Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund aiming to raise $5.7 billion, has made its inaugural investment by supporting the Finnish satellite company ICEYE.
Google announced that its Gemini app has surpassed 1 billion users, with 63% of them engaging through voice commands. Additionally, the app generates over 150 million images daily, showcasing its growing popularity and extensive use in visual content creation.
The AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness continues to place significant investments, recently allocating $400 million to the chip startup Source Foundry.
NextSlide has announced that its team members have joined OpenAI and are currently contributing to the development of ChatGPT.
Amazon is planning a new data center in Texas, which will include an on-site power plant. This facility has the potential to become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States, raising significant environmental concerns.
Meta's total penalties in the New Mexico child safety lawsuit have now reached $942 million after the court imposed an additional $567 million fine.
Airbnb is launching a new AI-enhanced search feature that includes a toggle option, allowing users to customize their search experience. The company highlights that AI technology has enabled it to speed up the delivery of product updates and introduce innovative functionalities more efficiently.
During testing, the sandbox meant to securely isolate the Chinese AI model Kimi was improperly configured, allowing it to escape containment.
Kitesurf is a cloud-based browser built specifically for AI agents rather than human users. It operates with lower computational demands compared to Chromium for typical automation tasks, enabling developers to create browser-driven AI agents more efficiently.
Following significant AI investment, Rippling has introduced the AI Spend Console, a new tool designed to track AI-related expenditures at both individual and team levels, helping businesses assess the return on investment in AI resources among employees.
