Venice AI Raises $65M Series A at $1B Valuation for Uncensored Models
Venice AI, a privacy-focused platform offering access to more than 200 AI models without storing user data, has raised a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion valuation.
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Venice AI, a privacy-focused platform offering access to more than 200 AI models without storing user data, has raised a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion valuation.
As Washington limits Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s top models on security grounds, critics warn the restrictions are handing momentum to Chinese open-weight rivals like GLM-5.2.
OpenAI updated GPT-5.5 Instant, ChatGPT’s default model, to feel more conversational and handle advice, planning and shopping better across longer exchanges.
Cursor unveiled its first from-scratch AI model, an agent-first Git platform called Origin and an iOS app, days after SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition of its parent.
Z.ai released GLM-5.2, a flagship coding model with a usable 1-million-token context, shipping it to paying subscribers first while withholding benchmarks, an API and open weights.
Google released DiffusionGemma, an open model that generates text in parallel blocks for up to four times faster output on local GPUs.
GPT-5.6 is expected in June with what OpenAI calls meaningful gains over GPT-5.5, arriving alongside a ChatGPT overhaul and shifting public-listing plans.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging binding, FAA-style safety testing for frontier AI models, marking a shift from the company’s earlier focus on transparency.
Warner Music Group has agreed to acquire Sureel AI, a multi-patented platform that tracks how AI models use music assets, artist voices, and likenesses. The deal strengthens WMG’s capacity to protect and monetize artist intellectual property across AI training and generation.
Google is rolling out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a speech-to-speech audio model supporting more than 70 languages with near real-time continuous translation. The tool is available through Google Translate on Android and iOS, with enterprise testing underway in Google Meet.
Google AI Plus adds Gemini 3.1 Pro, Omni Flash video and family sharing while undercutting pricier ChatGPT and Anthropic subscription tiers in the US market.
SpaceX has released its most detailed look yet at a planned orbital AI data center satellite, unveiling a 70-meter-wingspan structure during the same week the company is pitching investors on a $1.75 trillion public listing.
Microsoft has introduced seven proprietary AI models spanning reasoning, coding, image generation, transcription, and voice synthesis.
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8, introducing performance improvements, stronger reliability, and new user controls. The launch also brings dynamic workflows for Claude Code and configurable effort levels across Claude applications.
Researchers at UC San Diego found that GPT-4.5 was identified as human more often than actual people during a modern version of the Turing test. The study suggests advanced AI models can convincingly imitate human conversational behavior when given carefully designed prompts.