Apple CarPlay Set to Integrate ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude – AI Chatbots Invade Your Dashboard
Apple is developing support for leading AI models including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude directly in CarPlay, enabling drivers to access advanced AI assistants beyond Siri. This integration could roll out soon, bringing frontier AI capabilities to millions of vehicles worldwide. It's a massive step toward embedding generative AI in everyday consumer hardware.
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Yale's New AI Tool Maps Cell Interactions in Diseased Tissues
Researchers develop AI system to visualize how cells collaborate in diseases, unlocking new insights for drug discovery and personalized medicine.
Cisco Redefines Security for the Agentic Era with AI Defense Expansion
Cisco announced new AI-powered security tools including AI Defense and AI-aware SASE to protect agentic AI deployments while ensuring integrity.
Panicked about losing GPT-4o, some ChatGPT users are forming emotional bonds
OpenAI's plan to retire GPT-4o has sparked backlash from users who developed deep attachments to the model's personality, highlighting risks of AI companionship.
Cisco Launches Unified Platform for Agentic AI Era
Cisco unveils a comprehensive platform tailored for agentic AI, integrating networking, security, and compute to support autonomous AI agents at scale.
AI Tipping Point: 98% of Financial Institutions Now Using AI
Finastra research reveals nearly all finance firms have adopted AI, with sharp rises in security spending expected amid modernization push.
Cisco Launches Silicon One G300: Breakthrough AI Networking for Gigawatt Clusters
Cisco unveils new switch silicon delivering 28% faster AI job completion and 33% better network utilization, plus AgenticOps for IT automation and enhanced AI security tools.
Submer Acquires Radian Arc for Full-Stack AI Infrastructure
Cooling tech firm Submer buys Radian Arc to deliver end-to-end AI datacenter solutions from core to edge computing.
Lightspeed leads $70M round for Naboo's AI event platform
European event AI startup Naboo bags $70M to expand intelligent event management tools, targeting US growth.
LatticeFlow unveils first FINMA-aligned blueprint for agentic AI in finance
Switzerland's LatticeFlow publishes technical standard for safe agentic AI deployment in financial services, first approved by regulator FINMA.
IFR Releases Position Paper on AI in Robotics
International Federation of Robotics outlines vision for AI-powered robots entering real-world applications, urging standards for safety and integration.
BotGauge AI Raises $2 Million to Revolutionize Software Testing
Autonomous QA startup BotGauge AI secures $2M led by Surface Ventures to scale its AI-driven testing platform for developers.
BotGauge AI raises $2M to automate software testing
Testing startup BotGauge secures $2M led by Surface Ventures to cut release cycles with autonomous QA agents.
Gather AI Raises $40M Series B to Scale Inventory Monitoring Platform
Gather AI secured $40 million in funding to expand its AI-driven computer vision platform for real-time inventory tracking in supply chains. Backed by investors including NVentures and Amzak Capital, the company aims to serve global retailers amid booming e-commerce demand.
AI models at IBM and DeepMind are pushing DNA toward a GPT era
New AI models from IBM and DeepMind process millions of DNA letters to predict biological functions, ushering genomics into LLM-like era.
Why Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption Is Accelerating Faster Than Expected
AI integration speeding up across industries, driven by falling costs and proven ROI.
Publishers Turn to AI 'Mathmen' for Ad Targeting Edge
Media outlets deploy AI-powered tools to optimize ad placements amid political ad surges, testing if tech can outpace human strategists.
Why AI Adoption Is Accelerating Faster Than Expected
Motley Fool analysis highlights Nvidia, Micron, TSMC beating estimates, signaling explosive enterprise AI rollout.
The AI Divide: How U.S.-China Competition Could Leave Most Countries Behind
Foreign Affairs warns of a growing geopolitical split in AI dominance between US and China, risking exclusion for other nations in the tech race.
Penn AI Announces 'Discovering the Future of AI' Awardees
University of Pennsylvania selects researchers for grants blending AI with domain expertise to advance societal benefits.
MIT Uses AI to Help Olympic Skaters Land Quintuple Jumps
MIT Sports Lab applies AI to analyze figure skating biomechanics, optimizing training for quint jumps ahead of Olympics. The system provides real-time feedback on jumps, potentially enabling historic athletic feats.
Google Expands AI Investments in Singapore with $100M+ Commitment
Google boosts AI ecosystem in Southeast Asia with new funding for Project Aquarium and regional talent development.
Accrual Launches with $75 Million to Bring AI-Native Automation to Accounting
New AI startup Accrual emerges from stealth with $75M funding to automate accounting workflows using agentic AI, targeting enterprise finance teams.
Artificial Labs Secures $45M Series B to Revolutionise Insurance with AI
AI-driven insurance platform Artificial Labs raises $45M in Series B to enhance risk assessment and claims processing using advanced ML models.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Surges Back to Over 10% Monthly Growth
CEO Sam Altman revealed ChatGPT has rebounded to exceeding 10% monthly user growth, fueled by recent model updates like GPT-5.3-Codex and strong engagement. This comes after a period of slowdown, signaling renewed momentum for OpenAI amid fierce competition.
AI Investment Boom Echoes Dot-Com Era
Flurry of AI funding draws dot-com parallels as tech titans ramp massive capex amid bubble fears.
Software Stocks Bounce Back as AI 'Doomsday' Fears Fade
Software companies are recovering sharply after a selloff triggered by advanced AI model releases, with investors reassessing the pace of disruption. The rebound suggests the market views AI as an enhancer rather than immediate replacer for SaaS.
OpenAI ChatGPT User Growth Surges Again Ahead of New Model
ChatGPT monthly active users hit new highs as OpenAI teases upcoming model release, signaling renewed momentum in the post-4o era.
White House Pushes Data Center Compact for AI Buildout Amid Energy Crunch
The Trump administration seeks commitments from firms for efficient AI data centers to tackle soaring energy demands and price spikes from the infrastructure boom.
CFDA and OpenAI launch fashion AI Innovation Hub
Council of Fashion Designers of America teams with OpenAI to create an Innovation Hub fostering AI applications in fashion design and business.
Pentagon AI directive demands faster government implementation
New DoD directive pushes for rapid AI adoption across military, highlighting implementation gaps.
Meta's 'Avocado' LLM reportedly outperforms top open-source models in pretraining alone
Internal leaks reveal Meta's next-gen LLM codenamed Avocado surpasses leading OSS models on raw pretrain benchmarks, with 10x efficiency over prior Meta models. Still in testing, it promises new answer modes and agent features to rival OpenAI and Gemini.
Alphabet's $20B Bond Sale Oversubscribed 7x to Fuel AI Data Centers
Alphabet tapped the debt market with a $20B bond issuance, including rare 100-year bonds, attracting over $140B in demand to fund exploding AI infrastructure needs.
Mint partners with Rice Robotics for physical AI solutions in Asia
Hospitality firm Mint signs MoU with robotics leader Rice to deploy physical AI robots across Asian properties.
ByteDance Releases Seedance 2.0, Next-Gen Multimodal Video Model
ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0, advancing AI video generation with superior multimodal understanding to slash production costs and disrupt filmmaking.
US Urges Firms to Join New AI Data Center Compact: Politico
The US government wants companies to commit to a new pact on AI data center development amid power and resource strains.
Anthropic's Valuation Hits $350B in Record $20B Funding Push
Anthropic nears closing a massive $20B+ round at $350B valuation, doubling from last raise, signaling investor frenzy for top AI labs.
Operata Raises $11M Series A for AI Contact Center Monitoring
Australian startup Operata secures funding to scale AI tools analyzing voice agents in call centers amid rising AI adoption.
Saudi PIF Shifts Strategy to AI and Minerals in $925B Five-Year Plan
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund unveils new focus on AI investments as part of broader diversification away from oil.
US Pushes Tech Firms for New AI Data Center Compact
Government seeks commitments from companies on efficient AI data center builds to meet surging compute demands.
Takeda inks $1.7B AI drug discovery deal with Iambic Therapeutics
Pharma giant Takeda partners with AI biotech Iambic in a deal worth over $1.7 billion to accelerate drug discovery using advanced AI models.
Atlassian Deepens AI Integration with New Products
Atlassian announces AI-enhanced tools and share issuance as part of broader AI strategy push.
Neara becomes unicorn with $90M Series D for AI energy grid digital twins
Neara raises $90M at $1B valuation to scale its AI platform modeling power grids, critical for AI datacenter energy surge.
AI Model Reads Brain MRIs in Seconds and Flags Emergencies
University of Michigan researchers developed an AI system that analyzes brain MRIs in under a minute, detecting urgent issues like strokes with high accuracy. The tool could drastically reduce radiologist workload and speed up critical diagnoses.
Taiwan exports jump 69.9% to record high on AI demand
Taiwan's exports surged due to booming AI chip demand, marking the fastest growth in decades.
Gartner: CFOs prioritize growth, tech, and AI in 2026 budgets
Nearly 60% of CFOs plan 10%+ increase in finance AI investments next year, signaling enterprise AI spend surge.
Signs of AI burnout emerge among power users
TechCrunch reports early fatigue from constant AI tool reliance, even as productivity soars, signaling need for sustainable workflows.
Pentagon adding ChatGPT to its enterprise generative AI platform
DoD integrates OpenAI's ChatGPT into GenAI.mil, joining Gemini and Grok for over 3M personnel to boost mission readiness and warfighting.
Waymo removes safety drivers for robotaxi tests in Nashville
Alphabet's Waymo advances toward commercial launch by ditching human drivers in Tennessee tests, expanding its driverless footprint beyond Phoenix and SF.
Waymo Raises $16 Billion at $126B Valuation to Scale Autonomous Rides
Alphabet's Waymo secured $16B in new funding from 10 investors including Alphabet to expand ride-hailing to 20 new US cities and international markets like Tokyo.
Oracle Climbs on AI Optimism Despite Market Pressures
Oracle shares rise amid broader AI enthusiasm, helping steady indexes as focus shifts to enterprise AI deployments.
AI Super Apps Emerge as Next Competition Phase in US Market
New report highlights rise of AI super apps consolidating multiple AI functions, intensifying rivalry among platforms.
Zhipu AI's GLM-5 Leaked via GitHub PRs
China's Zhipu AI GLM-5 surfaces in leaks, promising advances trained on domestic Huawei chips, eyeing GPT-5 rivalry.
Z.ai's GLM-5 Leaked via GitHub PRs, Hints at Largest Open-Weight Model Ever
Leaks suggest Zhipu AI's GLM-5 could be a 745B parameter open-weight behemoth, surpassing DeepSeek V3 post-IPO.
Alphabet highlights new AI-related risks in tapping debt market
Google parent discloses AI-specific risks like model safety and energy demands in its latest bond filing amid capex surge.
Databricks CEO: AI will soon make SaaS irrelevant
Databricks' Ali Ghodsi predicts AI agents will bypass SaaS apps entirely, building custom solutions on demand and disrupting the $200B+ software industry.
Cracking the Brain's Code: Unlocking Neuron Memory to Advance AI
USC researchers reveal that neurons store memory through specific subnetwork activation patterns and develop a method to extract this 'neural code,' paving the way for more efficient neuromorphic AI hardware.
ChatGPT rolls out ads to US users
OpenAI has begun displaying ads in ChatGPT for some US users as it seeks new revenue streams amid rapid growth.
Lidar firm Ouster acquires Stereolabs to fuse vision in autonomy stack
Ouster buys computer vision startup Stereolabs as sensor makers consolidate for robotaxi and AV demands.
Ring's Super Bowl ad pushes AI-powered neighborhood surveillance network
Amazon's Ring promotes 'Search Party' feature using AI to scan doorbell cams for lost pets, sparking privacy debates over community surveillance.
Oracle surges 9% as AI cloud demand drives tech rebound
Oracle stock jumped nearly 10% leading S&P 500 gainers, fueled by AI database momentum and hyperscaler partnerships. Rebound follows software selloff on agentic AI fears. Analysts highlight OCI's edge in enterprise AI workloads.
Alphabet taps $20B bond market to fund AI capex surge
Google parent Alphabet issued $20 billion in bonds to bankroll exploding AI infrastructure spend, including TPUs and data centers. Proceeds support DeepMind and Gemini development. Signals confidence in long-term AI dominance despite capex scrutiny.
OpenAI Begins Testing Ads in ChatGPT for Free Users
OpenAI starts limited ad tests in ChatGPT for US free and Go tier users, with safeguards and user controls.
Lema AI Secures $24M for Proactive Risk Management Platform
Lema AI raised $24M to build AI-driven risk intelligence for enterprises, focusing on real-time threat detection and mitigation.
Legal AI startup Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation months after $8B mark
Harvey's explosive growth continues as it eyes a new funding round valuing the legal AI platform at $11 billion, highlighting surging demand for specialized AI in professional services.
New Chinese open-source 196B MoE model beats Gemini 3 Flash locally
196B params with 11B active, agent-focused, runs locally without cloud – fast and free.
Tem raises $75M to deploy AI in electricity markets strained by datacenters
London startup Tem secures $75M to use AI optimize power trading as AI data centers spike demand and prices.
Alphabet eyes $15B bond sale to fund AI infrastructure
Google's parent reportedly planning major debt raise to support escalating AI compute and data center investments.
WitnessAI raises $58M led by Sound Ventures for AI security platform
WitnessAI scored $58 million to build safeguards for enterprise AI deployments, focusing on real-time monitoring and threat detection. Led by Sound Ventures, the funding accelerates product scaling amid rising AI risks. Targets Fortune 500 adopters.
Agentic AI takes on more finance tasks, but trust issues persist
CFOs wary as autonomous AI agents handle complex financial workflows despite efficiency gains.
Anthropic closes in on $20B funding round at $350B valuation
Top AI lab Anthropic is finalizing a massive $20 billion capital raise that would peg its valuation at $350 billion, fueled by investor bets on its Claude models.
Cerebras Systems raises $1B at $23B valuation for AI chip expansion
AI chip maker Cerebras secured $1 billion in funding to scale its wafer-scale engines and compute infrastructure, challenging Nvidia in massive AI training clusters. The round values the company at $23 billion. Backers eye its unique architecture for next-gen supercomputers.
OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex now generally available in GitHub Copilot
OpenAI's latest agentic coding model is rolling out to GitHub Copilot, achieving new highs in early testing for speed and capability on long-running tasks.
Microsoft uncovers one-prompt attack that obliterates LLM safety guardrails
Microsoft Security researchers demonstrate how a single clever prompt can dismantle safety alignments in leading LLMs, bypassing filters without needing harmful training data.
Ex-Googlers build infrastructure to help companies understand video data
Former Google engineers launch a platform for analyzing vast video datasets with AI, targeting enterprises in security, logistics, and media.
mpathic scales clinician-led safety evals across foundational models
AI safety firm partners with model builders to reduce harmful outputs using human eval data.
This ancillary AI stock hits another record high
An under-the-radar AI play surges to new highs amid market rotation, with analysts sticking by the stock despite broader tech volatility.
How to Build Your Own AI Developer Tools with Claude Code
Insights on leveraging Claude for intent understanding and steerable AI dev tools over GPT alternatives.
Arrive AI demos robot-drone delivery at Curiosity Lab
Arrive AI showcases end-to-end autonomous ground robot and drone delivery system live on Feb 10.
New Engen Acquires Grapevine.AI to Boost Creator AI Tools
Marketing tech firm New Engen bought Grapevine.AI to enhance performance analytics for creators using AI.
Ouster Acquires StereoLabs to Build Leading Physical AI Sensing Platform
Lidar firm Ouster bought AI vision company StereoLabs for $35M cash plus stock, combining sensors for robotics, autonomy, and smart infrastructure.
Expert Intelligence Raises $4.7M Seed to Automate AI in Regulated Labs
Expert Intelligence secured $4.7M to deploy AI agents that replicate expert judgment in life sciences, accelerating R&D in regulated environments.
ChatGPT to Start Rolling Out Ads Today to US Users
OpenAI is beginning to display ads in ChatGPT for some US users as a new monetization strategy amid rapid growth. The company reports ChatGPT back to over 10% monthly growth. This follows recent launches like GPT-5.3-Codex.
RIT Research Reveals Which Popular Generative AI Chatbots Lie Most
A new RIT-led study stress-tests factuality in top AI chatbots, creating a framework to expose deception tendencies under pressure.
Databricks completes $5B funding round at $134B valuation
Databricks has closed a massive $5 billion equity raise plus $2B debt, pushing its valuation to $134 billion amid surging demand for its AI-powered data platform. The funding will fuel expansion in generative AI and lakehouse tech. Investors include heavyweights betting big on enterprise AI infrastructure.
New research: AI agents learn altruism from human demonstrations
Study shows AI agents trained on human behavior adopt cooperative and altruistic traits, with implications for multi-agent systems.
SwitchBot launches AI Hub, world's first local home AI agent supporting OpenClaw
SwitchBot's new AI Hub enables natural language control of smart home devices using local LLMs via OpenClaw, prioritizing privacy and speed.
AI fear grips Wall Street as a new stock market reality sets in
Investors grow anxious over AI's economic disruption, with software stocks tumbling as hardware and AI-native firms dominate amid reshaping market dynamics.
New Apple-backed AI model generates sound effects and speech from silent videos
Researchers supported by Apple have created a unified multimodal model that produces realistic audio, including dialogue, synced to silent video clips in one pass.
Monday.com Drops 19% as AI Disruption Fears Mount in Software Sector
Shares of collaboration platform Monday.com plunged nearly 20% amid broader concerns that AI agents are disrupting traditional SaaS business models. Investors worry about massive AI capex with unclear ROI, hitting software stocks hard.
Claude Sonnet 5 Release Expected Imminently – What We Know
Anthropic's next major model, Claude Sonnet 5, is rumored for imminent release, promising advances in reasoning and coding amid fierce competition.
Opus 4.6 vs. Codex 5.3: Latest Coding Model Showdown
In-depth comparison of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex highlights strengths in agentic coding, benchmarks, and efficiency gains.
Oracle Surges 9% in Tech Bounce After $1T Selloff
Oracle leads tech recovery with 9% gain as sector rebounds from brutal week, bolstered by AI cloud momentum.
AI data centers drive surge in power and turbine investments
Exploding demand from AI data centers is channeling new capital into utilities, turbines, and power generation infrastructure to meet massive electricity needs.
Anthropic reveals Claude now writes nearly 100% of internal code
With Opus 4.6, Anthropic says AI is generating almost all their codebase, showcasing self-improving model potential.
OpenAI's new Frontier model widens enterprise AI adoption chasm
Analysis warns OpenAI's latest offering risks leaving most businesses behind, as capabilities outpace practical deployment tools.
How Microsoft obliterated safety guardrails on popular AI models
Microsoft researchers discovered a single prompt that bypasses safety measures on leading LLMs including Claude and others, exposing vulnerabilities in alignment.
DeepJudge Connects to Claude Cowork for Legal AI Search
Legal tech firm DeepJudge integrates Anthropic's Claude Cowork to enhance AI-powered document search and analysis.
Central Florida Company Builds AI Oversight Tech as Waymo Launches in Orlando
Local firm develops monitoring tech for autonomous vehicles just as Waymo expands robotaxi service to Orlando.
Gather AI raises $40M for 'curious' warehouse drones and Physical AI
Warehouse automation startup Gather AI has secured $40M in Series B funding led by Smith Point Capital to expand its AI platform that uses autonomous drones for inventory management.
From Quantum Threat to AI Exposure: Why Security Is Converging Faster Than Enterprises Expect
Quantum computing and AI risks are merging rapidly, leaving enterprises vulnerable to new security challenges.