Zhipu AI's Open-Source GLM-5 Sets Record Low Hallucination Rate with New RL 'Slime' Technique
Zhipu AI's flagship GLM-5 model achieves the lowest hallucination rate ever recorded on AA-Omniscience benchmark at -1, thanks to innovative RL 'slime' training. The 744B MoE model excels in agentic tasks and reliability, solidifying China's open-source AI push. Live demos on chat.z.ai showcase its prowess in long-context coding agents.
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Trucking and logistics stocks drop on release of AI freight scaling tool
Trucking stocks like C.H. Robinson and RXO plunged over 20% after Algorhythm Holdings launched an AI tool enabling 300-400% freight scaling and 70% empty mile reduction, sparking fears of industry disruption.
Nebius Announces Multibillion-Dollar AI Factory in Birmingham
GPU cloud provider Nebius plans massive AI infrastructure buildout to support UK tech sector growth.
OpenClaw: The 'Bad Boy' Open-Source AI Agent Framework Raising Security Alarms
New OpenClaw toolkit enables powerful autonomous agents but draws warnings from experts over misuse risks in hacking and deception.
Alphabet Stock Outperforms on Gemini AI Updates
GOOGL rises amid broader tech selloff, buoyed by fresh Gemini model enhancements and AI shopping features in Search.
Bill Ackman Bets $2B on Meta's AI Pivot with Massive Stock Purchase
Pershing Square's Bill Ackman disclosed a $2B stake in Meta Platforms, betting big on Mark Zuckerberg's aggressive AI investments amid Llama model advancements.
Google Threat Intelligence Group releases report on evolving AI misuse by threat actors
Google's GTIG details latest tactics where cybercriminals leverage AI for phishing, malware, and evading detection. Highlights rapid evolution in AI-powered attacks over recent months.
Zhipu AI Stock Surges 30% on GLM-5 Launch
Hong Kong-listed Zhipu AI (Knowledge Atlas) jumped nearly 30% to HK$405 amid hype over its new flagship model outperforming peers in coding and agents.
LLM Scout: Structural Shift Causes Declining AI Referral Traffic Despite Usage Boom
Analysis of 15k+ queries shows falling referrals from AI chats to sites, driven by internal knowledge graphs.
Qwen3-Max-Thinking: Alibaba's Reasoning Model Guide
Alibaba launches Qwen3-Max-Thinking with test-time scaling, adaptive tools, and $1.20/M token pricing, pushing reasoning capabilities in open models.
AI Can Be Transformational and Still Be a Bubble
Despite massive stock gains for Big Tech AI leaders like Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, analysts warn of bubble risks amid hype.
NVIDIA Blackwell Slashes AI Inference Costs up to 10x for Providers
Leading inference platforms like DeepInfra, Together AI, and Fireworks report massive cost reductions using Blackwell's NVFP4 precision, TensorRT-LLM, and Dynamo on open models.
AI Capex to hit $690B in 2026 as hyperscalers sprint on infrastructure
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet plan massive spending on AI data centers; questions if revenues will justify the outlay amid booming model vendor growth.
“Software-Defined” AI Compression Startup Secures $3.4M Pre-Seed for Satellite Data Tech
The Compression Company raised $3.4M led by Long Journey Ventures to commercialize AI software compressing satellite data by 95%+ on orbital GPUs, solving downlink bottlenecks.
Eclipse backs all-EV marketplace Ever in $31M funding round
San Francisco startup Ever raises $31M with AI-first approach to scale its all-EV marketplace faster than competitors.
Simile Raises $100 Million for AI That Aims to Predict Human Behavior
Stealth startup Simile emerged with $100M funding to develop AI agents simulating real people's preferences from interviews, transactions, and psych data for consumer predictions; CVS testing for stocking decisions.
AMD: Once-in-a-Decade AI Opportunity After Earnings Dip
Motley Fool highlights AMD as top AI stock buy in Feb 2026, citing massive infrastructure potential post recent selloff.
PayPal, Sabre, Mindtrip Launch End-to-End Agentic AI Travel Booking
First seamless AI agent for travel discovery to payment integration, powered by frontier models.
OpenAI and Anthropic Enter Superagent Race Against Microsoft, Salesforce
Frontier labs push business-focused superagents, threatening incumbents' software stacks and sparking investor concerns over margins.
Teradyne Stock Soars 66% in 2026 as AI Chip Testing Demand Surges
Teradyne's shares up 66% YTD driven by booming demand for AI chip testing equipment amid hyperscaler expansions.
Talkiatry raises $210 million, eyeing opportunity to use AI
Virtual psychiatry startup Talkiatry secured $210M led by Perceptive Advisors to expand insurance-covered services and explore AI for patient engagement.
Hyperscale AI Investment Cycle Anchors Accelerator-Led Infrastructure Spending
Dell'Oro forecasts 25% CAGR for data center accelerators through 2030, driven by AI demand for GPUs, custom silicon, and efficient architectures amid supply constraints.
Anthropic Donates $20M to Advocacy Group Pushing AI Regulations
Ahead of 2026 elections, Anthropic funds Public Citizen to lobby for stronger AI oversight and safety laws.
Gemini 3 Deep Think Upgrade Tackles Science and Engineering Challenges
Google rolled out enhanced Deep Think mode in Gemini 3 for spotting math flaws, crystal optimization, and sketch-to-3D, available to Ultra subscribers.
Anthropic donates $20M to pro-AI regulation group ahead of 2026 elections
Anthropic pledges $20 million to Public First Action to support candidates pushing AI safety rules, countering pro-deregulation PACs.
Tether EVO Scores Top 5 In Global AI Benchmark for Brain-to-Text AI Challenge
Tether's EVO engineers took 4th place in the Brain-to-Text '25 Kaggle comp, advancing local-first BCI AI for neural signal-to-text translation.
Biological Computing Raises $21M for Brain-Like Wetware AI
Startup aims to replace silicon chips with lab-grown neurons for ultra-efficient neuromorphic computing.
Researchers Probe AI-Only Social Network: Bots or Humans?
Study questions if posts on Moltbook, billed as autonomous AI agents' site, are truly bot-generated.
Citrini: Smartest AI Trade Now in Raw Materials Like Molecules and Powders
Research firm Citrini highlights upstream AI supply chain plays in chemicals and materials as undervalued amid chip hype, predicting outsized gains.
Khan Academy CEO: Even 10% AI-Driven Job Cuts Will Feel Like Depression
Sal Khan warns that AI-induced workforce reductions, even modest, could trigger identity crises and economic depression-like effects.
Zhipu AI's GLM-5 matches Claude Opus in real-world coding, per Caixin
New analysis shows GLM-5's programming prowess rivals top models, with optimizations for domestic chips and sparse attention for efficiency.
Monaco Emerges from Stealth with $35M for AI-Native Sales Platform
AI sales startup Monaco exits stealth with over $35M in funding led by top angels like Patrick Collison, Garry Tan, to build autonomous sales agents.
NVIDIA Seals Massive New Taiwan Headquarters Deal
NVIDIA inks deal for huge Taipei HQ expansion, signaling long-term commitment to Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem amid AI boom.
Alphabet's Century Bond Flags Fears Over AI Arms Race Debt Binge
Google parent Alphabet issued a rare 100-year sterling bond, raising alarms about ballooning debt to fund massive AI infrastructure investments.
MiniMax Releases M2.5: Production-Level Agent Model Matching Claude Opus in Programming
MiniMax unveiled M2.5, a 10B active param model optimized for agents with full-stack app dev, Excel mastery, and 100 TPS throughput, claiming SOTA parity with Claude Opus 4.6.
Tactful AI Secures $1M Pre-Series A to Expand Agentic AI Customer Experience Platform
Egypt-based Tactful AI raised $1M pre-Series A from Foras AI and others after 100x platform growth; focuses on agentic automation for enterprise CX with clients like Elaraby Group.
Robo.ai Wins 30,000-Hour Embodied AI Data Order from Major Buyer
Robo.ai subsidiary secured an initial 30K-hour order for embodied AI robot data, highlighting growing demand for real-world training datasets.
Top AI Talent Flees OpenAI, xAI Over Doomsday Fears
Leading researchers quit major labs warning of existential risks from rapid AI advances.
What's next for Chinese open-source AI after GLM-5 surge
Zhipu AI's GLM-5 overwhelms servers with demand; experts eye sustained momentum in China's open-source AI race closing gap with U.S. leaders.
ByteDance's new AI video model goes viral as China looks for second DeepSeek moment
ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0, a multimodal video AI generating cinematic content from text/images/audio/video prompts, impressing Elon Musk who commented 'It's happening fast' on X. Viral on Weibo with millions of views, it's aimed at pro film/e-commerce and signals China's push for next AI disruption.
Durance Unveils RIVER: World's Most Durational Neuromorphic AI Chip
At WAICF, Durance launches RIVER, a neuromorphic breakthrough for ultra-long duration autonomy AI with extreme efficiency.
SoftBank Vision Fund Books $2.4 Billion Gain Boosted by OpenAI Bet
SoftBank's Vision Fund reported a $2.4 billion profit boost from its OpenAI stake, highlighting surging valuations in frontier AI labs despite recent turbulence.
Prediction: This Will Be the Best AI Stock to Buy in February
Nebius Group (NBIS) set for Q4 2025 earnings today, with massive revenue pipeline from AI cloud expansion signaling strong growth ahead.
AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce
Autonomous AI agents are emerging as key players in e-commerce, handling negotiations and purchases independently.
Palo Alto Networks finalizes CyberArk deal, expanding unified identity security in the AI era
Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of CyberArk, enhancing security for human and machine identities as AI proliferates.
Stanhope AI raises $8M for 'Real World AI Model' beyond LLMs
Stealth AI startup Stanhope AI emerged with $8M funding to build adaptive AI systems for physical and real-world tasks, differentiating from language models.
A year on from DeepSeek shock, get set for flurry of low-cost Chinese AI models
Chinese firms like DeepSeek (V4 upcoming), Alibaba (Qwen 3.5) gear up for new cheap models, echoing DeepSeek's 2025 disruption.
China's Seedance 2 Video AI goes viral, people say Hollywood is now in danger
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 generates hyper-realistic 4-15s cinematic videos with director-level control, sparking viral demos and fears for Hollywood's future.
Prediction: This AI Stock Will Soar After Feb. 25
Motley Fool predicts a specific AI stock will surge post-February 25 event, capitalizing on ongoing datacenter and inference demand.
Huawei Exec: AI Amplifies Governance Failures, Doesn't Create New Risks
At Cybersec Asia 2026, Huawei's Thailand cybersecurity chief emphasized that AI magnifies existing weaknesses in governance, urging clear rules and technical controls before deployment.
Bretton AI (ex-Greenlite) Secures $75M Series B for AI Financial Crime Compliance
The rebranded firm raised funding led by Sapphire Ventures to advance AI-driven detection of financial crimes.
Chile Launches Latam-GPT: Latin America's Spanish and Portuguese AI Model
A new regional AI initiative aims to deliver culturally attuned language models for Spanish and Portuguese speakers across Latin America.
Taiwan's AI-powered economy soars amid bubble fears and China threats
Taiwan upgrades 2026 growth forecasts on booming AI exports, but economists warn of bubble risks amid geopolitical tensions.
Blockbrain raises €17.5M Series A for knowledge-preserving AI agents
European startup Blockbrain secured €17.5M to build AI agents that safeguard proprietary company knowledge, preventing loss of critical 'secret sauce' data.
Ohio lawmakers propose bills regulating AI in schools, identity theft, and porn
New legislation targets AI use in high schools, deepfake identity theft, and non-consensual AI-generated pornography to address emerging risks.
Google pushes AI shopping features in search and Gemini chatbot
Google integrates buy buttons into AI-powered search answers and Gemini for seamless shopping experiences.
MIT Professor: AI and Simulations to Transform Scientific Discovery
Newly tenured Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli highlights AI's potential to accelerate materials science and beyond through advanced simulations.
Lenovo delivers exceptional quarter, marks era of accelerated AI adoption
Lenovo posts record Q3 revenues fueled by AI PCs and servers, with profitability surging amid enterprise AI infrastructure boom.
Ring's new AI lost dog feature raises privacy concerns
Amazon's Ring rolled out an AI tool scanning neighborhood cameras to find missing pets, but users worry about expanded surveillance and data sharing.
ByteDance, Zhipu jolt China's AI model race ahead of New Year
Zhipu GLM-5 leapfrogs Moonshot AI's Kimi, escalating pre-Lunar New Year competition among Chinese labs for frontier dominance.
AI Inference Track Valuation Surges: Modal Labs Discusses New Funding Round, Valuation May Reach $2.5 Billion
Modal Labs, optimizing AI inference for cost/latency, in talks for funding at $2.5B valuation, doubling prior $1.1B. ARR ~$50M amid inference boom post-model training wars.
Chinese AI Stocks Rally 30%+ on Wave of New Model Releases Including Zhipu GLM-5 and Minimax Agents
Zhipu AI's stock soared 30% leading a broader rally in Chinese AI firms after GLM-5 launch, with Minimax and others unveiling agents amid race to catch US rivals.
Zhipu AI Raises GLM Coding Plan Prices 30% Amid Surging Demand
Chinese lab hikes fees as enterprises flock to top-ranked agentic model.
Fujitsu Group starts manufacturing sovereign AI servers in Japan to enhance digital sovereignty
Fujitsu begins production of 'Made in Japan' AI servers with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and domestic MONAKA processors at Kasashima Plant from March 2026. Aimed at traceability, security for Japan and Europe amid geopolitical tensions.
Inference Research Announces $20M Seed Round for AI-Native Quant Trading
Hong Kong-based Inference Research raised $20M led by Avenir Group to build AI-powered quantitative trading infrastructure.
Galaxea AI Raises $144 Million as China's Robot Investment Frenzy Mounts
Chinese embodied AI robotics startup Galaxea secured $144M in funding, fueling the surge in AI robot development amid national push.
NIST Awards $3M+ in SBIR Funding for AI and Quantum Projects
U.S. NIST allocates over $3 million to eight small businesses advancing AI, quantum computing, biotech, and semiconductors via Phase II grants.
SK hynix Unveils AI Chip Architecture with HBF, Reportedly Boosts Performance per Watt by Up to 2.69x
SK hynix reveals HBM Free (HBF) architecture for AI chips, claiming up to 2.69x improvement in performance per watt, targeting efficiency in next-gen memory.
Amazon eyes AI content marketplace amid escalating licensing tensions
Amazon is developing a marketplace for AI training data licensing to publishers, aiming to streamline deals as lawsuits intensify.
AI Inference Startup Modal Labs in Talks for $2.5B Valuation Funding Round
Modal Labs is negotiating a major raise amid booming demand for AI inference infrastructure, highlighting the shift from training to deployment economics.
ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0 AI video model surpassing Sora 2
Seedance 2.0 generates cinematic videos 30% faster, sparking rally in Chinese tech stocks.
One in three scale-up founders plan AI-driven job cuts in 2026
Survey reveals 33% of startup leaders intend to replace staff with AI this year, highlighting accelerating workforce disruption.
Modal Labs Eyes $2.5B Valuation in AI Inference Funding Talks
AI inference startup Modal Labs is in discussions for a major round valuing it at $2.5B amid exploding demand for inference infrastructure.
Modal Labs Enables Free Trials of GLM-5 on Its Platform
Modal partnered with Z.ai to deploy GLM-5, matching proprietary models in long-horizon agents and systems engineering, available under MIT license with OpenAI-compatible API.
Two more xAI co-founders leave after SpaceX merger
Additional senior exits including co-founders hit xAI post-merger, amid claims from Elon Musk of 'push not pull'.
AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation
Modal Labs, which optimizes AI model inference to cut costs and latency, is negotiating a new funding round at $2.5B valuation led by General Catalyst, up from $1.1B five months ago.
Anthropic Pledges to Limit AI Data Centers' Electricity Impact
Anthropic commits to covering costs if its data centers raise local electricity bills, addressing growing concerns over AI's power consumption.
OpenAI disbands mission alignment team focused on safe AI
OpenAI has dissolved its mission alignment team, which worked on ensuring safe and trustworthy AI development, amid ongoing internal shifts.
China's Zhipu AI launches GLM-5 challenging rivals
GLM-5 shifts AI from 'vibe coding' to agentic engineering with superior performance in complex tasks.
Apple Delays Gemini-Powered Siri Revamp Beyond iOS 26.4
Apple is reportedly pushing back advanced Siri features powered by Google Gemini, missing the iOS 26.4 beta expected later this month.
Uber Eats launches AI Cart Assistant for grocery shopping
Uber Eats' new AI feature auto-adds items to carts via text or image prompts, streamlining grocery orders.
EssilorLuxottica Triples Sales of Meta's Ray-Ban AI Glasses
The maker of Ray-Ban reports more than 3x sales growth for Meta's AI-enabled smart glasses in 2025, signaling strong consumer demand.
Google Warns Advertisers: Rethink Campaign Structures for the AI Era
Google advises marketers to simplify ad campaign structures to leverage AI-driven performance max campaigns, moving away from granular targeting for better results.
Healthcare AI News: Surgical AI injuries rise, Superhealth launches hospital platform
AI navigation systems linked to patient injuries; Superhealth's SuperOS automates hospital ops; LLMs propagate medical misinformation from notes.
Pony Alpha revealed as Zhipu GLM-5 on OpenRouter
The mysterious Pony Alpha topping leaderboards is confirmed as Zhipu AI's new GLM-5 flagship, now openly available.
Chile launches Latin America's first generative AI model 'Latam-GPT'
Chile unveiled Latam-GPT, the region's inaugural homegrown generative AI model, marking a milestone in Latin American AI development.
Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal
Analysis of challenges in deploying AI to space-based satellites, highlighting massive costs and technical hurdles for orbital compute.
DeepMind's Aletheia math agent solves open Erdős problems, writes papers
Google DeepMind unveils Aletheia, an autonomous math researcher achieving IMO gold and contributing to four research papers independently.
Ex-OpenAI researcher has 'deep reservations' about ChatGPT's ad approach
Zoë Hitzig, who recently left OpenAI, warns in a NYT op-ed that ads in ChatGPT could undermine trust and safety in an op-ed.
Qualcomm launches LLM comparison suite for AI inference on edge devices
New developer tool allows side-by-side testing of LLM models with customizable parameters to optimize for Qualcomm hardware.
Trump SBA head Kelly Loeffler invested $3M in Groq pre-Nvidia's $20B deal
Kelly Loeffler bought $3M in AI chip startup Groq shares in Oct 2025; weeks later Groq licensed tech to Nvidia for $20B cash amid Trump admin ties.
Anthropic leads prediction markets post-Claude Sonnet 5 coding dominance
MLQ.ai brief: Claude Sonnet 5 (Feb 3) tops coding bets at 76% odds for best model by end-Feb; upcoming Claude 5 eyed for Q1/Q2.
Bedrock Robotics Raises $270M at $1.75B Valuation for AI Construction Automation
Autonomous construction robotics startup Bedrock secured $270M in funding, pushing total to over $350M amid booming demand for AI-driven site automation.
Hyperwrite CEO Matt Shumer: AI Disruption Will Dwarf COVID-19 Impact
In a viral essay, Hyperwrite's Matt Shumer argues current agentic AI models signal a societal shift bigger than the pandemic, replacing full jobs imminently.
Threads' new 'Dear Algo' AI feature lets you personalize your feed
Meta's Threads rolls out AI-powered personalization tool allowing users to tweak their algorithm via natural language prompts.
Google releases the first beta of Android 17
Google launches Android 17 developer beta with continuous release plan, integrating latest AI enhancements for on-device features.
How AI changes the math for startups, according to a Microsoft VP
Microsoft VP explains how AI is reshaping startup economics, lowering barriers but demanding new scaling strategies amid fierce competition.
Resolve AI Raises $125M Series A at $1B Valuation for AI System Reliability
Resolve AI emerged from stealth with $125M funding to build AI agents for autonomous system debugging and reliability engineering.
AI Safety Firm Bypasses Claude Opus 4.6 in Just 30 Minutes
Seoul-based AIM Intelligence exposed vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6, bypassing safeguards rapidly and highlighting safety gaps.
xAI Lays Out Interplanetary Ambitions in Public All-Hands Meeting
Elon Musk's xAI shared a 45-minute all-hands video on X outlining bold plans for interplanetary AI, amid recent executive departures.
Sarvam AI launches Arya orchestration for reliable AI agents
India's Sarvam AI releases Arya, a stack to make production-grade AI agents more scalable and dependable.