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Trump signs scaled-back version of AI executive order
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order designed to broaden the use of artificial intelligence in federal cybersecurity initiatives. Trump planned to hold the signing ceremony last month, but called off the event at the last minute. The decision reportedly came after several prominent tech executives pushed back against the order. Trump told reporters ...
OpenAI extends Codex with productivity tools for nontechnical users
OpenAI Group PBC today released a set of features that will make it easier for nontechnical people to use its Codex automation tool. The update comes five months after Anthropic PBC added similar capabilities to Claude Cowork. Codex launched last April as a programming assistant embedded in the ChatGPT interface. It ran on codex-1, a ...
Anthropic expands Project Glasswing cybersecurity program to 150 more organizations
Anthropic PBC is expanding a program that enables organizations to test their cybersecurity defenses using its Claude Mythos Preview model. The initiative, which is known as Project Glasswing, launched earlier this year with about 50 participants. The group included Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp., Google LLC and prominent tech firms. Anthropic announced today that it has ...
Space propulsion startup Impulse Space closes $500M investment
Impulse Space Inc. today announced that it has closed a $500 million late-stage investment led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC. The Series D round brings the company’s outside funding to over $1 billion. The cost of launching a satellite depends on the altitude at which it’s designed to operate. Sending a payload to low-Earth ...
Intel introduces Xeon 6+ server processors, previews upcoming graphics cards
Intel Corp. today debuted a line of central processing units based on its latest manufacturing process and shared new details about its next-generation graphics cards. Both product families are geared toward artificial intelligence data centers. Intel is also prioritizing the AI infrastructure market with a new series of Ethernet chips that it announced in conjunction. ...
Anthropic confidentially files for IPO amid rapid growth
Anthropic PBC today disclosed that it has confidentially filed to go public. The company didn’t share any details about its planned listing in the brief blog post that announced the move. Anthropic is widely expected to hold its public offering this year. The stock sale will likely give it a market capitalization above $965 billion, ...
Nvidia debuts RTX Spark processor for Windows laptops, compact desktops
Nvidia Corp. today introduced a system-on-chip designed to power Windows laptops and compact desktops. RTX Spark, as the processor is called, will roll out alongside Windows upgrades that will make the operating system better at running artificial intelligence agents. Separately, Nvidia will launch an AI-optimized desktop for technical professionals. The processor is powered by a ...
XCENA raises $135M for its computational memory controller
XCENA Inc., a startup with a memory device designed to speed up artificial intelligence clusters, today announced that it has raised $135 million in funding. The Series B round was led by Korean funds Atinum Investment and IMM Investment. XCENA says that the raise also included contributions from more than a half dozen other institutional ...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad during test
A rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Enterprises LP exploded late Thursday ahead of a planned launch next week. The New Glenn heavy-lift vehicle was set to carry 48 of Amazon.com Inc.’s Leo satellites into low-Earth orbit. The retail and cloud giant is building an internet constellation designed to provide connectivity in remote areas. ...
AWS details new RNG data center network design that boosts throughput and reliability
Amazon Web Services Inc. has started using a new data center network design that significantly improves the throughput and reliability of connections. The cloud giant today detailed the architecture, which it calls Random Network Graph, or RNG. It’s powered by a fiber-optic cable management system that doesn’t use power and a custom network protocol. The typical ...