Alibaba Leads $300 Million Bet on AI Training Startup UniPat AI
Alibaba is in talks to lead a $300 million funding round for AI training and benchmarking startup UniPat AI, with Tencent and HSG joining as terms remain subject to change.
Latest News
Google and Accenture Launch Joint AI Unit to Deploy 1,000 Engineers as Google Battles to Close Enterprise AI Market Gap
Google Cloud and Accenture are launching a joint AI unit deploying up to 1,000 engineers to help enterprises adopt Gemini-powered tools, as Google fights to close a massive market share gap, currently holding just 6% of enterprise AI spending compared to Anthropic's 43.5% and OpenAI's 39.7%.
Suno Launches v6 AI Music Model Trained Exclusively on Licensed Music Amid Ongoing Lawsuits
Suno launches its v6 AI music model family, now trained exclusively on licensed music from major partners like Warner Music Group and BMG, but the company still faces active lawsuits from Sony and Universal Music Group amid ongoing legal battles over AI and copyright.
Listen Labs Walks Away From $125M Series C as Salesforce Eyes $2B Acquisition
Listen Labs stuns the venture world by walking away from a signed $125M Series C term sheet, reportedly driven by Salesforce's ongoing talks to acquire the voice AI startup for approximately $2 billion.
Perplexity Engineering Launches Q2D-Web, a Massive Multilingual Benchmark to Evaluate AI Retrieval Models at Scale
Perplexity Engineering launches Q2D-Web, a massive multilingual benchmark featuring 190 million web documents and nearly 70,000 queries across ten languages, setting a new standard for evaluating AI retrieval models in agentic RAG systems at scale.
Coursera Launches AI-Native Learning Platform 'Project Helix' to Close Enterprise Talent Gap
Coursera unveils Project Helix, an AI-native enterprise learning platform that delivers personalized, adaptive learning paths and verifiable skill credentials, combining Coursera and Udemy content to help companies bridge the growing gap between AI infrastructure and workforce readiness, with broad availability expected in early 2027.
Apple Embeds AI Across Entire Product Lineup, Unveils New Chips and Privacy-Focused Audio Intelligence Features
Apple embeds AI across its entire product lineup, unveiling the S11 and A20 Pro chips alongside privacy-focused Audio Intelligence features like Siri Recap and Live Rewind, which deliver conversation summaries and on-demand transcripts without recording audio.
AFT and Microsoft Strike Landmark AI Privacy Deal Protecting Students and Teachers from Data Exploitation
The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft strike a landmark AI privacy deal establishing 10 legally enforceable protections for students and teachers, banning data use for AI training and student tracking, with the agreement set to expand to all U.S. school districts by November 1 as the AFT pushes OpenAI …
Apple Launches 'Apple Reference Image' on iPhone 18 Pro to Verify Photo Authenticity
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro launches a groundbreaking 'Apple Reference Image' feature that uses signed sensor data and Private Cloud Compute to create an unalterable digital negative, verifying photo authenticity for photojournalists, while also debuting a 48-megapixel camera with a revolutionary variable aperture system and AI-generated image detection support.
Prime Video Launches AI Lip-Sync Technology to Transform Dubbed Content Starting With Maxton Hall
Prime Video launches groundbreaking AI lip-sync technology that synchronizes actors' mouth movements with dubbed audio, debuting on Maxton Hall Seasons 1 and 2 globally in English, with plans to expand the immersive feature to more titles.