Ethics & Regulation
US government increases AI suppliers and rethinks Anthropic’s role
The US government has expanded its roster of approved AI suppliers for classified operations, adding Microsoft,...
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Other Companies
Startups & Funding
AI Is Rewriting What Investors Should Look For In Early Startup Teams
As AI tools democratize technical capabilities, investors must reconsider evaluation criteria for early-stage startups...
Crunchbase News
Ethics & Regulation
Hasan Piker, Self-Described ‘Ayatollah of Woke,’ Wants AI to Die
Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker criticizes AI, arguing it is harmful to society and causing cognitive decline. The...
Wired AI
AI Agents
Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone to open a restaurant
Marc Lore's Wonder is developing AI-powered robotic kitchens that function as "restaurant factories," allowing anyone...
TechCrunch Startups
AI Agents
Inworld AI Launches Realtime TTS-2: A Closed-Loop Voice Model That Adapts to How You Actually Talk
Inworld AI has launched Realtime TTS-2, a new voice model that conditions on full audio context rather than just...
MarkTechPost
Coding Co-pilot
Enter Bob, IBM’s Friendly AI Coding Assistant
IBM has launched Bob, an AI coding assistant designed to help enterprises integrate AI into their software development...
AI Business
Startups & Funding
SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw
SAP is acquiring German AI startup Prior Labs for $1.16 billion and plans substantial additional investment in the...
TechCrunch AI
Startups & Funding
Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciences
Altara secured $7M in funding to develop AI that diagnoses failures and accelerates R&D by unifying data scattered...
TechCrunch AI
AI Agents
Enterprises Contain AI Agents to Balance Risk, Reward
Enterprises are adopting a cautious approach to AI agent deployment, conducting internal testing with smaller teams and...
AI Business
Research & Papers
Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI
Assistant Professor Gabriele Farina conducts research on strategic decision-making in multi-agent scenarios, exploring...
MIT News AI
AI Agents
Build a Modular Skill-Based Agent System for LLMs with Dynamic Tool Routing in Python
This tutorial demonstrates how to build a modular skill-based agent system for large language models using Python, with...
MarkTechPost
LLM
Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack
Daemon Tools users: It's time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat.
Ars Technica AI
Ethics & Regulation
US government now has pre-release access to AI models from five major labs for national security testing
The US Department of Commerce has expanded its AI safety testing program to include Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and...
The Decoder
AI Agents
SoundHound Launches Self-Learning AI Agent Platform
SoundHound has launched OASYS, a self-learning AI agent platform that enables autonomous improvement and adaptation....
AI Business
Ethics & Regulation
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctor
Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI after one of its chatbots falsely presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist and...
TechCrunch AI
Startups & Funding
Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development
Blitzy, an autonomous software development startup, has raised $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation, bringing its...
Crunchbase News
AI Agents
PayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again’ — that means AI
PayPal is implementing an AI-driven turnaround strategy centered on automation and technology modernization to achieve...
TechCrunch AI
Healthcare AI
AI is saving pharma billions in manufacturing and back-office work, just not in the lab
Eli Lilly's digital chief reveals that AI is delivering significant cost savings in pharmaceutical manufacturing and...
The Decoder
Ethics & Regulation
Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review their new AI models before public...
The Verge AI