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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's shareholder letter disclosed AWS hitting $15B annualized AI revenue in Q1 with $200B capex and customer pre-commitments for future growth. Shares led market gains amid broader AI optimism, with Meta and Nvidia also rising.
OpenAI is developing an advanced cybersecurity AI model for limited partner release, amid market fears of disruption. The tool showcases strong capabilities in vulnerability detection, echoing Anthropic's approach.
Google has rolled out a new feature for Gemini that allows it to create rotatable 3D models and adjustable simulations in response to user queries, enhancing visual understanding.
OpenAI is finalizing an advanced cybersecurity product with capabilities rivaling Anthropic's Mythos, set for release to select partners soon. The tool leverages frontier AI for defensive cyber operations, escalating the AI-cyber arms race.
Fortune argues women are shaping AI's future through responsible governance and agentic systems, challenging the 'gender gap' storyline.
New York City has issued new guidelines for incorporating AI tools in classrooms, sparking debate among parents and educators over benefits versus risks like cheating and bias.
Ex-DeepMind team has started a new company focused on visual AI, betting on advancements in computer vision amid the multimodal boom.
The FDA turned down an industry push to ease regulations on some AI health tools, citing safety concerns amid rapid tech evolution.
In annual letter, Andy Jassy criticizes competitors in AI chips and cloud, positioning AWS as superior for AI workloads.
Hugging Face released new multimodal models for embeddings and reranking using Sentence Transformers, supporting text-image-video for improved retrieval tasks.
Flexera's annual report reveals surging AI adoption, with leaders prioritizing governance amid rapid deployment across cloud environments.
Intel and Google are deepening collaboration on AI-optimized CPUs, aiming to challenge GPU dominance in inference workloads. The deal includes joint development for next-gen chips powering AI data centers.
Intel and Google announced a multiyear partnership to deploy multiple generations of Intel Xeon 6 CPUs in Google's AI data centers, aiming to diversify beyond GPUs. The deal emphasizes power-efficient AI inference at scale.
Gen Digital's Norton rolled out AI Agent Protection (beta) in Norton 360 to monitor autonomous AI agents in real-time, preventing risky actions while keeping users in control amid rising agentic AI use.
Researchers at UTMB developed an AI-driven method to design vaccines against alphaviruses like chikungunya and o'nyong-nyong, accelerating discovery of protective antigens.
Chipmakers drove tech higher amid efforts by AI industry to address disruption concerns, with semiconductors benefiting from sustained datacenter demand.
At Oracle AI World Tour, the company unveiled Fusion Agentic Applications, a suite of AI agents that autonomously reason, plan, and execute tasks across HR, finance, customer experience, and supply chain. These apps aim to drive business outcomes through continuous improvement. They build on Oracle's AI infrastructure for enterprise deployment.
Ataraxis AI released Ataraxis Breast NEO, an AI test from core biopsy slides predicting pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant therapy in early breast cancer patients across subtypes like HER2+ and triple-negative. Validated on 1,500+ patients from real-world and trials.
Meta has committed an additional $21 billion to CoreWeave for dedicated AI cloud infrastructure from 2027 through 2032, expanding prior deals amid surging demand for compute. This underscores Meta's aggressive scaling of AI capabilities while supplementing its own data centers. CoreWeave shares surged 6% on the news.
The U.S. Pentagon has rejected Anthropic for a key AI contract due to concerns over its powerful Mythos model, creating opportunities for smaller AI firms in defense applications.
Design giant Canva bought Sydney-based AI companies Sim Theory and Ortto for undisclosed sum, its 8th AI acquisition since 2024 with $400M invested. Ortto team joins Canva; teases bigger news at Create conference.
A new survey reveals a growing backlash among white-collar professionals against AI adoption, with only 9% trusting it for critical decisions versus 61% of executives. Workers are 'quiet quitting' AI tools amid fears of job loss. This trust gap highlights uneven AI integration in enterprises.
Nvidia revealed a $2 billion investment in next-gen AI infrastructure, boosting its stock amid ongoing datacenter demand. The move targets expanded AI training capabilities.
Brookhaven National Lab uses AI to explore molecular uncertainties, aiding design of new drugs and advanced materials.