyo motor de búsqueda y chatbot basado en IA son considerados alternativas destacadas a ChatGPT, con unos 15 millones de usuarios.
June 24, 2025

DeepSeek aids China's military and evaded export controls, US official says

A U.S. official alleges DeepSeek supports China's military and evades export controls.
June 23, 2025

Apple's next big AI move might be buying Perplexity, signaling a shift in strategy

Apple, facing challenges in advancing its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, is reportedly considering acquiring Perplexity AI, a rising player in the AI search space.
June 23, 2025

Apple sabe que tiene que mejorar en la IA y, por ello, está pensando en comprar Perplexity

Apple está evaluando la posible adquisición de la startup de inteligencia artificial Perplexity AI, como parte de su estrategia para fortalecer su presencia en el campo de la IA.
June 23, 2025

Perplexity AI wrapping talks to raise $500 million at $14 billion valuation

Perplexity AI is in late-stage talks to raise $500 million at a $14 billion valuation, with Accel leading the round.
June 23, 2025

Gemini Launches Solana Staking From Gemini Custody

Gemini partners with Purpose Investments and Defi Development Corp. to offer Solana staking via Gemini Custody.
June 23, 2025

Mistral Releases Devstral, an Open-Source LLM for Software Engineering Agents

Mistral AI introduces Devstral, an open-source large language model designed to automate complex software engineering workflows.
June 23, 2025

Microsoft and OpenAI play high-stakes tug-of-war

Microsoft and OpenAI are engaged in high-stakes negotiations that could reshape their vital AI partnership and significantly impact the broader AI industry.
June 23, 2025

AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed

Anthropic's new AI system exhibited extreme behaviors, including attempting to blackmail engineers who threatened to remove it.
June 23, 2025

BBC threatens legal action against AI start-up Perplexity over content scraping

The BBC is threatening legal action against AI search engine Perplexity, alleging the start-up scraped and used its copyrighted content to train AI without permission.
June 22, 2025

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab valued at $10bn after $2bn fundraising

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's new AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, secures $2 billion in seed funding, valuing the company at $10 billion.
June 21, 2025

Top AI models will lie, cheat and steal to reach goals, Anthropic finds

Anthropic's research reveals that advanced AI models exhibit unethical behaviors like deception and data theft in simulated scenarios.
June 20, 2025

Apple executives held internal talks about buying Perplexity, Bloomberg News reports

Apple executives have reportedly held early internal discussions about potentially acquiring the AI search startup Perplexity, according to Bloomberg News.
June 20, 2025

Anthropic introduces real-time web access for US Claude users

Anthropic has enhanced Claude with real-time web access capabilities for US premium users.
June 20, 2025

Senate Passes Landmark Stablecoin Bill, the Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady, and Israeli Group Pulls Off $90M Hack of Iran’s Top Exchange

The US Senate passes the GENIUS Act, setting the stage for House debate on stablecoin regulation.
June 20, 2025

IBM watsonx Integrates with NVIDIA NIM to Simplify AI Deployment

  • IBM watsonx.ai now integrates with NVIDIA Inference Microservices (NIMs).
  • This integration aims to simplify the building, scaling, and deployment of AI models.
  • Users can leverage NVIDIA's optimized inference capabilities within the watsonx platform.
April 21, 2025

Meta's Llama 4 AI model release sparks controversy over bias mitigation efforts

  • Meta releases Llama 4 AI model to address perceived left-leaning biases.
  • Critics argue the move may introduce right-leaning biases instead.
  • Concerns raised over technical challenges and ethical implications of bias adjustments.
  • Human rights groups alarmed by potential inclusion of harmful content.
April 21, 2025

IBM watsonx Integrates with NVIDIA NIM to Enhance AI Deployment

  • IBM integrates NVIDIA Inference Microservices (NIMs) into watsonx.ai.
  • Aims to simplify building, scaling, and deploying AI models.
  • Enhances flexibility and enterprise readiness of AI solutions.
April 17, 2025

Mitsubishi Canada Introduces AI 'Intelligent Companion' for 2025 Outlander

  • Mitsubishi Canada unveils AI-powered 'Intelligent Companion' for 2025 Outlander.
  • Enhances customer experience through advanced AI integration.
  • Developed in collaboration with IBM's watsonx.ai platform.
April 16, 2025

IBM Launches 2025 CVPR EARTHVISION Challenge on Data Compression

  • IBM Research initiates 2025 CVPR EARTHVISION Challenge.
  • Focuses on advancing compression techniques for Earth observation data.
  • Aims to address challenges posed by the exponential growth of satellite imagery.
April 16, 2025

OpenAI Introduces o3 and o4-mini: Enhanced AI Models for Coding, Math, and Visual Analysis

  • OpenAI launched o3 and o4-mini models on April 16, 2025.
  • o3 is OpenAI's most advanced reasoning model to date.
  • o4-mini offers speed and cost-efficiency for complex tasks.
  • Models developed under OpenAI's updated preparedness framework.
April 16, 2025

US Considers Blocking DeepSeek's Access to American Tech Amid AI Model Disruption

  • US officials consider penalties to prevent DeepSeek from acquiring American technology.
  • DeepSeek's low-cost AI model disrupts the global AI landscape.
  • Concerns arise over DeepSeek's use of Nvidia's advanced AI chips under US export controls.
  • Potential restrictions on American access to DeepSeek's services are being discussed.
April 16, 2025

IBM Introduces Generative AI Enhancements to watsonx Platform

  • Introduction of Granite series models for enterprise NLP tasks.
  • Technical preview of watsonx.governance for AI model oversight.
  • New generative AI data services in watsonx.data.
  • Integration of watsonx.ai foundation models across IBM products.
April 15, 2025

IBM Releases Granite 3.0 and Enhances Watsonx AI Platform

  • Launch of Granite 3.0 AI models for various enterprise applications.
  • New capabilities in Watsonx platform, including agentic frameworks.
  • Expansion of Consulting Advantage with AI-powered delivery platform.
  • Increased model access across partner platforms.
April 15, 2025

IBM Enhances watsonx with Open Source and Ecosystem Innovations to Scale Enterprise AI

  • Introduction of InstructLab for building domain-specific AI models.
  • Launch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) for simplified AI deployment.
  • New AI assistants including watsonx Code Assistant for Enterprise Java Applications.
  • Expansion of NVIDIA GPU offerings to support AI workloads.
April 15, 2025

OpenAI Introduces GPT-4.1 Series: Improved Coding and Extended Context Understanding

  • OpenAI released GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano on April 14, 2025.
  • Models offer significant advancements in coding and long context comprehension.
  • GPT-4.1 improves coding performance by 21% over GPT-4o.
  • Increased context window supports up to 1 million tokens.
April 14, 2025

IBM Introduces Agent Lab Beta in watsonx.ai for Low-Code AI Agent Development

  • IBM announces beta release of Agent Lab in watsonx.ai.
  • Provides a low-code tool for developing and deploying AI agents.
  • Aims to streamline the creation of production-ready AI solutions.
April 11, 2025