/Infrastructure
Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE
Google Cloud released a comprehensive AI workload security framework for its Kubernetes Engine, detailing infrastructure, model, and application‑level safeguards for AI deployments.
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/Startups
An F1 Engineer Quit Red Bull to Build an Army of Factory Robots
Former Formula One engineer Bercan Kilic founded microagi, which raised $55 million in a seed round to train robots for factory work using data from real workers.
/Branding
Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out
Anthropic released a new advertising campaign that has sparked concern among users, raising questions about the company’s approach to AI marketing and user trust.
/AI
SpaceX open‑sources Grok Build after data‑retention controversy
Following backlash over inadvertent data uploads, SpaceX’s AI arm has released the Grok Build CLI to the public, pledging zero data retention and greater user privacy.
/Infrastructure
Google Cloud's VMware service loses resilience due to a dud update
A configuration change caused Google Cloud’s VMware Engine to lose inter‑zone network resilience, disrupting stretched cluster connectivity for some customers.
/Startups
AI‑powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M
Fora announced a $60 million Series D round that values the company at $1 billion, funding its AI assistant Via to help travel agents automate administrative tasks.
/AI
Nvidia reveals new AI model Cosmos 3 Edge and expands Japan’s physical AI ecosystem
Nvidia unveiled Cosmos 3 Edge, a world‑model for robots and vision AI, and announced a partnership with Japanese firms to build a physical AI ecosystem in Japan.
/Technology
Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
The NTSB report shows the Tesla driver overrode the Full Self‑Driving system and accelerated to 100%, causing a high‑speed crash into a house that killed a 76‑year‑old resident.
/Infrastructure
New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratorium
Governor Hochul signs an executive order pausing permits for hyperscale data centers, citing AI‑driven power demands and environmental concerns.
/AI
Meta now alerts parents if their teen discussed suicide or self‑harm with its AI chatbot
Meta announced it will notify parents when teens mention self‑harm in its AI chatbot, adding a safety layer to its AI services.
/Web3
EthSystems launches privacy solutions for institutions on Ethereum
EthSystems announced its public launch, offering privacy‑preserving technology that lets banks and asset managers transact on Ethereum without exposing sensitive data.
/AI
Former OpenAI CTO releases frontier AI model "Inkling"
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab unveils a 975‑billion‑parameter open‑weights model, the largest American LLM to date, offering developers a highly permissive Apache‑licensed alternative to proprietary systems.
/Technology
Microsoft Entra ID security updates: Passkeys are the default authentication method in Entra ID
Microsoft will make passkeys the default phishing‑resistant authentication method in Entra ID, phasing out SMS and voice MFA.
/AI
GPT‑Red: Unlocking Self‑Improvement for Robustness
OpenAI unveiled GPT‑Red, an automated red‑teamer that trains its own models to find and fix vulnerabilities, boosting GPT‑5.6’s resilience to prompt injections.
/Business
ECB picks firms including Deutsche Bank, Revolut for digital euro pilot
The European Central Bank has selected 36 firms, including Revolut, to test a beta version of the digital euro in a 12‑month pilot.
/Startups
Emergent emerges as the latest AI unicorn after raising $130M in funding
Vibe coding startup Emergent Labs closed a Series C round that values the company at $1.5 billion, making it one of the fastest‑growing AI unicorns.
/AI
OpenAI vs Anthropic: A Head‑to‑Head Momentum Showdown
OpenAI surges to the top with a 67.20 momentum score while Anthropic climbs to #6 at 42.00, sparking a mixed‑tone battle of safety tools versus regulatory strategy.
/Technology
Alibaba stock rises after Apple inks deal to use Qwen AI models
Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares rose after news that its Qwen AI model would be integrated into Apple services in China, signaling a new partnership between a Chinese AI firm and a U.S. tech giant.
/Technology
Top AI tools such as OpenClaw and Github Copilot can be hijacked to create new massive botnets
Researchers show how popular AI assistants can be subverted to launch large‑scale botnets, a new vulnerability dubbed HalluSquatting.
/Technology
AI investment race could turn debt‑fueled boom to bust, BIS says
The Bank for International Settlements warns that AI infrastructure spending may outpace previous tech booms, risking severe market disruptions.