Gradium raises $70M seed funding to create ultra‑low latency, multilingual AI voice models, aiming to challenge established players like OpenAI and ElevenLabs by making high‑quality voice AI accessible to developers globally.
French AI startup Mistral launched its Mistral 3 family of open-weight models, including a large multimodal frontier model and nine smaller, customizable models aimed at enterprise efficiency and accessibility.
Simular, a startup developing agentic AI for PC and Mac OS, raised $21.5 million in Series A funding to advance its technology that autonomously completes complex tasks with minimal human oversight.
AWS AI Factories bring dedicated AI infrastructure directly into customer data centers, enabling enterprises and governments to rapidly develop and deploy AI applications while meeting data sovereignty and regulatory requirements.
penAI has put advertising plans for ChatGPT on hold after declaring a “code red,” shifting its focus toward improving the AI assistant’s performance, stability, and security amid intensifying competition in the AI market.
DeepSeek has launched two new open-source AI models — V3.2 and V3.2-Speciale — that the company says match or exceed leading U.S. systems in advanced reasoning and tool-use tasks.
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Synopsys to integrate its AI hardware with Synopsys’s chip-design software, enhancing GPU-based workflows and solidifying its influence in semiconductor design.
OpenAI invests in Thrive Holdings, embedding teams into its portfolio companies to accelerate AI adoption. The move deepens OpenAI’s circular dealmaking strategy with partners that also invest in it.
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant Rufus saw a sharp spike in Black Friday usage, fueling significantly higher purchase-conversion rates compared with non-AI sessions, according to new data from Sensor Tower and Adobe Analytics.
Code discovered in ChatGPT’s Android beta suggests ChatGPT may soon display ads — a significant shift toward ad-supported monetization. Early user reports already claim to see ads in the app.
Black Forest Labs has secured $300 million in Series B funding at a $3.25 billion valuation, supporting development of its foundation AI models for image generation and editing.
High demand for AI tools has led Google and OpenAI to cut daily generation limits for free users of Nano Banana Pro and Sora, while paid subscribers remain largely unaffected.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues that “Made with AI” tags on game stores are becoming irrelevant, as generative AI is increasingly integrated into game development and production.
The surge in AI and cloud computing is straining data center cooling systems, highlighted by an outage at CyrusOne affecting CME Group trading. Companies are exploring liquid cooling and water-efficient designs to manage heat.
China’s DeepSeek has released an advanced open source AI model, intensifying competition with Google’s Gemini 3 and other proprietary systems. The move highlights China’s growing influence in global AI development.