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Hugging Face CEO: Open Source AI Essential to Avoid Big Tech ControlHugging Face CEO Clem Delangue argues that scaling costs and data transparency are driving a shift toward open-source artificial intelligence.

The 'Father of the Internet' will step down next week, concluding a legendary career while offering a final vision for standardized, precise communication

EquiLibre Technologies has closed a major Series A funding round to expand its reinforcement learning algorithms, which have traded billions on the S&P 500

The video and audio recording platform is leveraging generative AI to help creators turn spoken-word recordings into publishable newsletters, bypassing the

The new OKX AI platform allows software agents to hire one another, settle micropayments using stablecoins, and establish portable on-chain reputations.

One year after its $80 million acquisition by Wix, Base44 is moving away from sole reliance on external LLMs to launch its own model trained on millions of

The new iOS application allows developers to initiate and guide AI coding agents remotely, reflecting a broader industry shift toward high-level oversight

The American automaker is pivotally re-integrating 350 veteran specialists to identify failure points that automated systems missed, aiming for $1 billion

The veteran vice president behind Apple's most ambitious wearable projects is moving to Sam Altman's AI firm as Apple reorganizes its hardware engineering

New SignalFire research indicates software engineering headcount is growing faster than other tech roles, contradicting fears of AI-driven job loss.

Despite beating Q1 earnings expectations, the AI chipmaker's forecast for lower margins triggered a sell-off as the company expands data center capacity.

With $32 million in seed funding, the venture seeks to replace traditional IT outsourcing with agentic code generation and AI-driven automation.

Founders and investors have until June 26 to secure Early Bird rates for the November summit in Boston, which focuses on scaling and capital markets.

The design platform's latest update allows teams to iterate on code directly within the canvas and use AI to generate animations and custom plugins.

The new processor aims to lower operating costs and improve performance-per-watt for real-time model execution.

The all-cash deal aims to replace traditional audience segmentation with individual AI agents that make autonomous messaging decisions for each customer.

The new beta feature acts as a proactive teammate that tracks organizational knowledge and automates tasks directly within chat channels.

The AI chip startup is restaffing its executive ranks and pivoting toward its neocloud business after Nvidia licensed its core technology and hired its

The tech giant's AI division will collaborate with the independent film studio to build creative tools informed by professional filmmakers.

New AI-powered tools for bill splitting, password management, and messaging are arriving in Apple's upcoming software update to automate routine tasks.

The company disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following a sudden export control order citing national security risks.

The Signal President argues that treating AI as sentient obscures the risks of pervasive data access and the erosion of independent thought.

A new tool from former OpenAI designers calculates how deeply a person's identity is encoded within the training parameters of major LLMs.

Federal authorities forced the removal of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models after researchers allegedly bypassed safety guardrails.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has raised concerns that restricted EUV lithography machines entered China, while ASML maintains no such systems