NVIDIA partners with Noetra Corp. to build the Vera Rubin AI factory in Japan, delivering 140 MW of data‑center capacity and enabling open multimodal foundation models for physical AI.
The latest iteration of Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI’s Kimi model series is expected to perform at par with or even surpass Anthropic’s Opus 4.8.
Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, adding new features and tighter integration with the Gemini ecosystem, while keeping the standalone research‑tool focus.
Vital Signals launches a finger‑based, calibration‑free blood‑pressure wearable that offers continuous monitoring without a cuff, targeting everyday health tracking.
Capital One has launched VulnHunter, an AI-powered security scanner that maps out potential attack paths and proposes fixes before code goes live.
The Chinese LLM developer is preparing for a 2027 IPO and a $1.5 billion funding round at a $71 billion valuation, following a $7 billion round last month.
OpenRouter unveils a refreshed brand identity, including a new logo and visual language, to reflect its evolution from a model‑linking platform to a foundational AI infrastructure provider.
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Apple’s on‑device generative AI service, Apple Intelligence, has received approval from Chinese regulators, paving the way for its rollout on iPhones in the country.
Patreon, the membership platform for creators, is cracking down on AI scraping of its content for training purposes, working with Cloudflare to block AI bots that train on creators’ work without permission.
Moonshot AI announced Kimi K3, a 2.8‑trillion‑parameter LLM that outperforms leading proprietary models and will be released to the public on July 27.
The NOXCAT ecosystem launched its beta wallet, offering social login, multi‑chain asset management, escrow, and staking, aiming to lower the barrier to Web3 adoption.
The UK rail operator rolls out a new GBR livery across its fleet, signalling a shift to a unified national rail brand.
The AI infrastructure firm Fireworks announced a $1.5 billion Series D round, valuing the company at $17.5 billion and underscoring the growing demand for specialized, enterprise‑centric AI models.
Voice‑AI startup Rime raises $24 million to provide low‑latency, industry‑specific voice models for enterprise customer‑service calls.
Ex‑DeepMind researcher Andrew Dai’s stealth venture, Elorian AI, secured $55 million in seed funding to build AI that reasons natively in the visual medium.
Google Cloud released a comprehensive AI workload security framework for its Kubernetes Engine, detailing infrastructure, model, and application‑level safeguards for AI deployments.
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.
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.
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.