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AI researchers call for new tools that can slow automated model development
A group of tech workers today published an open letter that calls for a new approach to regulating automated artificial intelligence development initiatives. All the document’s 1,134 signatories work at companies that are building frontier AI models. Anthropic PBC, OpenAI Group PBC, Google LLC and Meta Platforms Inc. are among the industry players on the ...
Biggest ever MCP update brings metadata, cybersecurity enhancements
The developers of the Model Context Protocol, an open-source technology that underpins many artificial intelligence applications, today released a new version of the software. The release is described as the biggest update to the project since its launch. The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, was open-sourced by Anthropic PBC in November 2024. The AI developer ...
Chinese memory maker CXMT jumps 460%+ in first day of trading
Shares of ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. closed 466% higher in their trading debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange today. The stock jump follows an initial public offering in which CXMT, China’s largest memory maker, sold about 6.8 billion shares for 8.66 yuan apiece. The IPO fetched a total of 57.92 billion yuan, or $8.6 billion. ...
Enigma raises $71M to develop foundation models for robots
Engima Ltd., a provider of artificial intelligence software for robots, launched today with $71 million in funding. Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital jointly led the seed round with participation from Conviction Partners. They were joined by a group of angel investors that included employees at Google DeepMind, Anthropic PBC and OpenAI Group PBC. Teaching an ...
Nvidia could reportedly backstop $250B loan for new OpenAI data center campus
Nvidia Corp. is reportedly in talks to backstop a $250 billion loan for OpenAI Group PBC. The Wall Street Journal on Sunday cited sources as saying that the financing would cover the cost of a new data center campus in Ohio. According to CNBC, the site is expected to provide 10 gigabytes of computing capacity. ...
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 with efficiency, safety improvements
Anthropic PBC today rolled out a large language model called Claude Opus 5 to its chatbot service and developer platform. The company says the LLM approaches the output quality of its top-end Mythos 5 algorithm in many areas, but costs significantly less. Anthropic hasn’t made Mythos 5 publicly available. The company instead sells access to ...
Nvidia, other tech giants caution against open-source AI ban in open letter
A group of tech firms has released an open letter that calls on policymakers not to ban open-source artificial intelligence models. The development follows a report that some Trump administration officials sought to limit the use of such algorithms. Many of the world’s most popular open-source AI models were developed by Chinese companies. According to ...
Meta makes Muse Spark 1.1 available to consumers, debuts new Facebook features
Meta Platforms Inc. today made its latest large language model available to consumers through its Meta AI chatbot. The update is rolling out alongside several enhancements to Facebook. Meta’s flagship social network is receiving a new video-based account verification tool. Additionally, users can now access the Facebook Marketplace e-commerce platform through a mobile app. Meta ...
AI chip startup Etched more than doubles valuation to $10.3B in new $300M round
Etched Inc., a startup with a chip optimized for artificial intelligence inference, today announced that it has raised $300 million in funding. The Series C round was led by Sequoia. SK Hynix Inc., the world’s largest supplier of memory for AI chips, participated as well alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Jane Street and Diffusion. Etched is now ...
IBM acquires quantum computing research lab HRL
IBM Corp. today announced plans to acquire quantum computing research company HRL Laboratories LLC. IBM is buying the lab from General Motors Co. and Boeing Co. It didn’t disclose the purchase price. The company expects to close the transaction by the end of the quarter. Malibu-based HRL launched more than 80 years ago. In that ...