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OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?
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The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.
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Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.
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Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.
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The new startup raised a $215 million round led by Lightspeed.
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The investment will provide a much needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price.
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Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.
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Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.
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The ride share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work, but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.
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The company is looking to roll the gold two-seater robotaxis out to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.
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Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement.
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Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.
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Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028.
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Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.
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The vibe-coding platform said all of its customers should revoke and rotate their private keys, after hackers were able to decrypt some customer secrets.
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Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users
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Nirva will ship its $249 ambient AI pendant by the end of the year.
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DeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds, just days after the US ordered federal agencies to remove its technology over national security concerns.
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Tesla said it will start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of the year even as federal regulators investigate whether the gold-hued, autonomous two-seater, which lacks a steering wheel and other traditional controls, meets vehicle safety
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Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
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