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Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.
Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos
Google says that generated videos should also now be more consistent with thereference images they’re based on. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer att
Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers
It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies' skin - and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities
What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies
For years, Apple and Google have had a will-they-won't-they type of relationship, as far as which AI company Apple would pick to underpin its Siri virtual assistant and give it new AI-fueled personali
CES showed me why Chinese tech companies feel so optimistic
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I decided to go to CES kind of at the last minute. Over the ho
Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging
Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing
Users can give Claude access to a folder and tell it what to do for them.
Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws
AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming.
Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri
Apple goes with Google's tech despite using OpenAI's ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS.
UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship
Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI.
Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI
Salesforce on Tuesday launched an entirely rebuilt version of Slackbot, the company's workplace assistant, transforming it from a simple notification tool into what executives describe as a fully powe
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required
Anthropic released Cowork on Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successful Claude Code tool to non-technical users — and according to company insiders, the team bui
Allister Frost: Tackling workforce anxiety for AI integration success
Navigating workforce anxiety remains a primary challenge for leaders as AI integration defines modern enterprise success. For enterprise leaders, deploying AI is less a technical hurdle than a complex
The latency trap: Smart warehouses abandon cloud for edge
While the enterprise world rushes to migrate everything to the cloud, the warehouse floor is moving in the opposite direction. This article explores why the future of automation relies on edge AI to s
Why Apple chose Google over OpenAI: What enterprise AI buyers can learn from the Gemini deal
Apple’s multi-year agreement to integrate Google’s Gemini models into its revamped Siri offers a rare window into how one of the world’s most selective technology companies evaluates foundation models
How Shopify is bringing agentic AI to enterprise commerce
Shopify is enhancing core enterprise commerce workflows with agentic AI, automating operations while expanding sales channels. The adoption of generative AI in commerce has largely centred on customer
Retailers like Kroger and Lowe’s test AI agents without handing control to Google
Retailers are starting to confront a problem that sits behind much of the hype around AI shopping: as customers turn to chatbots and automated assistants to decide what to buy, retailers risk losing c
The Meta-Manus review: What enterprise AI buyers need to know about cross-border compliance risk
Meta’s US$2 billion acquisition of AI agent startup Manus has become every enterprise CTO’s cross-border compliance risk lesson. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on January 9 that it would asses
How AI Can Become Your Personal Language Tutor
How I used n8n to build AI study partners for learning Mandarin: vocabulary, listening, and pronunciation correction. The post How AI Can Become Your Personal Language Tutor appeared first on Towards
Optimizing Data Transfer in Batched AI/ML Inference Workloads
A deep dive on data transfer bottlenecks, their identification, and their resolution with the help of NVIDIA Nsight™ Systems - part 2 The post Optimizing Data Transfer in Batched AI/ML Inference Workl
Google’s Gemini AI will use what it knows about you from Gmail, Search, and YouTube
Google's Gemini AI is getting what could prove to be a very big upgrade: To help answers from Gemini be more personalized, the company is going to let you connect the chatbot to Gmail, Google Photos,
Bandcamp becomes the first major music platform to ban AI content
Bandcamp has built its entire brand around serving artists. And, with the artist furor over AI growing every day, it's no surprise that the company has decided to take a stand against it. In a Reddit
NBC Sports’ new real-time player tracking lets viewers focus on their favorite athletes
NBC Sports introduced a new AI-powered player tracking system that will let viewers on mobile devices zoom in and focus on their favorite athletes. It's the first time the viztrick AiDi technology, wh
Data centers are amazing. Everyone hates them.
Behold, the hyperscale data center! Massive structures, with thousands of specialized computer chips running in parallel to perform the complex calculations required by advanced AI models. A single f
Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans
Police finally come clean about botched use of AI tools.
The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs”
“General interest in AI PCs has been wavering for a while..."
Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month
US defense secretary announces plans for integration despite recent controversies.
Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers
Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use.
How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.
Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess
Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.
AstraZeneca bets on in-house AI to speed up oncology research
Drug development is producing more data than ever, and large pharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca are turning to AI to make sense of it. The challenge is no longer whether AI can help, but how ti
Research shows UK young adults would use AI for financial guidance
Research from Cleo AI indicates that young adults are turning to artificial intelligence for financial advice to help them manage their money and develop more sustainable financial habits. The study s
Topic Modeling Techniques for 2026: Seeded Modeling, LLM Integration, and Data Summaries
Seeded topic modeling, integration with LLMs, and training on summarized data are the fresh parts of the NLP toolkit. The post Topic Modeling Techniques for 2026: Seeded Modeling, LLM Integration, and
An introduction to AWS Bedrock
The how, why, what and where of Amazon’s LLM access layer The post An introduction to AWS Bedrock appeared first on Towards Data Science.