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Databricks Raises $5 Billion at $190 Billion Valuation as Revenue Run Rate Tops $7 Billion

Databricks has raised $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation after investor demand for the round reached roughly $15 billion, according to co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. The funding comes…

OpenAI Launches Ultrafast Mode for GPT-5.6 Sol at Up to 750 Tokens per Second

OpenAI has introduced Ultrafast, a new API service tier that can run GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14 times faster than standard processing. The company says the system can generate as…

IBM Partners With OpenAI to Expand Enterprise AI Deployment

IBM has formed a broad partnership with OpenAI that will bring models including GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work into IBM’s consulting and enterprise technology services. The companies will jointly develop…

Anthropic Finds AI Agents Can Escalate Conflicts, Collude and Follow Group Pressure

Anthropic has found that groups of AI agents can develop unexpected and sometimes harmful behavior when they interact with one another, including sabotage, collusion, conformity, and improvised conflict-resolution systems. The…

OpenAI Names Dali Rajic Chief Revenue Officer After Nine Months Under Denise Dresser

OpenAI has appointed Dali Rajic as chief revenue officer, replacing Denise Dresser after nine months in the role. Rajic joins from cloud security company Wiz, where he served as president…

Ford Says Louisville EV Factory Overhaul Is on Track for Fathom Production in 2027

Ford says the $2 billion overhaul of its Louisville Assembly Plant is on schedule to begin producing the Fathom electric pickup in 2027. The sub-$30,000 midsize truck will be the…

X Expands Open-Source Recommendation Code and Adds Ranking Transparency Tool

X is releasing a much larger portion of the code behind its “For You” feed and introducing a tool that will show users whether ranking systems or content labels have…

Instagram Refreshes Its Wordmark for the First Time in a Decade

Instagram has introduced a new wordmark, replacing the text-based logo it had used for more than a decade. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the previous design had begun to feel…

Microsoft Merges Consumer and Business Copilot Apps as It Retires Several AI Features

Microsoft is combining its consumer Copilot app with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, creating a single product for personal, work, and school accounts. The transition starts this month and will…

Nvidia Backs $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Plan With GPU Value Guarantees

Nvidia is working with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR on financing platforms intended to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure. As part of the plan,…

Bartesian Duet Automates Cocktails With Capsules and Your Own Spirits

Bartesian sells cocktail machines that work much like capsule coffee makers, combining pre-mixed flavor pods with spirits supplied by the user. Its $299.99 Bartesian Duet can prepare more than 60…

Apple Reportedly Plans to Pay Publishers for Content Used by Siri AI

Apple is reportedly in talks with publishers about paying for access to their content as it prepares to launch a more capable version of Siri later this year. The company…

Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermarks to Claude Outputs Under EU AI Rules

Anthropic has started adding machine-readable marks to content generated by newer Claude models as part of its compliance with the European Union’s AI Act. Claude-generated text can now contain an…

Fermi Names Lee McIntire CEO as Project Matador Secures First Binding Customer

Fermi America has appointed Lee McIntire as chief executive more than three months after removing co-founder Toby Neugebauer from the role. McIntire, an independent member of Fermi’s board, previously held…

Northrop Grumman Prepares Robotic Satellite Servicer to Extend Optus D3’s Life

Northrop Grumman has undocked a Mission Extension Vehicle from Australia’s Optus D3 communications satellite, clearing the way for a newer robotic spacecraft to take over its life-extension work. The next…

Twitch Will Use Creator Content to Train Amazon AI Models Unless Users Opt Out

Twitch will allow creator content on its platform to be used to train generative AI models across parent company Amazon, with creators included by default unless they manually opt out.…

FTC Sends $23.8 Million to Grubhub Drivers and Diners Over Deceptive Practices

The Federal Trade Commission is distributing more than $23.8 million to 640,038 Grubhub drivers and diners following allegations that the food delivery company misled workers about earnings and engaged in…

Cognition Reportedly Seeks New Funding at $40 Billion Valuation

Cognition, the company behind AI coding agent Devin, is reportedly in talks with investors about another funding round that could value the startup at at least $40 billion. The discussions…

Thrive Holdings Raises $2 Billion at $12 Billion Valuation to Expand AI Into Traditional Industries

Thrive Holdings has raised more than $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation as it expands its model of acquiring traditional service businesses and rebuilding their workflows…

Uber Freight Investigates Data Breach Claimed by Helix Extortion Group

Uber Freight is investigating a cybersecurity incident after the Helix extortion group claimed it stole data from the logistics company’s systems. Uber Freight said unauthorized access affected part of its…