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Chinese AI developers are accelerating development of trillion-parameter foundation models to narrow the gap with US rivals, as Washington imposes export controls on leading US AI software. DeepSeek launched its first tr…
A developer outlines the repetitive infrastructure—auth, billing, AI features, and deployment—required for every AI SaaS product, arguing that the real challenge is turning an AI API call into a monetizable product. The …
Generative AI startups like Replit are using influencer-driven TikTok ads to sell false hope to young people, promising easy wealth through AI-powered app creation. This mirrors the predatory tactics of multi-level marke…
LG CNS and Doosan Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to form a broad technology alliance spanning agentic AI, robotics, data centers, and cloud computing. The partnership aims to combine LG CNS's digital…
Barret Zoph, OpenAI's head of enterprise AI sales, has left the company just five months after returning. He rejoined in January after a brief stint at Thinking Machines Lab, a competitor founded by former OpenAI CTO Mir…
Amazon is exploring selling its custom Trainium AI chips to third-party data centres, according to Bloomberg and TechCrunch. AWS AI chief Peter DeSantis confirmed early-stage talks, noting that external sales would not h…
Snap spun off its AI video team into a new company called Dotmo due to high costs, signaling that video generation remains the most expensive AI task. The move highlights the financial burden of AI video development, whi…
Xnovelist, a free and open-source novel-writing tool, launches as a local-first alternative to subscription-based AI writing services like Sudowrite and NovelAI. The app runs entirely in the user's browser with no backen…
L'Oréal announced a partnership with OpenAI to integrate generative AI into its CreAItech marketing production system and product discovery, with subsidiary Maybelline set to embed its virtual try-on app into ChatGPT. Th…
FLIP TABLE 2026, a mini-hackathon for unconventional databases, took place on May 17, 2026 at Hex House in Brooklyn, featuring projects like a hair-based database and a Strava GPS data store. Winners included 'secret non…
Stanford University's CS 153: Frontier Systems course for Spring 2026 features a lineup of industry leaders including Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Satya Nadella, with a focus on building a one-person frontier lab. The c…
A Hacker News user asks whether AI has made digital distribution more powerful than code, sparking a comment that distribution has historically been a stronger moat than coding, even before AI.
Gradial, a Seattle-based startup officially named Panorama Artificial Intelligence Corp., raised $65 million in a Series C round led by Insight Partners at a $675 million valuation. The company builds an agentic operatin…
CuspAI, a two-year-old materials discovery startup, is raising $400 million at a $2.6 billion valuation, with participation from Jeff Bezos's family office and Kleiner Perkins. The round, reported by TechStartups and the…
Flexport, a Y Combinator-backed logistics company, is hiring in Indonesia, India, and Thailand to build AI-driven global trade solutions. The company aims to automate supply chains using foundational AI models on proprie…
Elastic has agreed to acquire AI startup DeductiveAI for up to $85 million. DeductiveAI uses AI to detect and fix software bugs, and its technology will enhance Elastic's observability platform. The deal reflects a trend…
Y Combinator's Spring 2026 Demo Day featured standout startups including 9 Mothers, an AI-powered counter-drone system valued at over $200 million, and other companies in defense tech, robotics, AI infrastructure, and de…
Prem AI, a Lugano-based startup enabling enterprises to run AI models on their own servers, is seeking $100 million in a Series A round at a valuation of at least $500 million, Bloomberg reported. The fundraise coincides…
Apple's native iPhone apps like Notes and Voice Memos capture audio but require manual post-processing to create structured meeting notes, while AI-powered apps like Granola, Otter, and Minutes offer automated transcript…
AI builders are losing income by pricing work based on time spent rather than value delivered, as AI tools drastically reduce task duration. Experts recommend fixed-price per outcome, value-based pricing, or retainers to…