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Silicon Valley startups are increasingly adopting Chinese AI models, which are up to 40 times cheaper than domestic options, driven by comparable performance. Companies like Airbnb and Social Capital have already integra…
A study of about 1,080 job postings at OpenAI and Anthropic reveals the two AI labs are diverging in their approaches to agentic AI, which poses a security risk as AI agents' behavior can drift over time, evading standar…
Tessa Kriesel, a developer tools marketer, increased Tabstack signups by 71% in her first 90 days by treating go-to-market as an engineering problem, building a real product on the API before starting, and creating syste…
Tencent is leveraging decentralized compute networks from Titan Network to cut AI infrastructure costs by up to 75%, as part of a broader strategy to regain its status as an AI innovator. The Chinese tech giant has launc…
Anthropic is leasing an entire 16-story office tower in Manhattan's Hudson Square, a 30-fold increase in space, while simultaneously restricting access to its Claude Fable 5 model due to insufficient server capacity. The…
Elon Musk merged xAI with SpaceX to form SpaceXAI, aiming to compete in AI infrastructure by building space-based data centers and AI compute satellites. The company plans to deploy orbital data centers powered by solar …
Chinese startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip for inference, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei chips, according to sources. The move marks a strategic shift for the company and could challenge Huawe…
Andra Keay's June 2026 robotics funding roundup counted 136 rounds totaling $6.57 billion, with defense investments driving large checks. Keay cautioned that 33% of entries lacked reported amounts and late-stage rounds s…
Runway opened its first office in Paris with a 10-person team and a $30 million investment, positioning the hub as a research center for world models and physical AI. The move reflects the company's strategy to recruit t…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has begun developing its own AI chips focused on inference workloads to reduce reliance on NVIDIA and cut costs, sources told Reuters. The project is in early stages and has been underway for …
Perplexity AI's global web traffic share dropped to 1.3% in May 2026 from 2.0% in March, while its US daily active user share collapsed 65% from October 2025 to March 2026, as Google Gemini and other competitors captured…
SpaceXAI and Cursor plan to launch their first jointly developed AI model as soon as Wednesday, according to internal memos reported by Reuters and The Information. The model is being compared internally to Opus 4.8 and …
SpaceXAI will reportedly release a new AI model as early as Wednesday, built jointly with AI startup Cursor, which SpaceX is acquiring for $60 billion. The model, internally compared to Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and Op…
A new trend sees users cloning software and websites using AI tools like Fable 5, raising concerns about the future of SaaS businesses. The ease of cloning threatens subscription models, prompting questions about how com…
Mainland China's stock markets are mirroring the US trend of tech stock dominance, with the technology sector becoming the largest component of the CSI 300 Index. AI-related companies like Zhongji Innolight and Eoptolink…
D-Matrix launched its Corsair AI inference platform, claiming 10x faster inference and 5x better energy efficiency than Nvidia GPUs for generative AI workloads. The startup, backed by $275 million in Series C funding and…
Nvidia has spent over $27 billion on investments, acquisitions, and partnerships with former rivals including Marvell, Intel, and Groq under CEO Jensen Huang's 'AI factory' strategy. The moves aim to consolidate Nvidia's…
Chinese AI models now account for over 30% of weekly token usage among US users on OpenRouter, driven by cost advantages of 60-90% over Western rivals. The surge, led by MiniMax M2.5, Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5, and Zhipu A…
SpaceX stock fell nearly 7% on Tuesday, closing below $150 for the first time since its IPO, despite a flood of bullish analyst initiations. Analysts set an average price target of $236.45, but the company faces signific…
Anthropic is leasing an entire 16-story building at 330 Hudson Street in Lower Manhattan, totaling 466,000 square feet—a 30x increase from its current New York footprint. The AI company plans to double its New York workf…