Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models
Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it claims can compete with Anthropic's Mythos, while Tokyo-based Sakana AI launched Fugu, a frontier model designed for agents. Both rele…
Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it claims can compete with Anthropic's Mythos, while Tokyo-based Sakana AI launched Fugu, a frontier model designed for agents. Both rele…
The Trump administration has allowed Anthropic to redeploy its powerful cybersecurity model Mythos 5 to over 100 US government agencies and companies, including non-American employees, after a two-wee…
OpenAI is limiting the release of its GPT-5.6 models to a small group of trusted partners at the request of the U.S. government, but says such restrictions should not become the norm. The company warn…
OpenAI has appointed former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for India, the company's second-largest market after the U.S. Singh will join in Septembe…
OpenAI, Google, Apple, and SpaceX are developing custom AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia, aiming for better performance and supply chain control. OpenAI's Jalapeño chip, built with Broadcom, exem…
The U.S. government is tightening control over AI model releases, with OpenAI's GPT 5.6 facing limited preview approval similar to Anthropic's banned models. This regulatory uncertainty threatens the …
OpenAI unveiled its custom inference chip Jalapeño, built with Broadcom, to reduce reliance on Nvidia's dominant AI chips. The move follows similar strategies by Google, Apple, and SpaceX to gain more…
The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to limit the release of its new GPT 5.6 model to a select group of partners due to safety concerns, with CEO Sam Altman telling staff that the government will…
Patronus AI, a startup founded by former Meta AI researchers, raised $50 million in Series B funding to build simulated digital environments that stress-test AI agents. The company's revenue grew 15-f…
Notion is shutting down its Notion Mail email product on September 22, citing a shift in user behavior toward AI agents managing email workflows. The company will focus on its AI agent offering, as ov…
Anthropic's Claude is gaining paying consumers, with credit card data showing a 75% revenue increase since January 2026, while DataCamp reports Claude is now its most searched term and demand for Clau…
General Intuition raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to develop AI agents trained on video game footage that can operate in the real world. The startup uses action labels from hundreds of…
Unconventional AI, led by former Databricks AI chief Naveen Rao, released its first model Un0, an image-generation system built on a novel oscillator-based computer architecture that promises to reduc…
General Intuition raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to develop AI agents trained on video game footage that can operate in the real world. The startup uses action labels from gameplay cl…
Netris, a network automation startup, raised $15 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz to help AI neoclouds reduce the time to go live by automating data center setup, configuration, an…
Adobe acquired Topaz Labs, an AI-powered image and video enhancement tool maker, to integrate its models into Adobe's Firefly app and Creative Cloud suite. The deal aims to strengthen Adobe's AI capab…
Amazon announced a $13 billion investment to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure in India through 2030, following CEO Andy Jassy's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The investment brings A…
Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma visited Washington to oppose the MATCH Act, a bill that would bar Chinese chipmakers from accessing Western semiconductor equipment, hitting ASML especially hard.…
Vishal Sikka, former CEO of Infosys, launched Hang Ten Systems, an AI-driven IT services startup, with a $32 million seed round led by Mayfield. The company aims to use AI to build, modify, and operat…
Cerebras Systems shares plunged nearly 20% on Wednesday after the AI chipmaker forecast a narrower gross margin of 38% to 41% for the full year, compared to 47% in Q1, despite beating first-quarter ea…