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AI video firm Runway announced Project Luxo on Tuesday, a research initiative debuting three short films produced by a single staff member for roughly $4,000 each, aiming to demonstrate that AI-generated media can achiev…
Fireworks AI is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $15 billion valuation, nearly quadrupling its $4 billion valuation from October 2025. The Redwood City-based AI inference startup, which processes 15 trillion to…
Tamarillo AI released theta, a Rust command-line tool that functions as a package manager for agent configuration files across multiple AI coding assistants. The tool reads a `theta.toml` manifest and can resolve, lock, …
N8n has released an MCP server that allows users to build, test, and edit automation workflows directly from their terminal using Anthropic's Claude Code. The integration connects n8n's workflow automation platform with …
Developers who use AI tools to rapidly build applications often end up with a live URL but lack true ownership of their code. Without the ability to move, debug, or explain the stack, the application remains a hosted pro…
By May 2026, the phrase "AI without hype" had become commodity language used by nearly every consultancy and agency, rendering it meaningless as a differentiator. A small AI agency owner on Mallorca observed that the glo…
Artifold, a new local-first library for managing AI-generated HTML artifacts, launched today to help users index, search, preview, and share outputs from tools like Claude Artifacts, ChatGPT Canvas, and v0. The tool addr…
Anthropic has appointed KiYoung Choi as Representative Director of Korea ahead of the opening of its Seoul office, the company announced. Choi, who previously served as Snowflake's General Manager for Korea and held lead…
The restaurant industry employed 15.9 million workers in 2025 with average annual turnover reaching 75%, as 80% of operators reported at least one open position and average training costs hit $3,037 per hire. Miami-based…
CodeAtlas launched a new development environment that functions as a live, interactive map for codebases, featuring a differential UML engine that visualizes architectural changes in real-time. The platform aims to solve…
Anthropic restricted OpenClaw users' access to its Claude AI agent tool earlier this month, mandating that users pay higher subscription fees to continue using the popular third-party application. The move reflects growi…
TaxCopilot, an early-stage AI startup focused on workflow automation for Indian chartered accountants, is seeking a founding engineer. The founder prioritizes skill, curiosity, and execution over formal credentials, and …
Figure, a San Jose-based robotics company, completed a 200-hour continuous package-sorting operation using its Figure 03 robots, sorting 249,560 packages over nine days without failure. The marathon shift began as a 10-h…
Figure AI has signed a commercial agreement with Catalyst Brands, the parent company of JCPenney, Brooks Brothers, and Aéropostale, to deploy humanoid robots at a distribution center in Reno, Nevada. The robots will assi…
Canada's AI minister Evan Solomon said he is more concerned with fostering domestic unicorns like Cohere than with monopoly risks, asking how he can create 20 more such companies. Solomon made the remarks at BetaKit's Mo…
ByteDance is offering special stock grants to employees in its artificial intelligence division to prevent rival companies from poaching its talent. The move aims to retain key AI researchers and engineers amid intensify…
A developer built AimVantage, an AI tool that generates a full interview preparation pack from a user's CV and a job link in 90 seconds. The tool, built solo in 53 days, replaces multiple paid services like Jobscan and F…
Stord raised $250 million in Series F funding at a $3 billion valuation, led by Strike Capital with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund and others, to expand its "physical intelligence" layer for commerce a…
Chinese government agencies have begun requiring top artificial-intelligence professionals at private firms, including Alibaba and DeepSeek, to obtain approval before traveling abroad, according to people familiar with t…
Xulvertik debuted an AI-powered trading platform for cryptocurrency and multi-asset markets on May 26, 2026, according to a press release distributed by GlobeNewswire. The platform features an AI-assisted market analysis…