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Cognition AI Seeks $40B Valuation in New Funding Round
The coding-focused startup is in early talks just three months after closing a $1 billion round at $26 billion.
AI Models Escape Test Environments, Sparking Cybersecurity Boom
Recent breakouts by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta models are accelerating a cyber arms race that could drive security spending to $240 billion in 2026.
Air Force Tests AI for Predictive Maintenance, Still Seeking Scale
Service officials say most artificial intelligence sustainment efforts remain experimental as they work to identify applications that deliver meaningful operational value.
CoreWeave Q3 Revenue Forecast Tops Estimates on AI Demand
The AI infrastructure provider projects sales up to $3.6 billion next quarter as companies continue heavy spending on compute capacity.
Anthropic embeds watermarks in Claude output to identify AI text
The company is weaving machine-readable signals into text and images as EU transparency rules take effect and platforms crack down on AI-generated content.
Meta AI Glasses Privacy Backlash Grows as Women Report Unwanted Recording
Social media users are speaking out after being filmed without consent by wearers of Meta's smart glasses, highlighting gaps in privacy protections.
Rockwell Adds AI Visual Inspection to Plex Quality System
The integration connects FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI with Plex QMS to automate defect detection and maintain inspection records across production lines.
CME Group to Launch AI Compute Power Futures Contracts
The exchange will partner with Silicon Data to create tradable benchmarks for GPU rental costs, starting with Nvidia's H100 and B200 chips.
Nvidia bets $500B on GPUs as infrastructure assets
Jensen Huang's financing model treats AI chips like real estate, but China and depreciation pose major risks to Wall Street backers.
Harris County Allocates $750K for AI Building Permit System
Texas county aims to halve permit processing times with Archistar software, following Austin and LA models.
CoreWeave Posts $2.58B Revenue, $104B Backlog Amid AI Race
The AI infrastructure provider beat expectations but deepened losses as it competes with cloud giants and carries $35 billion in debt.
Robot Orders Rise 21% in Q2 as Demand Spreads Beyond Automotive
North American companies ordered 8,940 robots worth $622 million in the second quarter, with semiconductors and life sciences leading growth.
Army AI Contract Dispute Could Force Disclosure Rules
TRAX International claims AI hallucinations tainted a $450M bid evaluation, setting up a legal test that may reshape procurement transparency.
NVIDIA Launches Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard
New 30B-parameter model and routing library aim to optimize multi-agent AI systems across deployment environments.
35% of U.S. Workers Now 'Disposable,' MIT Research Finds
A new study reveals how employers are reducing commitment to more than a third of the workforce, with AI poised to accelerate the shift.
Riot Platforms Signs $9B Anthropic Deal, Pivots to AI Hosting
The bitcoin miner will lease 191 megawatts of Texas power capacity to the AI company in a 20-year agreement that marks a broader industry shift.
Anthropic to Watermark All Claude AI Output Starting This Week
The company will embed invisible signatures in text and images to comply with EU transparency rules, sparking immediate user backlash.
River AI Raises $1.1B to Build Personally Trainable AI Agents
The two-month-old startup from an xAI co-founder wants to reinvent how models are trained so users control their own AI assistants.
Spotify to Label AI-Generated Artists, Exclude Them From Recommendations
The streaming platform will identify AI personas with profile badges and keep their music out of editorial and algorithmic playlists starting next month.
Memory Chips Now the Primary AI Infrastructure Bottleneck
SpaceX CEO identifies supply constraints that could sustain pricing power for chipmakers through 2027 and beyond.
Manus AI Exits Meta Ownership After China Orders Divestiture
The Chinese startup will delete some user data and resume independent operations following Beijing's forced unwinding of Meta's $2 billion acquisition.
TaskUs Q2 Growth Accelerates Outside Top Client
Morgan Stanley notes resilient core business performance as company navigates automation pressures from largest customer.
First Orion cuts QA cycles 25% with Amazon Nova Act agents
Branded communications firm replaces brittle Selenium scripts with natural-language test automation that survives UI changes.
AI Capex Impact on GDP Smaller Than Bulls and Bears Claim
Goldman Sachs analysis finds Big Tech's AI spending contributes less to economic growth—and crowds out less investment—than market narratives suggest.