Meta escalates the AI talent war, poaching four researchers from OpenAI amid its Llama 4 AI models' underperformance, fueling the tug-of-war between the tech giants over AI talent and lucrative compensation packages.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announces plans to invest $33.2 billion in OpenAI, predicting it will become the world's most valuable company and positioning SoftBank as the leading platform provider for artificial superintelligence within a decade.
Audos, an AI-powered startup studio, aims to launch a staggering 100,000 companies annually by providing AI tools, social media advertising, and taking a 15% revenue share from 'everyday entrepreneurs' it assists in building businesses.
Companies embrace 'model minimalism' to cut costs while OpenAI unveils o3-pro, a reliable enterprise AI model offering increased tool use at the expense of speed.
Meta bolsters its AI capabilities by poaching OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, who joins the company's new AI superintelligence unit led by Alexandr Wang, aiming to develop advanced AI reasoning models to power products like AI agents.
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is in talks to acquire Pony AI's U.S. unit, potentially with assistance from Uber, marking his return to the autonomous vehicle space after his 2017 exit.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reveals AI handles 30-50% of the company's workload, achieving 93% accuracy, as technology firms adopt AI to cut costs, enhance efficiency, and reshape their workforce.
Leaked code reveals xAI is developing an AI-powered file editor with spreadsheet capabilities for Grok, Elon Musk's ambition to turn X into an 'everything app' to rival OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explores acquiring AI startup Thinking Machines Lab founded by Mira Murati, but talks stall before reaching formal offer stage, as he actively seeks AI acquisitions to enhance Meta's capabilities.
OpenAI faces legal hurdles as a court issues a restraining order over the use of the name 'io', forcing the company to halt promotional materials around its high-profile partnership with renowned designer Jony Ive, but the deal remains intact.