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ZhipuAI released GLM 5.2, an open-weight large language model with a 1-million-token context window and MIT license, which outperforms GPT-4.5 on design and coding benchmarks. The model offers frontier-level performance …
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on 30 June 2026, claiming it nearly matches Opus 4.8 in agentic performance at a lower price. The model is the default on Free and Pro plans, with introductory pricing of $2 per million…
Omen AI, founded by 20-year-old high school dropout Zach Laberge, raised $31 million in Series A funding to deploy miniature spectrometers that detect bacterial contamination in liquid-cooled AI data center racks, preven…
BC.Game Esports is pursuing four-time Major winner Emil 'Magisk' Reif to join its Counter-Strike roster alongside s1mple and electroNic. The crypto-backed organization, owned by BC.Game Casino, aims to build one of the m…
Qualcomm announced a series of AI initiatives, including the Dragonfly data center brand, acquisition of Modular to create an open platform, and a deal with Meta, aiming to disrupt Nvidia's dominance in AI hardware and e…
Google has made its personalized AI image generation feature, powered by Nano Banana technology, free for all eligible US users aged 13 and older, removing the previous requirement for a paid Gemini subscription. The fea…
OpenClaw launched an Android and iOS app that lets users access AI agents on the go via a private gateway, enabling chat, voice, approvals, and device-aware automation. The Android version has received poor reviews, with…
Straiker raised $64 million in Series A funding to secure enterprise AI agents against runtime and adversarial risks. The round, led by Marathon Management Partners, brings total funding to $85 million as demand for AI a…
Bear Robotics acquired Kinisi Robotics to boost its physical AI capabilities, as announced on The Robot Report Podcast. Kinisi Robotics founder Bren Pierce, a humanoid robotics Ph.D. from TUM, has raised over $180 millio…
OpenClaw released standalone apps for iOS and Android, bringing AI agents to smartphone marketplaces. The apps allow users to chat with an AI assistant and grant it access to device components like camera, screen, and co…
A developer is building PotenAI, an AI-powered tool designed to help people discover their strengths and career potential through conversational, adaptive assessments rather than static personality tests. The project aim…
Chamath Palihapitiya's AI software development company 8090 raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures. The startup targets regulated industries like healthcare and insurance, using AI to build and moderni…
Anthropic lobbied for US government restrictions on AI models like Mythos, Fable, and GPT-5.6, leading to a system where only wealthy companies can access the best models. The author argues for freedom of intelligence, o…
A wave of bipartisan federal bills is targeting how AI companies collect and monetize personal health data, threatening the business models of digital health startups that rely on selling user data. Senators have introdu…
A developer built an AI-powered company using Paperclip AI, a framework that enables multiple specialized AI agents to collaborate like a real organization. The system includes roles such as CEO, CTO, software engineers,…
Germany is awarding a €580mn contract to Munich AI firm Helsing to build the software brain for its future air warfare system, the Combat Fighter System Nucleus, after the joint Franco-German fighter jet project collapse…
A coalition of former governors, big tech companies, and nonprofits has raised $500 million to help U.S. workers navigate AI-driven job disruption. Led by former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and former Indiana Gov. E…
Mirendil, an a16z-backed startup, raised $200 million in seed funding at a $1 billion valuation to develop AI capable of recursive self-improvement. The company aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and fro…
Mirendil, a San Francisco AI startup founded by former Anthropic researchers, raised $200 million in a seed round at a $1 billion valuation co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins with NVIDIA participation. The…
A developer argues that most AI automation projects fail because they start with the wrong problem, not because of technology limitations. The key is to identify operational bottlenecks before choosing AI tools, and cust…