AI startups are increasingly being accused of overstating annual recurring revenue by counting unsigned deployments, future contract value, and projected usage growth as current revenue.
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah warned that AI development cannot be left solely to technology companies and called for greater oversight from governments, religious institutions, and civil society.
Microsoft has reportedly begun canceling many internal Claude Code licenses and shifting employees toward GitHub Copilot CLI as AI coding tool costs continue to rise across the tech industry.
IBM and Ferrari are using AI-powered storytelling, analytics, and personalization tools to transform Formula One fan engagement through Ferrari’s standalone fan app.
A new U.S. study found that one in seven young adults in committed relationships regularly use AI romantic companion chatbots, with many concealing the behavior from their partners.
Expedia Group unveiled new AI-powered tools and infrastructure aimed at helping partners build and manage travel experiences through AI agents and automation.
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologized for remarks about AI replacing lower-value jobs after backlash from staff and regulators.
Spotify and Universal Music Group are launching AI tools that let fans create licensed song covers and remixes with artist revenue sharing.
DeepSeek is building a native AI coding agent platform designed to compete with Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, as the company expands from model provider into full-stack developer tooling.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing state agencies to study and mitigate AI-driven job losses through retraining programs, labor protections, and employment support measures.
Hong Kong and Singapore regulators have sought clarification from Standard Chartered after CEO Bill Winters said the bank plans to replace “lower-value human capital” with technology. The scrutiny follows the lender’s plan to cut more than 7,000 jobs over four years.
The founders of AI startup Manus are exploring ways to unwind Meta’s multibillion-dollar acquisition after Chinese regulators ordered the deal reversed. Options reportedly include raising fresh capital and pursuing a Hong Kong IPO.
AMD will invest more than $10 billion across Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem to strengthen AI chip manufacturing and packaging technologies. The move supports deployment of the company’s next-generation Helios AI server platform in 2026.
Polish startup Viktor has raised $75 million in a funding round led by Accel to expand its AI-powered digital employee platform. The company says its autonomous AI agents can manage operational tasks across enterprise tools for weeks at a time.
OpenAI says one of its unreleased reasoning models solved a major combinatorial geometry problem first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946. The result challenges a decades-old mathematical conjecture and marks a new milestone for AI-assisted research.