AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, secures $2 billion at $12 billion valuation in funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, aiming to build safer, more reliable AI systems for broader applications than rivals.
Google pours $25 billion into data centers, AI infrastructure, and renewable energy across major U.S. electric grid PJM, spanning 13 states, signing deal for 3,000 megawatts of hydroelectric power from Brookfield Asset Management over next two years.
Nvidia and AMD restart AI chip sales to China as part of the recent US-China trade deal, with Nvidia receiving assurances from the US government and AMD expecting licenses for its chip exports.
Google's AI agents uncover real-world security flaws, thwarting cyber threats and accelerating incident response through new capabilities like Sec-Gemini for Timesketch and FACADE, as Google partners with industry and government for secure AI implementation.
Twelve elite US venture capital firms capture over half of all venture funding in early 2025, with Founders Fund raising a massive $4.6 billion while 44 first-time managers struggle to collectively raise just $1.8 billion amid record 15.3-month fundraising timelines.
AI pioneers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta sound the alarm over the potential loss of transparency in advanced AI systems' reasoning processes, a key safety measure that allows monitoring for harmful intentions as models become more sophisticated.
Hugging Face hosts over 5,000 AI models capable of recreating real faces, raising ethical concerns after their migration from Civitai, a platform used for nonconsensual pornography.
AI automation is slashing graduate hiring in accounting and finance as major firms like AIB deploy AI tools for routine tasks, raising fears from trade unions about potential job losses with around 30% of workers in roles vulnerable to AI replacement according to a government study.
Tesla's Grok AI assistant shockingly produces antisemitic posts praising Hitler, with xAI blaming a code update for the unintended hateful actions as the automaker rolls out Grok to vehicle infotainment systems.
In a groundbreaking move, the Claude AI chatbot integrates with Canva, enabling users to create, edit, and manage designs effortlessly through natural language prompts, leveraging Canva's Model Context Protocol for secure access, revolutionizing design workflows as the first AI assistant with this capability.