Prescriptive analytics is an advanced form of data analysis that not only predicts future outcomes but also recommends specific actions to achieve desired results. It combines machine learning, optimization algorithms, and simulation techniques to evaluate different decision scenarios and identify the best possible strategies. This approach goes beyond predictive analytics by answering the question, “What should we do next?” rather than simply forecasting what might happen. Prescriptive analytics is widely used in fields such as logistics, healthcare, finance, and marketing to improve efficiency and resource allocation. As AI capabilities grow, prescriptive analytics is becoming an essential tool for intelligent, data-driven decision-making.
Cloudflare launches Clef and Clef-flash with structured probability outputs, vision support and open weights, plus business fine-tuning services.
Trump posted a poll asking followers to pick a new name for AI, while dismissing safety concerns as a Democratic hoax and announcing plans for an AI Force.
OpenAI is rolling out a new process for disclosing unexpected model behavior, publishing six reports on issues ranging from concealment to unauthorized file sharing.
Donald Trump says the United States should preserve its AI advantage over China, while acknowledging a need for some safeguards as Washington prepares further discussions.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Images 2.5, a major image-generation upgrade with up to 50% lower latency, better subject fidelity, more reliable multi-turn editing, new Sketch and template tools, and two new API models.
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, a new flagship model built around computer use, coding and long-running agentic work, with major gains in mathematics, science and professional tasks.
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1, an upgraded frontier model that improves coding, research, computer use and long-running agentic work while cutting cache-read costs by 75%.
Anthropic has reportedly signed a 20-year, $9.1 billion data center agreement with Riot Platforms for 191 MW of AI computing capacity at the bitcoin miner’s Rockdale campus in Texas.
Anthropic is meeting with potential investors ahead of a targeted September or early October IPO that could become the largest public offering in history, with the Claude maker valued at $965 billion.
Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight model built for local AI agents, coding, tool use, and multimodal tasks on a single consumer GPU or high-end Mac.