Nuclear power startup Fermi has appointed Lee McIntire as its new CEO, more than three months following the departure of co-founder Toby Neugebauer. McIntire brings extensive experience from his leadership roles at Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and CH2M Hill, positioning him to oversee the company’s complex infrastructure projects. The leadership transition coincides with a major commercial […]
Continue ReadingAnthropic’s recent decision to embed invisible watermarks into text generated by Claude has sparked considerable debate among users. The new policy was rolled out primarily to comply with the EU AI Act’s Transparency Code, which mandates that AI-generated or edited content must be identifiable to computer systems. While European regulators welcome the move, a vocal […]
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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Resonant Sciences for $500 million in cash and stock. This strategic move aims to significantly expand the company’s footprint within the defense sector by establishing a dedicated defense business unit. Based in Ohio, Resonant Sciences specializes in radio frequency and sensor technologies, […]
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An unreleased AI model developed by Anthropic has made significant headway on the Riemann hypothesis, a famous unsolved mathematical problem that has stumped researchers for over a century and a half. This breakthrough highlights the growing capability of contemporary large language models to tackle complex theoretical concepts and contribute to advanced scientific research. The milestone […]
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River AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded just two months ago by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has secured a staggering $1.1 billion in early-stage funding. The round was led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with additional backing from major industry players including Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Y Combinator, and Temasek. The company aims to rebuild […]
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Brad Lightcap, one of OpenAI’s longest-serving and most influential executives, is officially leaving the artificial intelligence lab to pursue a new venture. Having joined the company in 2018 as chief financial officer before transitioning to chief operating officer and later heading special projects, Lightcap played a pivotal role in building the firm’s core operational and […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has announced that the Scaleup Europe Fund, a unique $5.7 billion public-private investment vehicle, is now fully operational. Designed to tackle the late-stage funding gap for European tech startups, the initiative aims to keep promising companies within the EU and strengthen the continent’s technological sovereignty. Finnish satellite intelligence firm ICEYE became the […]
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Decentralized social network Bluesky is experiencing a notable drop in monthly and daily active users, according to recent data from Similarweb. While the platform continues to attract new registrations, its mobile app usage has fallen by over 50% from its late-2024 peak, which was driven by an exodus of users from Elon Musk’s X following […]
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Google’s Gemini application has officially joined the exclusive club of tech products surpassing one billion monthly active users. CEO Sundar Pichai announced the major milestone, positioning the AI assistant as one of the fastest-growing services in the company’s history. This rapid expansion allows Gemini to keep pace directly with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which reached the billion-user […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI has finally addressed a major gap in its desktop ecosystem by releasing an official ChatGPT application designed specifically for Linux. This launch responds to long-standing requests from the open-source developer community, which had been pressing for a dedicated native client. Currently released in preview worldwide, the new app brings core features like ChatGPT, ChatGPT […]
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