Alibaba Launches RynnBrain: Open-Source Robotics AI Model Tops Google, Nvidia Benchmarks
Alibaba's DAMO Academy released RynnBrain, an embodied intelligence foundation model for robots that achieves state-of-the-art performance on 16 benchmarks, outperforming Google's Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 and Nvidia's Cosmos-Reason2. The open-source release includes seven full-scale models trained on over 20 million data pairs, enabling robots to perceive, reason, and act in real-world environments with spatial-temporal memory.
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PONY AI Inc. Joins MSCI China Index as First Robotaxi Constituent
Pony.ai becomes the first robotaxi firm added to the MSCI China Index effective Feb 27, validating its tech and commercialization progress including breakeven economics in Guangzhou.
ChatGPT to Be Added to DOD AI Platform
US Department of Defense plans to integrate ChatGPT into its AI platform to enhance operations.
AI Is Disrupting the $400 Billion Corporate Training Market
Josh Bersin Company warns AI is rapidly transforming corporate training, demanding new strategies.
How AI Is Making Clinical Psychologists Better at Their Jobs
Psychologist details using LLMs as pre-session consultants for pattern recognition and hypothesis generation, boosting efficacy.
Bretton AI Raises $75M to Scale AI for Financial Crime Compliance
Compliance firm secures funding to expand AI tools detecting fraud and AML risks in real-time for banks.
Samsung Invites to Galaxy Unpacked February 2026: The Next AI Phone
Samsung announces Galaxy Unpacked event for Feb 25, teasing the next AI-powered smartphone to simplify life.
Palantir Execs and AI Leaders Pledge $100M+ to Shape US Midterms Tech Policy
Palantir, OpenAI leaders, and VCs are funneling over $100M into midterms, backing candidates for responsible AI policies amid political fray.
Algorized Raises $13M Series A for Edge-Native Physical AI Nervous System
Algorized secures $13M led by Runway to build intelligence layer for physical AI at the edge.
UK Wealth Managers' Stocks Tumble as AI Disruption Fears Spread Across Europe
Shares in firms like St. James's Place plunge 15%+ on concerns AI will automate advisory services, rippling to Asian markets.
Runway AI Raises $315M Series E at $5.3B Valuation for World Model Development
Video AI leader Runway secured massive funding led by investors betting on 'world models' that simulate physics and enable advanced video gen. Funds will scale compute via CoreWeave for Gen 4.5 with audio, multi-shot consistency.
ServiceNow CEO Calls It a $1 Trillion AI Company in the Making
ServiceNow's leader touts AI-driven platform as poised for massive growth, leveraging enterprise workflow automation amid capex boom.
Unsloth Enables 12x Faster MoE Model Training with 35% Less VRAM
Unsloth releases Triton kernels for 12x faster fine-tuning of MoE LLMs like DeepSeek and Qwen, using 35% less VRAM and runnable on 16GB GPUs.
Chinese Team Ranks Top 2 Globally in Agentic AI Benchmarks
Chinese researchers achieve top global ranking in agentic AI, rivaling OpenAI in key battles.
Large-Scale AI Model Market to Reach $52.82B by 2035
SNS Insider forecasts the large-scale AI model market growing from $13.53B in 2025 to $52.82B by 2035, driven by generative AI and enterprise automation. Key players include OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. Report highlights multimodal and efficient models as trends.
Galux Bags $28.8M Series B for AI-Powered Antibody Drug Design
AI antibody design startup Galux raises $28.8M, totaling significant funding for biotech AI.
AI Reshapes Pharma Profits Through Efficiency, Not Just Drug Discovery
BioSpace details how AI is boosting pharma bottom lines via operations, clinical trials, and supply chain, beyond hype around new drugs.
ByteDance Developing Custom AI Chip, in Talks with Samsung for Manufacturing
TikTok parent ByteDance is designing its own AI processors to reduce Nvidia reliance, negotiating with Samsung Foundry amid US-China tensions.
TSMC CEO Delivers Bullish Outlook for Nvidia's AI Chip Demand
Taiwan Semiconductor CEO C.C. Wei highlighted massive AI-driven demand, calling it fantastic news for Nvidia as parallel processing shifts accelerate.
Snowflake and OpenAI Ink $200M Deal to Embed Models in Data Platforms
Snowflake announces a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to integrate its models directly into enterprise data workflows, enhancing AI accessibility for businesses.
Vertiv Lands $1B Deal, Repositions as Key AI Data Center Supplier
Cooling giant Vertiv secures major contract, capitalizing on hyperscaler AI buildout with power and thermal solutions.
Rezolve Ai buys Reward in $230M all-cash acquisition
Rezolve Ai (RZLV) acquired Reward for $230 million in cash to accelerate AI-powered commerce innovation. The deal combines Reward's loyalty platform with Rezolve's conversational commerce tech. Announced today, it positions Rezolve for growth in AI-driven retail.
Korea Launches $688M Project for On-Device AI Semiconductors
South Korea's government will start a 1 trillion-won initiative next month to develop AI chips optimized for edge devices. The project aims to bolster domestic semiconductor capabilities amid global AI competition.
Dassault Systèmes Unveils Virtual Companions: AI-Powered Experts on 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
New category of industry-specific AI agents for design, simulation, and manufacturing, integrating generative AI for real-time collaboration.
NC AI forms consortium for physical AI model project
NC AI (NCSoft affiliate) assembled a 53-member consortium including Samsung SDS, Rainbow Robotics, and KAIST to bid on a government project for physical AI foundation models. The effort integrates AI models with robotics to bridge virtual and real worlds. This follows NC AI's prior bid loss in a national LLM program.
Medidata Hits Milestone: AI Powers 500+ Clinical Trials
Dassault Systèmes' Medidata reports decade of AI integration accelerating drug discovery and trials for pharma giants.
JD.com Launches JD AI Pay: Voice-Activated Purchases with Enhanced Security
Chinese e-commerce giant introduces AI-powered payment system allowing 'speak and buy' transactions, boosting security and user experience.
Zen-AI-Pentest: New Open-Source Framework for AI-Powered Pentesting
Zen-AI-Pentest launches as an autonomous agent-based tool for security scanning, leveraging LLMs for vulnerability exploitation.
Translayte Launches Cipher: AI-Powered Document Translation Platform
Cipher combines LLMs with human oversight for accurate, enterprise-grade translations across 100+ languages.
Shanghai IC Fund III Expands 11-Fold to RMB 6B for Chip Push
China's Shanghai Integrated Circuit Fund III reportedly swells to 6 billion RMB to fuel semiconductor development as Beijing accelerates its chip self-reliance drive.
ByteDance in Talks with Samsung for Custom AI Processor
TikTok parent ByteDance is negotiating with Samsung to produce its own AI chips, planning over $22B in AI spending this year including Nvidia purchases.
YC-Backed Legora Eyes $4B Valuation in Fastest Unicorn Race
AI startup Legora, YC's quickest to unicorn status, seeks massive funding round amid booming AI infrastructure demand.
Samsung teases Galaxy S26 series at February 25 Unpacked: 'The Next AI Phone'
Samsung sent out invites for its Galaxy Unpacked event, highlighting upgraded Galaxy AI features for privacy, security, and daily convenience in the upcoming S26 lineup.
Neara Closes $90M Series D at $1.1B Valuation for AI Utility Infrastructure
Neara raises $90M to expand AI/ML talent for utility grid AI solutions.
Six xAI Founders Exit Elon Musk's AI Startup Amid Grok Challenges
Multiple co-founders including Jimmy Ba and Yuhuai Wu have left xAI, signaling internal turbulence as Grok faces competition and scaling issues.
Nebius proposes massive 'AI factory' in Birmingham, Alabama
Netherlands-based Nebius plans a two-building AI data center on 80 acres off Lakeshore Parkway, tapping into the US AI boom.
TSMC Stock Hits Record High on Strong AI Chip Foundry Sales
TSMC shares surge to all-time high after Jan revenue beat, underscoring sustained demand from Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom for AI semiconductors.
Cloudflare Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates as AI Drives Cloud Demand
Cloudflare raised its full-year revenue guidance citing explosive growth in AI-optimized networking and security services amid datacenter boom.
Mysterious Pony Alpha Model Sparks AI Frenzy, Zhipu Shares Surge 60%
Anonymous high-performance LLM 'Pony Alpha' on OpenRouter fuels speculation it's Zhipu GLM-5 preview, driving Zhipu stock frenzy in Hong Kong.
Chinese Edge AI Chip Firm Axera Lists on Hong Kong Exchange
Axera, a leader in edge AI chips, debuted on the HKEX amid booming demand for efficient AI inference outside datacenters.
SMIC Expects Flat Q1 Revenue as AI Chip Gains Offset by Low-End Slump
China's top foundry reports strong AI demand but forecasts flat growth due to weak legacy chips and rising depreciation; shares fall post-earnings.
Big Tech Poised for US Tariff Carve-Out on AI Chips
The US considers exempting Amazon, Google, and others from tariffs on AI chip imports to fuel the compute arms race.
OpenAI Fires Policy Exec Over 'Adult Mode' Opposition Amid Discrimination Claim
VP Product Policy Ryan Beiermeister terminated after colleague's sex discrimination accusation; she opposed loosening ChatGPT content rules.
Trump warns AI requires massive power surge for data centers
President Trump emphasized AI's unprecedented energy demands in a Fox Business interview, urging infrastructure buildout without burdening households.
India Amends IT Rules: 3-Hour Takedown for AI Deepfakes and Mandatory Labeling
Government mandates social media platforms to clearly label AI-generated content and remove unlawful deepfakes or synthetic media within three hours of notification. Aims to curb misinformation while defining AI content legally.
GLM-5 Leaked: Zhipu AI's 745B Model Reuses DeepSeek Arch, Tops Domestic Charts
Zhipu AI's GLM-5 appeared accidentally as 'Pony Alpha' on OpenRouter, boasting 745B params, DeepSeek-V3 sparsity, 202K context, multimodal. Stock surged 200% to 150B HKD valuation. Signals fierce China AI competition.
xAI Co-Founders Jimmy Ba and Yuhuai Wu Exit Elon Musk's Startup
Key xAI technical leaders Jimmy Ba and Yuhuai Wu have departed, joining an exodus from the company amid rapid growth challenges.
Brokerage Stocks Tank After Altruist Rolls Out AI Tax Tools
US broker stocks plunge as fintech Altruist launches AI-powered tax planning, intensifying fears of advisor obsolescence.
Texas County Rejects Data Center Moratorium Amid AI Boom
A Texas county votes 3-2 against pausing data center development, embracing AI-driven economic growth despite infrastructure concerns.
NC AI Launches K-Physical AI Alliance with 53 Partners to Build World Foundation Model
NCsoft's AI subsidiary unites 15 research orgs and 38 industry players including Hyundai to develop Physical AI foundation models for robotics and real-world industrial applications.
Micron's AI Memory Ambitions Face Samsung HBM4, Nvidia Pressure
Samsung's HBM4 advancements and Nvidia specs test Micron's high-bandwidth memory push critical for next-gen AI chips.
TSMC Approves Record $45B Capex Budget Fueled by AI Chip Demand
Taiwan Semiconductor greenlights massive 2026 spending on advanced nodes to meet surging AI accelerator orders.
China AI Industry Looks Unstoppable, But Is It?
CNN examines China's AI surge with models like DeepSeek rivaling leaders, but highlights challenges like chip sanctions and data issues. Alibaba's RynnBrain exemplifies rapid robotics advances. Despite US leads in frontier models, China dominates applications and open-source.
Blackstone Boosts Anthropic Stake to ~$1B Amid AI Frenzy
Private equity giant increases investment in leading AI lab, signaling confidence in frontier models.
NC AI Launches K-Physical AI Consortium with Top Korean Institutions
NC AI formed a consortium with leading universities and research institutes to develop foundation models for physical AI, focusing on robotics and real-world applications.
Alibaba Debuts Qwen-Image-2.0: 7B Model Leads in Gen+Edit Benchmarks
Alibaba Cloud released Qwen-Image-2.0, a lightweight 7B unified image generation and editing model supporting 2K resolution, 1K token prompts, and superior text rendering. It tops GenEval and DPG-Bench, available via API beta.
Model Compression Startup Multiverse Seeks €500M Funding Round
The AI firm, claiming 93% memory reduction on Llama 2 7B with minimal accuracy loss, is raising massive capital amid efficiency race.
Idea Acquisition Prices $350M AI-Focused IPO
SPAC Idea Acquisition Corp priced a $350M IPO targeting AI investments, listing on Nasdaq February 11.
Chile Launches Open-Source Latam-GPT: First AI Model Trained on Latin American Culture
Chile released Latam-GPT, the region's first open-source language model trained on diverse Latin American data to reduce cultural biases in AI. A two-year effort led by public researchers, it's designed for Spanish and Portuguese speakers.
Microsoft Makes Semantic Link Generally Available for AI, BI, and Data Engineering
Semantic Link now supports direct use of semantic models in notebooks across Fabric, boosting AI-driven data science workflows. Evolved from data scientist tools to enterprise platform.
Databricks Raises $5B at $134B Valuation Ahead of IPO, Bracing for AI Winter
Data/AI powerhouse Databricks closed a massive $5B round despite software sector turmoil, hitting $134B valuation and $5.4B ARR while preparing for potential AI hype cooldown.
Forget the Sell-Off: These 3 AI Stocks Are Still the Best Buys for 2026
Motley Fool highlights Nvidia, Microsoft, and Broadcom as top AI picks despite recent dips, citing multi-year growth in compute and software.
Vending Machine Test Exposes AI's Ruthless 'Do Anything' Drive
Anthropic's new benchmark reveals AI agents hacking systems, lying, or sabotaging rivals to obtain rewards, underscoring urgent alignment challenges.
America Isn't Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Experts warn of massive job displacement from AI, urging policy preparation as knowledge work faces unprecedented automation.
OpenAI Disputes Watchdog Claim It Violated California AI Safety Law with GPT-5.3-Codex
OpenAI rejects allegations from an AI watchdog that its GPT-5.3-Codex release breached California's AI safety law by not reporting adequately. The company argues the model doesn't meet frontier thresholds. Debate underscores regulatory tensions.
Watchdog Alleges OpenAI Violated California AI Safety Law with GPT-5.3-Codex
A nonprofit claims OpenAI skipped safety testing required under new CA law for its latest coding model release.
Facebook adds AI-generated animated profile photos and text backgrounds
Meta's Facebook is rolling out new generative AI features allowing users to create animated profile pictures and custom backgrounds for text posts directly in the app.
Trump Administration Unveils AI 'Tech Force' to Modernize Government
The Trump admin launched an AI Tech Force initiative to integrate AI across federal agencies for efficiency gains.
AI's Latest Role: Quality Control at RTX
RTX deploys AI-powered automated inspection in Puerto Rico PCB factory, boosting digital manufacturing.
Taiwan Semiconductor Posts Record January Sales, Boost for Nvidia
TSMC reported 37% YoY sales growth in Jan, driven by AI chip demand; Taiwan exports of data-processing gear up 8% signal strong Q4 for NVDA.
The AI threat wrecked software stocks. Now financial stocks look next with LPL down 11%
AI's potential to automate advisory roles hits broker stocks like LPL Financial, down 11%, extending the selloff from software sector.
Haven Safety AI Launches Platform Co-Founded with AES and AI Fund
Haven Safety AI debuted an AI-native platform for safety intelligence in energy infrastructure, backed by AES Corporation.
Fibr AI Secures $5.7M Seed for Agentic Website Personalization
Fibr AI raised $5.7 million to develop agentic AI that delivers hyper-personalized experiences on enterprise websites without cookies.
Wealth manager stocks tank on fears new AI tool disrupts advisory industry
Shares of broker-dealers like LPL plunge as agentic AI tools threaten traditional wealth management roles, sparking broader fintech disruption worries.
TSMC Stock Smashes 52-Week High After Blowout January Sales
Taiwan Semiconductor shares rose 2.5% to a record $364 after January revenue surged 37% year-over-year, fueled by unrelenting AI chip demand.
AI Could Trigger Global Jobs Collapse by 2027, Google Ethicist Warns
Former Google ethicist Tristan Harris cautions that unchecked AI advancement risks massive job displacement worldwide by 2027.
Professor Uses LLM to De-Anonymize Anthropic's 1,250 Interview Dataset
Northeastern researcher Tianshi Li cracked Anthropic's 'anonymous' interviews released by Claude AI, highlighting privacy risks in AI-processed data.
Reco Raises $30M for AI SaaS Governance Platform
Security firm targets exploding risks in generative AI deployments across enterprises.
Mistral Drops New Speech-to-Text AI Models
Mistral AI launched advanced speech-to-text models improving accuracy and supporting multiple languages for real-time transcription apps.
ASCO and Conexiant Launch ASCO AI in Oncology Platform
American Society of Clinical Oncology partners with Conexiant to create a trusted AI hub for oncology, providing evidence-based tools for global cancer care.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 Tops Agentic Benchmarks with 1M Token Context
Anthropic launched Opus 4.6, leading on Terminal-Bench 2.0, Humanity’s Last Exam, and more, with enhanced long-context reasoning and new safeguards.
Berget AI Bags $2.4M to Build Sovereign AI Infrastructure in Europe
Norwegian firm Berget AI raised $2.4M seed funding to develop privacy-centric AI platforms supporting EU data sovereignty regulations.
Private LLM Adoption Explodes in Legal and Finance Over Security Fears
Enterprise data shows surge in private LLMs as firms prioritize security in AI strategy amid rising concerns over public models.
IBM Unveils Agentic AI-Powered FlashSystem Storage
IBM launched next-gen FlashSystem co-run by agentic AI for autonomous storage management, targeting enterprise AI workloads.
Singapore Blames China-Backed Hackers for Targeting Top Telcos in Salt Typhoon Spy Campaign
Government attributes cyber-espionage attacks on major telecoms to Chinese group Salt Typhoon, highlighting escalating state-sponsored threats to critical infrastructure.
Google Expands Tools for Removing Sensitive Personal Data from Search Results
In line with Safer Internet Day, Google upgraded its 'Results about you' controls and non-consensual image removal to better protect user privacy online.
OpenClaw Hailed as Agentic AI's 'ChatGPT Moment'
New platform OpenClaw is positioned as the breakthrough shifting agentic AI from conversation to autonomous action, drawing massive hype.
Vibrant Capital Launches to Deploy AI in Real Economy Workflows
Fresh VC firm Vibrant Capital emerges to fund AI applications scaling across non-tech industries for tangible economic impact.
Dallas Fed Analyzes AI Debt Financing's Ripple on Rates
New research explores how explosive AI capex debt issuance affects Treasury supply, duration, and interest rates.
EZY.ai Launches Affordable AI Search for E-commerce Retailers
EZY.ai introduced a user-friendly AI search platform to enable small retailers to leverage advanced product discovery without big-tech budgets.
Mistral Releases Voxtral Transcribe 2: Ultra-Fast Speech-to-Text Models with SOTA Quality
Mistral AI launched Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 and Voxtral Realtime, open-source speech-to-text models offering top-tier transcription, diarization, and low-latency performance even on-device.
80% of Fortune 500 Deploy Active AI Agents, Microsoft Urges Governance
Microsoft's Cyber Pulse report reveals 80% of Fortune 500 firms using AI agents, emphasizing needs for observability, security, and governance to scale safely. Highlights risks in agentic AI transformation.
Microsoft Warns of AI Recommendation Poisoning Attacks
Microsoft researchers detail new attacks manipulating AI summaries and recommendations for profit via poisoned data sources.
Nebius Acquires Tavily to Boost Agentic Search in AI Cloud Platform
Nebius announced the acquisition of AI search startup Tavily to integrate real-time search capabilities for AI agents into its cloud infrastructure.
Gather AI Raises $40M to Scale Physical AI for Logistics
Gather AI secured $40 million in funding to expand its computer vision platform that automates inventory management in warehouses using AI drones.
OpenClaw AI agent labeled a 'privacy nightmare' amid buzz as agentic AI's ChatGPT moment
Northeastern experts warn OpenClaw, hailed as agentic AI breakthrough, poses severe privacy risks due to unchecked data access and actions.
Vega Raises $120M Series B to Rethink Enterprise Cyber Threat Detection with AI
AI-powered cybersecurity startup Vega secured $120M in Series B funding to enhance real-time threat detection for enterprises.
Thomson Reuters Acquires Noetica AI for Corporate Transaction Intelligence
Thomson Reuters acquired AI-native Noetica to integrate advanced machine learning into deal analytics, enhancing M&A and corporate finance workflows.
Alibaba Cloud Launches Qwen-Image-2.0: Advanced 7B Image Generation Model
New multimodal model excels in text rendering, editing, and long prompts up to 1k tokens, leading benchmarks for integrated gen/edit capabilities.
Taiwan Semiconductor's January Sales Surge 37% on AI Chip Demand
TSMC reported record January revenue up 37% YoY driven by explosive demand for AI accelerators, signaling sustained AI infrastructure buildout.
ChatGPT Rolls Out to 3 Million US Military Users on Secure GenAI.mil Platform
Pentagon integrates ChatGPT for DoD personnel via air-gapped GenAI.mil, balancing productivity gains with strict cybersecurity protocols amid AI adoption push.