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The latest developments, breakthroughs, and analysis from the world of artificial intelligence.
Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic: OpenAI Co-Founder Lands on Pre-Training Team
Andrej Karpathy is joining Anthropic to lead a new pre-training research effort, the biggest AI talent move of 2026 so far.
Sigma Doubles to $3B in Series E for Agentic Analytics Pivot
Sigma raised $80M at a $3B valuation with Princeville, Databricks, ServiceNow, and Workday Ventures backing its push into AI-driven analytics.
Google I/O 2026 Preview: Gemini 4.0, Aluminium OS, and Android XR Glasses on Deck
Google's I/O 2026 keynote opens tomorrow with Gemini 4.0, agentic coding, Aluminium OS laptops, and the long-awaited Android XR glasses preview.
Meta's Avocado Model Slips Again: Inside the Llama 5 Closed-Source Pivot
Meta's flagship Avocado model is delayed past May 2026, signaling a full pivot from open-source Llama to closed frontier AI under Alexandr Wang's TBD Lab.
Microsoft AI Chief: White-Collar Work Mostly Automated in 18 Months
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says accounting, legal, marketing and project management will see human-level AI performance within 12-18 months.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Personal Finance for Pro Users
OpenAI rolled out a personal finance experience in ChatGPT that links to 12,000+ bank and brokerage accounts via Plaid for US Pro users.
OpenAI and Dell Partner to Bring Codex On-Prem for Enterprises
OpenAI and Dell announced a partnership today to deploy Codex inside enterprise data centers, integrating with the Dell AI Data Platform and AI Factory.
ServiceNow Unveils Otto and Autonomous Workforce as Stock Jumps 8.8%
ServiceNow launched Otto, expanded AI Control Tower, and rolled out Autonomous Workforce at Knowledge 2026. Shares jumped 8.8% on the news.
Musk Confirms Colossus 2 Trained New Grok Update, Teases Agent Mode Unlock
Elon Musk announced a new Grok release today, confirming xAI's Colossus 2 cluster partially trained the model and flagging Agent Mode as a major ability unlock.
Notion Launches Developer Platform With External Agent API and Workers
Notion unveils a developer platform with Workers, an External Agent API, and database sync — turning its workspace into a hub for AI agents and custom code.
OpenAI Merges ChatGPT, Codex, API Under Brockman Before Google I/O
OpenAI consolidates ChatGPT, Codex, and developer API into one organization under co-founder Greg Brockman, timed three days before Google I/O 2026 opens.
xAI Recruits Apollo, Morgan Stanley to Test Grok Ahead of SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk's xAI is enlisting Wall Street firms tied to his empire — Apollo, Morgan Stanley, Valor — to test Grok internally as SpaceX's IPO approaches.
Google's 'Gemini Omni' Video Model Leaks Days Before I/O 2026
A UI string and early demos reveal Google is testing 'Omni,' a new Gemini-powered video model expected to debut at I/O on May 19, alongside chat-based editing.
HubSpot Launches Free AEO Sensor as ChatGPT Traffic Hits 12-Month Low
HubSpot's new public dashboard tracks AI search volatility across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity as referral traffic drops to a 12-month low.
Mistral Pitches European Banks a Sovereign Alternative to Mythos
Mistral AI is courting European banks shut out of Anthropic's Mythos cyber model, betting digital sovereignty wins over American AI dominance.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Personal Finance With Plaid Bank Links
ChatGPT Pro users in the US can now connect bank accounts via Plaid for AI-powered budgeting, portfolio insights, and spending analysis.
Recursive Superintelligence Exits Stealth With $650M Raise
Richard Socher and Yuandong Tian's new lab raised $650M at a $4.65B valuation to chase recursive self-improvement — backed by GV, Nvidia, and AMD.
Runway's Bid to Beat Google: From AI Video to World Models
Valued at $5.3B with $40M new ARR in Q2, Runway is pivoting from filmmaker tools to world models — on a collision course with Google DeepMind.
Sakana's Fugu: a 7B Model That Conducts GPT-5, Claude, and Gemini
Sakana AI's new Fugu platform uses a 7B reinforcement-learned 'conductor' to route work across frontier models — and beats them on coding benchmarks.
Thinking Machines Unveils Interaction Models for Real-Time AI
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines debuts TML-Interaction-Small, a 276B model running 200ms micro-turns — beating GPT-Realtime and Gemini Live on latency.
Google Gemini Intelligence Turns Android Into an AI Agent: What's New
Google's Gemini Intelligence update transforms Android into a proactive AI agent that books classes, fills forms, and builds shopping carts across all your apps.
NIST Now Tests AI Models Before Launch: Google, Microsoft, xAI Sign On
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI joined OpenAI and Anthropic in letting NIST's CAISI evaluate their AI models for safety and security risks before public release.
OpenAI Brings Codex to ChatGPT Mobile: Code From Your Phone
OpenAI's Codex coding agent now runs inside the ChatGPT mobile app on iOS and Android, letting developers steer remote coding work from anywhere.
xAI Launches Grok Build: A Terminal Coding Agent for Power Users
xAI released Grok Build, an agentic CLI for coding and automation, exclusive to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers and powered by Grok 4.3 with a 2M token context.