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OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?
OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.
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OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027
OpenAI President Greg Brockman says the company could be ready to go public in 2027, pointing to accelerating enterprise revenue and a turnaround in its business.
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Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool
With Personal Finance in Claude, users can connect their bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask questions about their finances.
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Australian universities are creating AI-native graduates
Australian universities are expanding access to ChatGPT and bringing AI into teaching and learning to prepare students for an AI-enabled workforce.
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Axiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics
As AI floods math with unchecked proofs, Axiom Math is betting on verification. The startup’s AI agents just formally verified the Stacks Project, one of the field’s biggest libraries.
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Dropbox acquires Tigris Data for $350M to bolster its AI infrastructure
The deal is expected to support the development of DBX Agent Cloud, a new storage platform aimed at developers building AI models and agents.
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Aina’s smart ring has a screen, a joystick and a mic so you can talk to AI agents
Aina's ring can also take calls and help you dictate notes on your Mac.
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Box taps Nvidia’s Nemotron for new agent-first content retrieval system
The system can supposedly answer queries four times faster, with 20% fewer errors and 90% fewer tokens used.
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A YC startup is putting $1M behind five unsolved materials science problems for AI
Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems.
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Agility is the first pure humanoid robot company on the stock market. Are you buying?
Agility arrives on the Nasdaq today as the first publicly-traded pure-play humanoid robotics company.
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GPT‑6 Cyber: Advancing the frontier of aligned cybersecurity agents
Introducing GPT‑6 Cyber, OpenAI’s cybersecurity model for finding exploitable vulnerabilities and developing fixes, trained to stay within authorized scope.
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Merge builds product and business tools with OpenAI technology
Merge uses GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, and Codex to review product code and support marketing. Its teams also use AI to plan executive dinners and prepare sales updates.
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Setting a new standard for responsible AI infrastructure
OpenAI introduces its National Community Compact and Compute Campus Policy Blueprint to protect local resources, create jobs, and guide responsible AI infrastructure development.
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Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams.
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After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.
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Flipsnack grows product signups with conversion optimization
Flipsnack focused its ChatGPT Ads campaigns on getting people to try its product, growing registrations while lowering the cost per signup.
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Franklin Templeton uses OpenAI to support investment research
Starting with equity research, Franklin Templeton is developing AI workflows to help portfolio managers compare research views and examine investment risks.
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AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress. Here’s how they fared.
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.
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Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
While it's not yet clear what kind of product the smart phone startup is cooking up, Nothing's CEO said that product is designed to leverage AI for productivity gains.
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Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only 4 people booked a ride using an AI agent.
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