Fundamental Research Labs secures $33 million to develop AI agents like Fairies, a consumer assistant, Shortcut for financial analysis, and digital humans, focusing initially on productivity apps across various industries.
In a surprising move, Anthropic revokes OpenAI's access to its Claude AI models, citing violation of terms of service, after OpenAI used Claude to compare its performance against its own models, though Anthropic will allow access for benchmarking and safety evaluations.
Lina Khan, the former Federal Trade Commission chair, hails Figma's IPO as vindication of her scrutiny over tech giants' startup acquisitions, while critics argue Figma thrived despite regulatory hurdles.
Vogue's recent ad featuring an AI-generated model sparks debate over the future of human models as brands increasingly use AI models for cost and scalability benefits, raising concerns about job losses and cultural appropriation in the fashion industry.
Amazon eyes integrating advertisements into Alexa+, its AI-powered voice assistant, as CEO Andy Jassy sees a 'significant financial opportunity' in delivering ads through the conversational AI platform that reaches millions with AI-driven features like date planning and image generation.
OpenAI secures a staggering $8.3 billion in oversubscribed funding round, with demand 5 times higher, propelling its annual recurring revenue to soar past $13 billion, up from $10 billion just months ago.
Sean Cairncross is confirmed as the first national cyber director, tasked with coordinating cybersecurity across government agencies and developing national policies, despite lawmakers' concerns over his nomination amid federal cyber workforce cuts.
Amazon braces for a massive $100 billion capital expenditure in 2025, while tech giants Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet unleash a staggering $315 billion investment spree this year, with Amazon's AWS cloud computing unit anticipating 'lumpy' growth in the coming years.
The Gemini app unveils Deep Think AI, an innovative tool for Google AI Ultra subscribers, leveraging parallel thinking to explore multiple ideas concurrently, fostering creative problem-solving and achieving state-of-the-art performance in coding, science, and reasoning tasks.
In a breaking development, Anthropic revokes OpenAI's access to its Claude API, citing alleged violations of terms of service, as OpenAI was using it to benchmark AI models ahead of GPT-5 launch, though Anthropic will still allow access for benchmarking and safety evaluations.