DeepL launches debut AI agent
John Reynolds / tech - German AI translation startup DeepL is launching its debut AI agent, as it looks to broaden its offering beyond its core language translation services. The German startup, which is known for its AI te...
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Anthropic Secures $13B Series F Funding, Valued at $183B
Anthropic has successfully wrapped a $13B Series F round—truly a blockbuster in the AI arena—pushing its valuation to an eye‐watering $183B as it sets out to turbocharge AI product development.
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ArcaScience raises $7M to expand AI benefit risk platform in drug development
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - French artificial intelligence healthtech startup ArcaScience SAS revealed today that it has raised $7 million in new funding to expand into the U.S. and the U.K., launch a patient-facing solution for pediatric brain cancer and dermatological diseases,and…
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Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Lens Live will not replace Amazon's existing visual search tool, Amazon Lens, which lets you take a picture, upload an image, or scan a barcode to discover products. Instead, it brings a real-time component to Amazon Lens.
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Apple Loses Top Robotics AI Researcher Jian Zhang to Meta
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple's lead AI robotics researcher, Jian Zhang, has defected to Meta, the latest high-profile exit in a talent war fueled by Apple's internal turmoil.The post Apple Loses Top Robotics AI Researcher Jian Zhang to Meta appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Predoc Raises $30 Million for AI-Powered Health Information Management System
PYMNTS / pymnts - Predoc raised $30 million in seed and Series A funding for its artificial intelligence-powered health information management system, according to a banner on the company’s website. The company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 2) post on LinkedIn that the fundrais…
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Total recall: Mistral AI's Le Chat can now remember your conversations
Thomas Claburn / theregister - A host of plugins also make it a better business tool Mistral AI can now remember personal details about you and use them to offer better prompts. It also has new MCP connectors that businesses can deploy to connect their users to third-party tech service…
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OpenAI Acquires Startup Statsig in $1.1B Deal
OpenAI has finalized a deal to acquire product analytics startup Statsig for $1.1 billion. In a strategic pivot toward a more application‐focused approach, the deal also names the startup’s founder as CTO for applications – a move that signals OpenAI’s intent to integrate deeper analytics into its AI offerings.
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Goldman Sachs sees surge in M&A activity amid AI investing spree
Goldman Sachs’ managing director Christina Minnis has noted a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions activity driven by surging investments in artificial intelligence. This trend underscores the growing role of AI in shaping corporate strategies, with industry players scrambling to cash in on the latest tech-fueled deal momentum.
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Automattic Pivots to AI With Experimental ‘Telex’ Tool For WordPress Block Creation
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, has unveiled an experimental AI tool called Telex that allows users to create website components using simple text prompts. CEO Matt Mullenweg introduced the new tool at the WordCamp US conference in Portla…
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Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - AI firm Anthropic's $13 billion Series F round will be use to grow its enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion.
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Switzerland launches its own open-source AI model
Mariella Moon / engadget - There's a new player in the AI race, and it's a whole country. Switzerland has just released Apertus, its open-source national Large Language Model (LLM) that it hopes would be an alternative to models offered by companies like OpenAI. Apertus, Latin for …
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Dolby announces Dolby Vision 2, expanding picture quality 'beyond HDR'
Billy Steele / engadget - Dolby Vision has been one of the industry standards for HDR on TVs for over a decade. At IFA 2025, Dolby Laboratories is introducing Dolby Vision 2, what it calls "a groundbreaking evolution of its industry-leading picture quality innovation." The second …
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Musk Is Rewriting Grok in Real Time
Robert Brown / implicator - Musk claims Grok should be "neutral," then rewrites its answers in real time when they displease him. NYT analysis reveals how simple prompt changes can flip AI responses overnight—and what happens when the controls break down.
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China’s top social media platforms take steps to comply with new AI content labeling rules
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - China’s top social media platforms, including ByteDance Ltd.’s Tiktok clone Douying and Tencent Holding’s WeChat, rolled out new features today to try and comply with a new law that mandates all artificial intelligence content is clearly labeled as such. …
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Tencent open-sources Hunyuan-MT translation model series
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Tencent Holdings Ltd today open-sourced a new lineup of language models, the Hunyuan-MT series, that is optimized for translation tasks. The Chinese tech firm says that the algorithms significantly outperform Google Translate on a popular artificial intel…
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Exclusive / Abu Dhabi’s G42 eyes chip options beyond Nvidia - Semafor
google - Exclusive / Abu Dhabi’s G42 eyes chip options beyond Nvidia Semafor
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OpenAI Plans Major Data Center in India Expansion
OpenAI is set to break new ground in India with plans for its first data center as part of a strategic “Stargate” push. The facility—reportedly designed for at least 1 gigawatt capacity—underscores the company’s bold bet on scaling operations and tapping the burgeoning Indian market amid soaring global AI demand.
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Meta Stock Drops On News It Used Taylor Swift As Chatbot Without Permission
Riley Gutiérrez McDermid / gizmodo - Some adult-oriented bots even produced photorealistic pictures of the celebrities in lingerie or a bathtub.
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OpenAI Tests ‘Thinking Effort’ for ChatGPT, Giving Users More Control After GPT-5 Backlash
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI is testing a new 'Thinking effort' feature for ChatGPT, a direct response to the troubled GPT-5 launch that gives users granular control over AI performance.The post OpenAI Tests ‘Thinking Effort’ for ChatGPT, Giving Users More Control After GPT-5 …
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