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OpenAI’s new GPT-5.5 Instant makes ChatGPT smarter, with more concise and reliable responses
OpenAI Group PBC is replacing the default model in ChatGPT with the launch of GPT-5.5 Instant, claiming users will notice fewer hallucinations when it’s discussing “sensitive topics” such as finance, law and healthcare. ChatGPT should also feel “smarter and more accurate” in general, OpenAI said. In addition, responses should also feel more concise, with the ...
Astera Labs debuts new Scorpio smart fabric data center switch to scale up AI compute clusters
Networking chip company Astera Labs Inc. is trying to ease the traffic congestion in artificial intelligence data centers with the launch of the latest generation of its Scorpio smart data fabric switch family, the X-series. According to the company, it’s the largest open and “memory-semantic” fabric switch in the industry, designed to help hyperscale data ...
QuantWare raises $178M to become the TSMC of quantum computing
Netherlands-based quantum computing hardware company QuantWare B.V. said today it has raised $178 million in funding to accelerate its plans of creating an “open architecture” for the industry. The round was announced alongside the debut of VIO-40K, a new quantum processor architecture that supports the development of chips with up to 10,000 qubits, about 100 ...
Deepinfra lands $107M in funding to build out its dedicated inference cloud for open-source models
Dedicated inference cloud startup Deepinfra Inc. is looking to expand its global capacity after raising $107 million in a Series B round of funding led by 500 Global and Georges Harik, who was one of Google LLC’s first cloud engineers. The round saw participation from a number of heavy hitters, including Nvidia Corp., Samsung Next, ...
Cisco buys Astrix Security to strengthen AI agent discovery and governance
Cisco Systems Inc. today revealed it will buy the Israeli cybersecurity firm Astrix Security Ltd. in an effort to bolster the defenses of artificial intelligence agents. The startup has developed a platform that can identify, manage and secure AI agents running in production environments. Terms weren’t disclosed, but The Information reported on the talks last ...
Anthropic and OpenAI establish joint ventures on Wall Street to accelerate enterprise AI adoption
Artificial intelligence giants Anthropic PBC and OpenAI Group PBC are going after the enterprise in full force now, announcing the creation of new AI services companies in joint ventures with some of America’s biggest private equity firms. Anthropic said today it is teaming up with Blackstone Inc., Hellman & Friedman LLC and The Goldman Sachs Group ...
Agentic engineering startup JuliaHub lands $65M to automate design and testing of industrial products
JuliaHub Inc., an “agentic” industrial engineering startup that’s trying to automate complex manufacturing processes with artificial intelligence, said today it has raised $65 million in a Series B funding. Today’s round was led by Dorilton Capital and saw the participation of General Catalyst, AE Ventures and the technology industry luminary Bob Muglia, the former chief ...
Western Digital and Sandisk crush Wall Street forecasts on soaring AI demand, but stocks fall
Western Digital Corp. and Sandisk Corp. delivered stellar earnings and revenue beats thanks to the skyrocketing price of memory chips and other compute infrastructure amid a global supply crunch. Both companies crushed Wall Street’s expectations as the artificial intelligence boom continues to gobble up memory as fast as they can make it. Western Digital reported ...
Apple beats estimates on strong iPhone sales as CEO transition looms large
IPhone maker Apple Inc. beat expectations on its second-quarter earnings and sales before offering a better-than-expected sales forecast for the current period, sending its stock higher in late trading. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $2.01 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.95 per share. Revenue for ...
Microsoft beats expectations but its guidance comes up light, disappointing investors
Microsoft Corp. surpassed expectations for its third-quarter financial results today, but its stock moved sideways in the after-hours trading session after it told investors it’s going to bump up its capital expenditures to $190 billion this year. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $4.27 per share, easily beating the ...