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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and chairman of Reliance Industries, has announced an ambitious new venture aimed at transforming India into a global hub for artificial intelligence. Speaking at the company’s 48th annual general meeting on Friday, Ambani launched Reliance Intelligence, a wholly owned subsidiary that will build
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, announced on Thursday the release of its first agentic coding model, marking the company’s entry into one of the most competitive arenas in AI development. The model, named grok-code-fast-1, is described by xAI as a “speedy and economical” tool designed to autonomously
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Microsoft is deepening its artificial intelligence strategy with the introduction of two new models built entirely in-house, signaling a push to become more self-reliant in a field it has so far dominated through partnerships. The first, MAI-Voice-1, is the company’s debut natural speech generation model. Already integrated into Copilot
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
WhatsApp is rolling out a new artificial intelligence feature designed to help users refine their messages before hitting send. The Meta-owned platform announced on Wednesday that its latest tool, “Writing Help,” can rephrase, proofread, or adjust the tone of messages — making it easier to strike the right balance between professional,
Energy
Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has secured $863 million in fresh funding, drawing support from an impressive roster of backers including Nvidia, Google, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and a long list of venture and institutional investors. The raise marks another milestone for the most heavily funded fusion startup, pushing its total
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Google is doubling down on its AI-powered productivity tools. Nearly a year after debuting Vids, its collaborative video editor for the Google Workspace suite, the company is rolling out a slate of new features designed to make video creation faster and more accessible. AI Avatars for Script-to-Video Creation One of
Semiconductors
Malaysia has taken a significant step forward in its technological aspirations with the development of its first homegrown edge AI processor. Local chip design firm SkyeChip announced the debut of the MARS1000 processor at an industry event on Monday, according to Bloomberg. While edge AI processors are not as powerful
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic is rolling out a new experiment in AI-assisted browsing, announcing Tuesday that it has launched a research preview of a Chrome extension powered by its Claude AI models. Dubbed Claude for Chrome, the agent is initially being made available to 1,000 Anthropic Max subscribers—users paying between $100
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Meta is teaming up with AI startup Midjourney in a licensing deal that could reshape the social media giant’s generative AI strategy. The partnership, announced Friday by Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang in a Threads post, will bring Midjourney’s cutting-edge image and video generation technology into Meta’
Transportation
Waymo has secured a landmark permit to test its self-driving vehicles in New York City, marking the first time the city has authorized such trials. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that testing will begin “immediately.” Under the permit, Waymo is allowed to deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-Pace
Transportation
Self-driving vehicle startup Nuro has closed its late-stage funding round, raising $203 million at a $6 billion valuation, with backing from new investors Uber and Nvidia alongside returning supporters. The fresh capital includes a $97 million tranche announced on Thursday, adding to the $106 million secured in April from firms
Food
Chipotle is taking its burritos to new heights—literally. The fast-casual giant announced it is partnering with autonomous drone delivery leader Zipline to pilot food delivery in the greater Dallas area. Beginning Thursday, select customers near a Chipotle location in Rowlett, Texas, will have access to “Zipotle,” an early access