Akamai Technologies gained 5% on Thursday after announcing a seven-year contract and an $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic, according to market reports. AI Infrastructure Deals Drive Midday Market Gains Atlas Energy Solutions rallied 17% after announcing that two of its subsidiaries executed separate cost reimbursement agreements with a leading frontier AI lab. Meanwhile, software giant … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the Muse Charm pendant and outlined plans for over 100 styles of AI glasses by the end of 2026 at the annual Meta Connect conference, racing to establish hardware dominance before OpenAI’s developer event. The hardware push anchors Meta’s Muse AI agent as the central consumer interface, helping lift the … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new hardware at the annual Meta Connect developer conference, introducing a lighter set of virtual reality glasses alongside a pocket-sized device called the Muse Charm. Meta VR Glasses Debut With External Processing Unit The newly announced Meta VR Glasses feature a slimmer and lighter build than previous Quest-branded headsets. According … Read more
Meta Platforms launched its new personal AI agent, Muse, which became the most-downloaded free iPhone app in the U.S.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as a key ally to President Donald Trump as Washington debates artificial intelligence regulation, according to industry experts and reports from CNBC. During a public phone call at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles on Monday, Trump told Huang that “the robots are not going to be taking over … Read more
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the world’s largest real-time retail payments system by volume, is set to introduce a 0.4% merchant fee for transactions exceeding 2,000 rupees ($20.84), according to an announcement by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). While person-to-person transfers will remain free at the point of use, the upcoming change alters … Read more
Snap is partnering with Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, and Salesforce to push its augmented reality hardware into corporate settings, according to an interview with CEO Evan Spiegel on CNBC. The enterprise push positions the hardware as a functional computing device rather than a casual consumer gadget, backed by major enterprise infrastructure partnerships. Enterprise Strategy and … Read more
Samsung has backed Dutch AI chip startup Euclyd in a 200-million-euro Series A funding round, equivalent to $231 million, according to CNBC reporting. The investment arrives amid a broader market push for hardware alternatives to Nvidia’s dominant graphic processing units as companies race to build customized infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads. Euclyd Secures $231 Million … Read more
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated on Sunday that adversarial nations, specifically China, present the “toughest dilemma” for his proposed speed limit on artificial intelligence development. According to CBS News’ “Sunday Morning,” Amodei warned that military advantages and competitive incentives make international coordination difficult, though he argued that developers should still try to establish safeguards. The … Read more
OpenAI and Anthropic researchers are ramping up calls for an AI slowdown and warning of existential risks to humanity, according to statements published across social media and open letters from industry insiders. The warnings follow the resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who accused both Anthropic and rival OpenAI of gambling with human lives. Whistleblower … Read more