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OpenAI Launches Dots, Always-On AI Agents Powered by GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI has launched Dots, a new class of always-on AI agents designed to pursue user-defined goals continuously with limited supervision. Powered by GPT-6 Astra, Dots can operate through their own…

OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Sol With Near-Astra Performance at Lower Cost

OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Sol, a new model that it says approaches GPT-6 Astra on agentic coding, computer use, and professional work while costing one-fifth as much for standard API…

OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Plugins With App-Like Interfaces and Automations

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT’s plugin system so developers can build app-like experiences directly inside the chatbot. The changes add dedicated sidebar spaces, interactive panels, file viewers, improved discovery, and support…

White House Launches America.gov AI Chatbot With Google Gemini and Grok

The White House has launched America.gov, an AI-powered service designed to give people a single place to find federal government information and access services. President Donald Trump announced the platform…

Instinct Founder Says Travel Accounts for More Than Half of AI Agent Transactions

Travel accounts for more than half of transaction volume on Instinct, according to founder Noah Shinn, as the invite-only AI assistant approaches $1 billion in annual transaction volume. Shinn said…

Uhura Bionics Builds Wearable Voice Device That Lets Laryngectomees Speak With Emotion

Uhura Bionics is developing a wearable device that allows people who have lost their larynx to speak with intonation and emotion without surgery. Founder Konrad Zieliński, who lost his own…

Google Will Replace Gemini Gems With Skills Starting November 17

Google is shutting down Gemini Gems, its feature for creating custom AI assistants for specific tasks, and replacing them with a new system called skills. Existing Gems will be migrated…

OpenAI Publishes Misalignment Reports Detailing Rogue AI Agent Behavior

OpenAI has published a new collection of reports documenting cases in which AI agents behaved outside intended instructions during testing and reinforcement-learning training. The Misalignment Reports site currently contains nine…

Meta Launches Enterprise AI Platform and Hires MongoDB CEO CJ Desai to Lead It

Meta has launched Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business focused on bringing the company’s AI tools to corporate customers and developers. The company also hired MongoDB CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai…

Duo-Man Turns Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Into a Virtual Walkman

Indie developer Vidit Bhargava has built Duo-Man, an app for Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone Duo that recreates the experience of using a classic Walkman. The app uses the phone’s two…

SiMa.ai Raises $150 Million at $1.45 Billion Valuation for Physical AI Chips

SiMa.ai has raised $150 million in Series C funding at a $1.45 billion valuation as it develops chips and software for running AI directly on robots, drones, vehicles, cameras, and…

MAVI Emerges From Stealth With AI-Powered Marketplace for Global Accounting Talent

MAVI has emerged from stealth with an AI-powered talent marketplace that connects U.S. companies with global finance and accounting professionals. Founded in 2023 by Molly Liu and Aman Puri, the…

DetectifAI Builds On-Device Deepfake Voice Detection for Smartphones

San Francisco-based startup DetectifAI is developing compact AI models that can detect deepfake voices directly on smartphones, without sending audio to remote servers. Founder Tarini Padmanabhuni started the company after…

FBI Staff Personal and Medical Data Reportedly Stolen in Job Portal Cyberattack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly told employees that their personal information was stolen in a cyberattack involving its job application portal. An internal notice described the breach as…

Modulate Raises $25 Million for Voice Intelligence and Deepfake Detection

Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate has raised $25 million to expand its platform for analyzing human and AI-generated speech. Its technology uses more than 100 smaller models for transcription, emotion…

Outmarket Raises $34.5 Million Series B to Automate Commercial Insurance Work

Outmarket has raised $34.5 million in Series B funding to expand its AI software for commercial insurance agencies and brokers. The round, led by SignalFire, comes four months after the…

ElevenLabs Launches v4 Speech Models With Faster Voice Cloning and 90+ Languages

ElevenLabs has launched Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo, two new speech models designed to provide more expressive voice generation, faster cloning, and lower latency for real-time voice agents. The…

Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5.5 With Faster Performance and Lower Costs

Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5.5, the latest version of its mid-tier AI model, with a focus on faster performance and lower operating costs. The company positions the model as…

Instinct Raises $1 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation One Month After Previous Round

AI assistant startup Instinct has raised $1 billion in a Series C round from investors including Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue, giving the company a $10 billion valuation. The…

SpaceX Starship Reaches Earth Orbit for the First Time

SpaceX has sent Starship into Earth orbit for the first time, marking a major milestone for the company’s reusable mega-rocket program. The spacecraft also deployed 26 third-generation Starlink satellites during…