A federal judge has ruled in favor of Anthropic in its legal dispute with the U.S. government, ordering the administration to rescind its designation of the company as a “supply-chain risk” and halt efforts to sever federal ties. Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California determined that the government’s actions likely violated […]
OpenAI has indefinitely paused development of a proposed “adult mode” for ChatGPT, signaling a broader shift in priorities as the company narrows its focus on core AI applications. The feature, first discussed by CEO Sam Altman, had drawn internal and external scrutiny, with concerns raised around safety and potential misuse during advisory discussions. The decision […]
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren have called for expanded oversight of AI-driven data center energy consumption, urging the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to implement mandatory annual reporting requirements for large-scale facilities. The proposal seeks to address growing concerns over the impact of rapidly increasing electricity demand tied to AI and cloud infrastructure. The […]
ByteDance has announced the rollout of its Dreamina Seedance 2.0 audio and video generation model within its CapCut editing platform, marking an expansion of its AI-powered creative tools. The model enables creators to generate, edit, and synchronize video and audio using prompts, images, or reference content, with support for clips up to 15 seconds across […]
Legal AI startup Harvey has secured $200 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $11 billion and total capital raised to $1 billion. The round was co-led by GIC and Sequoia, with participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Elad Gil, Evantic, and Kleiner Perkins. The company plans to use the […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Thesis Care (formerly Trovo Health), the AI-powered care team platform for scalable clinical capacity, announced $45 million in Series A funding led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from CRV, and additional support from Black Opal Ventures and experienced C-level healthcare technology angel investors. This brings the total funding for Thesis to $60 […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Tripo AI announced $50 million in new funding alongside a new generation of 3D model architectures designed to generate production-ready assets directly within native three-dimensional space. The funding round, backed by Alibaba and Baidu Ventures, will support continued research into large-scale 3D foundation models and the expansion of the company’s global developer […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Lucid Bots, the leading platform for autonomous exterior cleaning in the United States, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $20 million Series B round co-led by Cubit Capital and Idea Fund Partners, with participation from Taylor Rhodes, WaterStone Impact Fund, and Front Porch Ventures, in addition to existing investors. The […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Shield AI announced it is raising $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation and $500 million in fixed-return preferred equity financing. The Series G is led by Advent International and co-led by the Strategic Investment Group of JPMorganChase’s Security and Resiliency Initiative, with participation from existing investors […]
Cohere has introduced Transcribe, its first open-source automatic speech recognition model, marking an expansion into AI voice technology for enterprise and developer use. Designed for tasks such as note-taking and speech analysis, the model is optimized for deployment on consumer-grade GPUs and supports 14 languages, including English, Chinese, Arabic, and Japanese. The 2-billion-parameter model delivers […]