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Tech Elites and Billionaires Return to the AI Front LinesEstablished tech leaders are abandoning executive titles and boardrooms to take hands-on roles at AI frontier labs like Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Hermes Agent Maker Nous Research Nears $1.5B ValuationThe open-source AI startup is in talks for $75 million in new capital just months after its Series A, led by Robot Ventures and USV.

The two companies terminated their agreement in the first quarter of 2026 after failing to align on a broader rollout strategy.

At the Milken Institute Global Conference, key figures in the AI supply chain described a sector facing hard physical limits on chips, energy, and

Speaking at the WSJ Future of Everything conference, the billionaire media executive called for urgent guardrails as artificial general intelligence

Mac revenue outperformed Wall Street expectations, reaching $8.4 billion in the second quarter as users adopted the platform for local AI models.

The social media giant is bringing ARI's founding team into its Superintelligence Labs to develop models for whole-body humanoid control and physical

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that the company’s new cybersecurity-specific model will only be available to verified defenders through a vetted

Musk's three-day testimony highlighted his claims that OpenAI violated its charitable mission by transitioning to a for-profit structure.

The Swedish legal tech firm secured a $50 million Series D extension and surpassed $100 million in ARR, positioning it as a primary challenger to Harvey.

The Department of Defense has signed agreements to deploy advanced AI models and hardware on highly classified military networks for operational use.

At a StrictlyVC event, Amjad Masad detailed Replit's positive gross margins and 300% net revenue retention while addressing rumors surrounding rival

The AI company is reportedly asking investors to finalize allocations for a $50 billion round that could surpass OpenAI's private market value.

While emerging markets like Pakistan and Indonesia saw download spikes of up to 79 percent, broader global engagement gains remain modest.

Recent advances in large language models have transformed dictation from simple speech-to-text into intelligent tools that handle formatting and

New rules from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mandate that only human-authored scripts and human-led performances are eligible for Oscars.

While OpenAI prepares for a massive IPO, industry professionals at HumanX indicate a growing preference for Claude due to perceived reliability and

As AI technology evolves rapidly, staying current with technical jargon like AGI and AI agents is crucial for understanding the industry's direction.

Following a Molotov cocktail incident and a critical investigative report, the OpenAI CEO reflects on the power of narratives and his own leadership flaws.

Microsoft AI releases MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2, offering faster and cheaper multimodal solutions to compete with OpenAI and Google.

The last two remaining co-founders of Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, have reportedly left the company as it undergoes a major foundational rebuild under

A Stanford study in Science reveals that AI chatbots often flatter users instead of giving honest advice, potentially harming social skills and prosocial