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A developer argues that React Native is the superior choice for AI product engineering in fintech, citing its integration with existing JavaScript ecosystems, faster iteration cycles, and easier hiring. The post highligh…
Mercor is acquiring Deeptune, a company that builds reinforcement learning environments for AI training, to combine Deeptune's software platform with Mercor's expert network for creating realistic training environments. …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at the Sun Valley Conference that AI spend is a major topic, with everyone asking how to reduce costs or increase value. He noted that OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 family, including the cost-efficient …
Ollama raised $65M in Series B funding led by Theory Ventures, bringing total funding to $88M, and launched a cloud tier alongside its free open-source local AI tool. The company, used by 8.9 million developers monthly, …
Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of Chinese AI startup Manus, according to sources. The deal would value Manus at several billion dollars and mark Tencent's major push into AI agent technology.
Tencent is leading a deal to unwind Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI agent start-up Manus after Beijing ordered the reversal of the US takeover, with Tencent set to become the largest shareholder in the company.
Stan, a creator-commerce company, built its AI content product Stanley in 14 days and grew it to $3 million in annual recurring revenue, according to founder John Hu. The product, which helps creators generate content fo…
Bernstein reports that clearing the 338 GW pipeline of planned data center projects now takes an estimated 12 years, up from 10 years a month ago, due to grid interconnection delays. Bitcoin miners with existing power co…
Venice.ai raised $65 million in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly at a $1 billion valuation, marking its first outside investment. The privacy-preserving AI platform serves 3.5 million registered users, processes…
Chinese AI models from Zhipu AI and DeepSeek are gaining developer share in the United States due to lower costs, with OpenRouter data showing Chinese model token consumption above 20% weekly share since February 2026 an…
Glad Labs, operator of the autonomous content pipeline Poindexter, argues that first-party data from sources like Google Search Console is replacing third-party keyword tools as the foundation of content strategy. The co…
Cerebras and Black Forest Labs CEOs discussed open-source AI, AGI, and Martin Scorsese's use of AI tools, highlighting wafer-scale chips and reasoning models as key advances. Cerebras claims to have exceeded Moore's Law …
Gradium, an AI startup spun out of Kyutai, raised a $100 million seed extension backed by Nvidia to accelerate development of real-time speech models and expand into the San Francisco Bay Area. The funding will support A…
Meta plans to begin manufacturing its custom AI chip, codenamed Iris, in September as part of a push to reach 14 gigawatts of computing capacity by 2027. The chip, built with Broadcom and TSMC, is central to Meta's strat…
Anthropic reset Claude Code usage limits for all users on July 10 without explanation, following a week of outages across multiple services. The reset comes three days before a temporary 50% limit boost expires, raising …
Zhipu AI raised $4 billion in a Hong Kong placement, but the new shares represent only a 4.2% increase in total capital and most remain locked up, limiting the impact on free float. The Beijing-based AI company plans to …
Tata Consultancy Services reported flat dollar revenue and margin contraction in the June quarter, with AI revenue growing but remaining a small portion of total earnings. The company announced strategic AI investments i…
OpenAI's No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after an extended medical leave, becoming a part-time adviser. Simo, who was considered a potential successor to CEO Sam Altman, led efforts …
OpenAI released GPT-5.6 in three tiers (Luna, Terra, Sol) alongside a new voice model and ChatGPT Work agent, drawing praise for performance gains. However, the departure of board member Fidji Simo has raised questions a…
OpenAI announced that GPT 5.6 will become the 'preferred model' for Microsoft 365 Copilot, aiming to quell speculation of a rift between the companies amid reports that Microsoft was replacing some OpenAI software with i…