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Irina Bodnar says Anthropic’s Claude and Meta-backed Manus introduced features that disrupted her AI ad startup Ryze AI, triggering a pivot and raising questions about startup survival in the age of AI giants.
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, up from $410 billion in 2025, highlighting rapid scaling amid compute demand.
Anthropic expands in India, launching a Bengaluru office and partnerships in enterprise, education, and agriculture to bring Claude.ai to diverse sectors and underserved communities.
Top technology executives are traveling to New Delhi for India’s AI Impact Summit as global firms accelerate expansion in one of the world’s fastest-growing AI markets.
Microsoft has introduced Maia 200, a new AI chip built with TSMC and designed to power GPT-5.2 and Microsoft 365 Copilot, promising faster, more efficient AI performance.
Language learning app Praktika is using OpenAI models to power a multi-agent tutoring system designed to improve real-world speaking fluency through adaptive, conversational lessons.
Anthropic’s Claude now offers healthcare and life sciences AI tools, including HIPAA-compliant connectors and support for clinical trials, regulatory, and research tasks.
OpenAI is paying employees an average of $1.5 million in stock-based compensation, far exceeding peer startups as it races to retain top AI talent. The strategy is inflating losses and reshaping expectations ahead of a potential IPO.
Chinese generative AI startups MiniMax and Zhipu AI have disclosed their financials ahead of potential Hong Kong listings, highlighting modest revenues and mounting losses compared with U.S. peers.
Amazon is reportedly in early talks to invest up to $10 billion in OpenAI in a deal tied to the use of its AI chips. The discussions reflect a broader trend of circular partnerships shaping the AI infrastructure market.
OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT Images powered by a flagship image generation model that delivers faster output and more precise edits. The update also introduces a dedicated Images workspace and a lower-cost API offering, GPT Image 1.5.
SoftBank and Nvidia are negotiating a $1 billion investment in Skild AI, potentially valuing the robotics-focused AI startup at $14 billion, reflecting strong investor interest in humanoid robotics.
For the first time, Washington is close to deciding how artificial intelligence should be regulated — but the fiercest battle isn’t over safety standards. It’s over whether states should retain the authority to pass their own AI laws.
A new analysis of 200 funded AI startups shows that nearly three-quarters rely on OpenAI, Claude, or lightly modified open-source models while marketing their systems as proprietary.
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