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The Qwen family had nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads and more than 50% of global open-source AI downloads by early 2026, according to a report.

Chatbot governance raises concerns.

Data: Axios research; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released a powerful new coding model Friday that charges pennies for vast amounts of code. the latest sign that some of the smartest software on Earth is rapidly becoming a commodity.

'Enhance the lives of every Utahn': Cox launches $5M AI research funding program ksl.com

Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human TechCrunch

MediaTek plans to produce its first custom AI chip in Q4, with a second in 2028.

Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noticing.

Series C Funding Accelerates Manufacturing Expansion Antora Energy raised $550 million in Series C funding to accelerate thermal battery adoption across the United States.

All of the major AI providers want you to use, and ideally stay within, their super apps, and now Microsoft is looking to capture that attention, too. During an earnings call this week, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the tech giant is building a Copilot ‘super app’ that will be rolled out this…

Some of Anthropic's most powerful models. including Mythos 5 and an internal research model. gained unauthorized access to real-world systems during pre-deployment cybersecurity testing, the company said Thursday.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the skills employers expect from new graduates. In response, universities are scrambling to launch new courses, research centers, and industry partnerships that prepare students for today’s workforce.

Applications are open for the Google Africa Applied AI Lab, which aims to provide AI entrepreneurs and researchers with technical support and early access to Google AI models.

Octopusbot banks $1M to weaponise AI grain forecasts 7 months early, helping farmers beat market chaos.

Nvidia Corp. has committed to invest $5 billion in Ilya Sutskever’s artificial intelligence startup Safe Superintelligence Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, marking one of the chipmaker’s largest funding deals of the AI boom.

As organizations continue to invest in hybrid work, cloud applications, digital workplace initiatives, and now generative AI tools, many IT leaders are turning to digital employee experience (DEX) platforms to better understand how technology affects employee productivity and satisfaction.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Punchbowl News tech reporter Diego Munhoz about President Trump's request for AI companies to share models with the government before their public release.

Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent Anthropic ⁠said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked ⁠systems of ⁠three ​organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI ⁠revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long ⁠hacking…

Scale AI Inc. has appointed an executive from Alphabet Inc.’s Google to be its first permanent chief executive officer in more than a year since Meta Platforms Inc. invested $14.3 billion in the data-labeling startup and hired away its CEO.

Everyone’s watching chip speed. Almost nobody’s watching what happens between the chips and that’s exactly where the industry is losing the most performance.

EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe's computing capacity and unlock more than €30 billion in investment Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/30/2026 - 11:50 The EU today launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe, as part of its latest major push…

A fragmented data estate creates confusion long before AI enters the picture, and AI only raises the stakes, says Nathi Dube, director for innovation at PBT Group.

Superstat bags $3.5m to drag amateur sport analysis into the AI era, then bolts for Austin.

New research from LexisNexis showed the nation’s growing influence in the robotics industry.

Seychelles-based startup Fusepay has launched an AI-native operating and financial system for trade businesses across the Indian Ocean and Africa. Licensed as a payment service provider by the Central Bank of Seychelles, Fusepay is focused on solving one of the biggest challenges facing businesses…

Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico. Reps.