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Mistral AI has rebranded its chatbot Le Chat to Vibe, integrating chat, coding agents, and a new Work Mode that autonomously processes tasks across Google Workspace, Outlook, Slack, and GitHub. The company is positioning…
OpenLoomi AI's creators open-sourced their artificial intelligence platform on May 28, 2026, arguing that closed-source AI tools force users to trust companies with their data under business models that monetize user inp…
SPAN announced the launch of XFRA, a distributed data center solution that places enterprise-grade, liquid-cooled compute nodes in residential and small commercial spaces to deliver gigawatts of new AI compute capacity. …
A developer built an AI tool called RoastMyEmail that scored over 18,000 cold email drafts and found the average first draft scores just 32 out of 100. The analysis revealed that most cold emails fail for the same system…
Coding agents achieved product-market fit in April 2026, as evidenced by Anthropic approaching its first profitable quarter and OpenAI locking all enterprise customers into full API pricing. The shift was confirmed when …
Wix is laying off approximately 20% of its workforce, or about 1,000 employees, CEO Avishai Abrahami announced in a memo to staff. Abrahami cited the rapid advancement of AI capabilities and the strengthening of the Isra…
A 14-year-old developer with no coding background built BlackBox, a web app that calculates a user's cognitive state based on six peer-reviewed factors including stress, sleep, and decision fatigue. The app, created in o…
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch publicly rejected Pope Leo XIV's criticism of military artificial intelligence, arguing Europe must develop its own capabilities while rivals deploy the technology. The Pope's May 25 encyclical …
Royal Bank of Canada reported adjusted earnings of C$3.90 per share for the second quarter, beating analyst estimates of C$3.77, while CIBC also exceeded expectations with adjusted EPS of C$2.54 and announced the sale of…
Neon, the serverless Postgres database company, announced it is expanding its platform to include a full suite of backend primitives for AI agents, including authentication, object storage, compute, and an AI gateway. Th…
Finnish health tech company Oura launched the Ring 5, a smaller and lighter smart ring with upgraded durability and an AI-powered health coach called Oura Advisor. The device, available for preorder starting at $399, fea…
Oura CEO Tom Hale announced a new AI-powered version of the Oura Ring, featuring clinical AI advisors and partnerships with Essence Health and Counsel Health to connect users directly to physicians. The upgraded device, …
Meta launched paid subscriptions for its Meta AI chatbot at $7.99 and $19.99 per month on Tuesday, while OpenAI and xAI are simultaneously moving into the advertising business, creating a strategic collision over AI reve…
At the Humanoids Summit Tokyo on Thursday, Chinese robotics firms like Booster Robotics and LimX Dynamics dominated the event, showcasing humanoid robots that build on Japanese and U.S. technology for cheaper mass produc…
Meta is launching a subscription service called Meta One, offering ad-free access to Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp starting at $7.99 per month, bundled with expanded AI features. The move comes as the company faces i…
A pilot program in Utah found that an AI system handling prescription refills agreed with at least one of two physicians in 97% of cases where it recommended renewal. In the 28% of cases where the AI escalated to a physi…
Mistral AI launched a dedicated industrial engineering stack at its Paris conference, securing a five-year contract with Airbus and partnerships with BMW, EDF, and CMA CGM. The French company acquired Emmi AI for approxi…
Transition Ventures, the London-based early-stage firm led by Unity co-founder David Helgason, has closed a $150 million second fund, bringing its total assets under management to over $300 million. The fund will back st…
Snowflake announced plans to acquire Natoma, a startup specializing in governance and connectivity for AI agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), to help enterprises securely manage agentic AI workflows across div…
A developer has created the Decision Subtraction Framework, a three-lens system for evaluating AI tools based on decisions replaced versus created, time saved, and attention consumed. The framework, which includes formul…